navigating the high seas: developing the cross-curriculum priorities in the australian curriculum...
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Navigating the high seas:developing the Cross-curriculum priorities in the Australian Curriculum
ACSA Conference Darwin 2013Deborah Palmer, Manager: Curriculum
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by
altering his attitudes. William James
Philosopher and Psychologist
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Priorities and the Australian Curriculum
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The Genesis
Active and informed citizens
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• The Gaps- Life expectancy- Health outcomes- Education
outcomes
• Richness and diversity of culture
• Knowledge systems
• Historical interactions between Australia's First Peoples and those who have arrived since 1788
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories
and cultures
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China1.343 billion
India1.205 billion
USA0.314 billion
Indonesia0.249 billion
Brazil0.194 billion
Pakistan 0.190 billion
Nigeria0.170 billion
Bangladesh0.161 billion
Russia0.143 billion
Japan0.127 billion
The population of Asia is 61% of world population
Why the Asia Priority
66.6% of all Australian exports go to Asian countries
50.4% of Australia’s two-way trade occurs with Asia countries
Australia’s top 12 aid recipients are all in the Asia-Pacific region
Sustainability
Environmental sustainability
Social sustainability
Economic
sustainability
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I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the
sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a
star to steer her by…
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.
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Navigation
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Piracy
Nothing to do with
me – I teach m
aths
I believe in these
but we can’t fit them into the
already crowded
curriculum
All very well, but I know nothing about these areas
Can’t do it – no resourcesWhy can’t students and teacher decide what matters to them?
(or…fill in the gap)
Nothing more than tokenism
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Uncertain climates
They don’t provide both sides of the
story
These are politically
driven
The priorities exclude other
cultures
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Gathering navigational tools – writers and advisers
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Their taskKey concepts
Organising
ideasComponents
Overview
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Key Concepts
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Key Concepts
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Key concepts - Sustainability
Systems
World views
Futures
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Structure
Active engagement
Knowledge and understandingKey
concept 1
Key concept
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Skills
Key concept 3
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Completing the charts
Organising ideas
Components
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Taking learning areas on the journey
Cross-curriculum inclusivity checks
CCP writers with learning area expertise
Learning area writers
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So…
• The vision for an inspired journey
• Charts and tools of navigation
• The will to make that journey happen
