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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Robert Randall, CEO
CSSA 2 June 2014
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The agenda says that you will talk about: The Future of the AC and role of ACARA Further development of NAPLAN
Overview • Welcome and introduction• Organisation-wide update• Australian Curriculum• NAPLAN• What’s next for ACARA?• Questions
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1 minute This is the format of the presentation You might like to mention that you have recently met with: NCEC – Thurs 29 May Catholic School Parents Australia (CSPA) – Sat 3 May (photo on slide)
Organisation-wide update
• General Manager, Assessment and Reporting
• ACARA Board membership
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2 minutes New Board being confirmed via Federal cabinet – hopefully today Paul Sharkey, Director of Catholic Education in South Australia is the NCEC nominee for the Board, replacing Dr Brian Croke.
Australian Curriculum
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Holding slide The link to this and the NAPLAN info graphic is on the ACARA home page (in the left hand navigation) http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/ACARA_infographic.pdf
Australian Curriculum
• Implementationas per advicefrom BOSTES
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Australian Curriculum focuses on content and achievement standards – leaves decisions about the organisation / delivery to schools. Not syllabuses; no minimum or mandatory study requirements
Value proposition of the Australian Curriculum
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• setting national expectations• connecting teachers across country• resource developmening and sharing• national conversations about what
young Australians should learn.
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3 mins Why have a national curriculum? It makes sense to set expectations for learning (as much as it makes sense to do so by state and territory) Allows for a greater focus on the quality of teaching – how, not just what – sharing of resources, information and teaching styles eg scootle, ABC splash etc Helps students whose families move for work or other purposes Connects teachers and students across Australia Difference the AC is making / can make story about maths teachers talking about how they teach not what they teach; sharing of resources and strategies to improve learning outcomes; sparking conversations about what is happening in schools nationally. What is the Australian Curriculum? The Australian Curriculum sets out what all young people should learn as they progress through school. The curriculum provides a foundation for the future learning, growth and active participation of young Australians. The Australian Curriculum acknowledges that the needs and interests of students will vary and that schools will plan from the curriculum in ways that respond to their needs and interests. Key messages about the Australian Curriculum Rigorous national process Best talent Extensive consultation High quality World class Nation building Set national expectations Transparent process
Status of Australian Curriculum • Technologies, HPE, civics and citizenship,
economics and business: made available for use by states and territories
• The arts: endorsed and will, in due course, be moved to ‘approved curriculum’ on website
• Languages: approved and under development.
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Senior secondary curriculum • 15 subjects published• broad commitment to integrating the content –
details on the ACARA website• proposals for further development of senior
secondary curriculum being developed• discussion about certification.
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5 mins ACT will integrate all content descriptions into local courses. Tasmania will reference appropriate content descriptions in local courses. Queensland is still undertaking stakeholder consultation but has indicated that their development of courses is based on a principle of alignment with the Australian Curriculum and that their courses will integrate curriculum content and achievement standards. South Australia and NT – too early to advise. Victoria has undertaken consultation with stakeholders in relation to integration and has provided approved directions for the development of Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) studies in English, mathematics, science and history. These VCE studies will be informed by like studies from international jurisdictions as well as the proposed related Australian Curriculum subjects. Western Australia is following a policy where the content of the Australian Curriculum is adopted and adapted for implementation. The majority of content of the Australian Curriculum has been retained with only minor changes in most subjects and moderate changes in some. NSW has indicated that there is an identifiable one-to-one relationship of the Australian Curriculum science and history subjects and existing NSW syllabus structures but that the structure of Australian Curriculum English and mathematics subjects will provide a greater integration challenge.
Primary curriculum
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5 mins We are working on a number of resources to support primary teachers as they manage implementation of the primary curriculum 1. Collecting Illustrations of Primary Management at 14 schools across the country. These schools have adopted certain successful strategies that fit in with the leadership research conducted by AITSL and by universities. The Catholic schools are: - St Mary’s Greensborough (Victoria) - Our Lady of Mercy Deloraine (Tasmania) - Good Shepherd Primary School (ACT) None in NSW – starting teaching this year 2. Primary Perspectives Advisory Group 3rd meeting of this group on 30 April 2014 Catholic system reps on this group: - Therese Nolan, CEO Canberra Goulburn - Dave Edwards, Australian Catholic Primary Principals Association 3. Primary Matters newsletter Quarterly publication
Other work in curriculum area • beta version of a new AC
website• monitoring and evaluation• work sample portfolio
development• curriculum connections• Australian Curriculum to be the
basis of national testing.
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5 mins Improved functionality on the AC website We have released a new version of the Australian Curriculum website for live testing Enhanced functionality including: improved navigation ability to view multiple subjects across a number of year levels improved filter and search capability feedback mechanisms for commenting on the whole or parts of the curriculum - will be an important source of information in our monitoring processes. Monitoring and evaluation worked with states and territories to develop a process for monitoring and evaluating the AC During February 2014 ACARA will update the ACARA website with the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Australian curriculum paper and amend the Curriculum Development Process v6.0 paper to reflect the agreed processes ACARA will write to education authorities in each state and territory to invite the contribution of advice about the effectiveness of the Australian curriculum. The first monitoring report will be provided to the Board at the 9 October meeting. The report will consider the effectiveness of the whole curriculum, the parts of the curriculum including learning areas, general capabilities and cross curriculum priorities and the connections between the parts. Work sample portfolio development Portfolios of student work samples have been created illustrating student achievement for English mathematics science and history. These portfolios are currently being enhanced and will be available by the end of March. Work has begun to prepare portfolios for the Arts, Economics and Business, Civics and Citizenship, Health PE and Technologies. Curriculum connections – ACARA is working with various groups to explore how the Australian Curriculum content can be connected across learning areas to create rich learning experiences for students. Examples include food and fibre or agriculture where content from subjects such as Science Design and Technologies and Geography are connected to to support agriculture learning. Outdoor education is another education. Alignment of Australian Curriculum with national testing - work is underway to align by 2016
NAPLAN
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5 mins NAPLAN is an assessment of student achievement in literacy and numeracy. It is important that its purpose is recognised and that as an assessment it is kept in context. In 2014 Comprehensive communications strategy to reinforce key messages ACARA’s supporting role for the Test Administration Authorities (TAAs) National Protocols for Test Administration National Protocols for the Management of Test Incidents Many weeks of regular NAPLAN inquiries 2014 the first year students potentially have completed a complete set of Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 test series Key issues in the media
Communication activities • media briefing• lots of social media posts• 13 new videos on our YouTube channel• NAPLAN infographic• CEO video & ‘What’s new’ items on
ACARA website home page• CEO letter to principals• parent info fact sheets (Years 3, 5, 7 & 9)• ACARA Update, special edition• update to NAP website.
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1 min http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/Acara_NAPLAN_Infographic.pdf http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/NAPLAN_Email_to_principals_May_2014_file.pdf?_cldee=bmF0YXNoYS53aXNkb21AYWNhcmEuZWR1LmF1 http://www.nap.edu.au/verve/_resources/NAPLAN_2014_Information_for_parents_brochure_web.pdf http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/ACARA_Update_special_edition_May_2014.pdf
We are going
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5 mins NAPLAN ONLINE Connection to the Australian Curriculum Faster turnaround Tailored test design Enhanced inclusion of students with learning and support needs Flexible testing window. Improved comparability and reliability of data Key messages Transition of paper-based tests to computer based ones. It’s about the tailored test design. Tailored testing increases student engagement with tests. Tailored testing reduces student anxiety. Introduces enhanced test questions. Faster results. Many test items will be scored automatically. It’s about getting data quicker. Extensive research program into the delivery of online assessment. Tailored test design NASOP – tailored test design – Aug to Sept 2013 250 volunteer schools 23,000 tests delivered to students in reading, numeracy and writing
Special projects Assessment faster turnaround investigation of online assessment implementation
models NAPLAN Summary Report NAPLAN reporting, inc. proficiency bands assessment of writing NAP sample assessments
Reporting student attendance
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5 mins Investigation of the potential to reduce the time between NAPLAN tests and return of results (SCSEEC) More comprehensive reporting of student attendance with special focus on indigenous students (COAG driven) Further work to investigate the costs and benefits of alternative implementation models for online assessment (SCSEEC) Web-based presentation of the annual NAPLAN Summary Report (SCSEEC) Investigating opportunities and enhancements for the assessment of writing Future direction for NAP Sample Assessments Construction of scales and proficiency bands
What’s next for ACARA?
• future of the AC and role of ACARA
• further development of NAPLAN
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Talk about our future role as well as our projects. Start by reminding them of our mission and how we support work in schools through our work in curriculum, assessment and reporting.
To improve learning outcomes for all young
Australians
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2 mins This is ACARA’s mission and what we continue to focus on Setting high, national expectations for all young Australians It is what teachers and schools are on about; we want to support them in that role ACARA has a good story to tell Work plan approved by all education ministers National, collaborative, consultative Implementation remains the responsibility of state and territory authorities
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1 min ACARA continues to build the links between what we do and what is done in the classroom The planning, teaching, assessing and reporting cycle in the classroom is mirrored by the 3 streams of ACARA’s work at a national level
Issues and directions • ACARA• Curriculum• NAPLAN
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5 mins ACARA Election commitment – focus continues with a national curriculum and national testing Commission of Audit – consolidation? Budget – expected provision was forthcoming with additional allocation for more languages Curriculum Monitoring and evaluation – focus is on improving the curriculum Curriculum review – what recommendations for improvement? (not a question of whether AC) Senior secondary – what subjects would benefit from national collaboration? Senior secondary – will how current approaches to certification bets meet the needs of students who are currently in primary school? NAPLAN Alignment with the AC Improvements in NAPLAN Cycle of sample assessments to have a broader focus, longer cycle; attention to general capabilities No question about a future
Communication survey
• Have you got a minute to take our 3-question survey?
• www.surveymonkey.co m/s/MZFX7J9
• It’s on the home pageof the ACARA website
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1 min Please promote the three-question survey widely – we hope to get thousands of responses over a six-month period.
Do you follow?
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Presentation is 42 mins so that leaves 28 mins for questions
