1. English and the Australian Curriculum AEF Information Pack
The following handouts will be referred to in this session:
Asia-related content in the Australian Curriculum for English
Exploring an important difference - curriculum priority and general capability
Asia –related Literary Texts
AEF Services flier

2. Anne Fisher Asia Education Foundation
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia English and the Australian Curriculum
Anne Fisher
Asia Education Foundation

3. Overview of the session
Australian Curriculum update
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia cross-curriculum priority
Asia priority, Asia literacy and intercultural understanding
Asia-related content in the English curriculum
AEF resources to support Asia literacy

4. Australian Curriculum update
Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum released for English, history, mathematics and science
The Arts, Geography, Languages
Senior Secondary English, history, mathematics and science
Design and technology, ICT, economics, business, civics and citizenship first stages of development

5. Cross Curriculum Priorities (3)
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and cultures
Sustainability
General Capabilities (7)
 literacy  numeracy
 critical and creative thinking  ethical behaviour
 personal and social competence  ICT
 intercultural understanding

6. Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia cross-curriculum priority
The Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia priority provides a regional context for learning in all areas of the curriculum.
This priority is concerned with Asia literacy for all Australian students.
ACARA website:

7. Structure of inclusion of the priorities into curriculum
organising ideas (OI)
sequence of learning / scope and sequence
Foundation to Year 2, Years 3 - 6, Years 7 – 10
subject specific responsibility for appropriate aspects of the priority

8. What is a scope and sequence?
This material is an example used to illustrate a possible scope and sequence only and is not intended to represent actual ACARA materials.

9. Asia priority, Asia literacy and intercultural understanding
Important distinctions within the Australian Curriculum
Explicit references to Asia related content
Mandated content
General, elaborations, examples
Reference to culture / intercultural understanding
Further opportunities for Asia-related content

11. Australian Curriculum for English Asia-related content: a quick audit
© The University of Melbourne - Asia Education Foundation, 2011

12. General capability ≠ Asia Priority
INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
Cross Curriculum Priority
ASIA AND AUSTRALIA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH ASIA
ONE PART=
individual student cultural identity
ONE PART = the cultures of the countries of Asia

13. Role of the AEF Australian Curriculum Strategy
Liaison with ACARA
Participation in curriculum consultations
Responding to ACARA requests for information, people, contacts etc
Working with ACARA to develop Asia priority and general capability (intercultural understanding)
Input into ACARA
AEF curriculum consultations
Preparing consultation responses
AEF
Working with States and Territories
AEF resources audit and alignment with Australian Curriculum
Resources development to support teachers incorporating Asia literacy in the Australian curriculum
Professional development re: Asia priority and intercultural understanding

14. AEF Resources www.asiaeducation.edu.au
Asia-related Literary Texts to support the Australian Curriculum for English
A range of Asia-related resources and texts

15. AEF Resources – Programs
Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with Asia
Asia Literacy Ambassadors
Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools
The Australia-Asia BRIDGE
My Future: Asia Skills
Study Tours to Asia

16. www.asiaeducation.edu.au Questions?
Anne Fisher
Australian Curriculum Strategy Manager
Asia Education Foundation
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