1. Staff Meeting November 13 th 2012 1.Familiarisation with the Australian Curriculum History and Science through investigating, recording and sharing with a partner from another Year level. 2.Go to the AusVELS http://ausvels.vic.edu.au 3. Complete either History or Science section and share as you go along. 4. View Powerpoint in P: Curriculum/ Australian Curriculum

2. AusVELS

3. What is the Australian Curriculum? LEARNING AREAS/ SUBJECT DISCIPLINES GENERAL CAPABILITIES CROSS-CURRICULUM PRIORITIES o English o Mathematics o Science o Health and physical education o Languages o Humanities and social sciences (History, Geography, Civics and citizenship, Business and economics) o The Arts o Technologies (Design and Digital technologies) o Critical and creative thinking o Personal and social capability o Intercultural understanding o Ethical behaviour o Literacy o Numeracy o ICT o Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures o Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia o Sustainability What is the Australian Curriculum?

4. English, Mathematics, History and Science o Professional development F-10 o School-based planning and trialling F-10 o ACARA drafting of Years 11-12 curriculum 2012 o Implementation of English, Mathematics, History and Science F – 10 2013 Victorian timelines Phase 1: F-10

5. 2013 English Science Humanities - History Mathematics 2014 Humanities - Geography The Arts Languages? 2015 Health and PE? Technologies, including ICT? Business and economics? Civics and citizenship? Victorian timelines – all domains

6. o Learning Focus and Standards for English, Mathematics, Science and History replaced with Australian Curriculum content descriptions and achievement standards. o Move from six to eleven levels (Year Level X). o VELS domains: ‘odd’ number levels ‘working towards level X’. o Emphasis on curriculum as developmental continuum not separate ‘blocks’ of knowledge. AusVELS – key features

7. Nominal school level/grade VELS LevelAusVELS Level Prep/Foundation1Foundation 121 22 333 44 545 66 757 88 969 10 AusVELS

8. Grade 3 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2

9. An example from The Arts domain Learning focus As students work towards the achievement of Level 4 standards in the Arts, they apply and develop their arts knowledge by exploring arts processes and ways to communicate concepts arising from their personal experiences and from the world around them.… Standards At Level 3, students are working toward the Level 4 standards. Refer http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/The-Arts/Curriculum#level=3 AusVELS

10. AusVELS - History

11. 11 AusVELS – Science proposal

12. o Three strands: Science understanding Science as a human endeavour Science inquiry skills o Content descriptions and achievement standards included for F – 10. o Content descriptions for each level for Science understanding but across band levels for Science as a human endeavour and Science inquiry skills. o Currently achievement standards written for each level F-10, but will be rewritten mainly in two-level intervals. 12 AusVELS - Science

13. o Literacy o Numeracy o ICT o Personal and social capability o Critical and creative thinking o Intercultural understanding o Ethical behaviour General capabilities general capabilities that underpin flexible and critical thinking, a capacity to work with others and an ability to move across subject disciplines to develop new expertise.

14. The Australian Curriculum identifies three cross curriculum priorities: o Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures o Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/clip/cuclamss/ o Sustainability These are not separate, perpetual areas of learning but rather illustrate how learning can be integrated across the subjects and general capabilities to enable students to engage with current issues in contemporary society. Cross curriculum priorities Refer Template bank Cross-curriculum priorities

15. FAQ What about students with Additional Learning Needs? o Continue to use current Victorian approach of matching student with appropriate levels o Working Towards Level 1 of VELS to continue to be made available o ACARA developing support materials 15 FAQ