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NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Elisabeth Robertson
Curriculum Advisor, Educational Services
Learning across the curriculum areas: An introduction
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Previously…Cross-curriculum content
• ICTs• Work, employment and enterprise• Civics and citizenship• Difference and diversity• Gender• Key competencies• Literacy• Multiculturalism• Numeracy
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SkillsContent
Now…Learning across the curriculum areas
Cross curriculum priorities1. Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander histories and cultures
2. Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
3. Sustainability and environment
General capabilities1. Critical and creative thinking 2. Ethical understanding3. Information and communication4. Intercultural understanding5. Literacy6. Numeracy7. Personal and social capability8. Civics and citizenship *9. Difference and diversity *10.Work and enterprise *
*additional in NSW
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• ICTs• Work, employment and
enterprise• Civics and citizenship• Difference and diversity• Gender• Key competencies• Literacy• Multiculturalism• Numeracy
1. Critical and creative thinking 2. Ethical understanding3. Information and communication4. Intercultural understanding5. Literacy6. Numeracy7. Personal and social competence8. Civics and citizenship *9. Difference and diversity *10. Work and enterprise *
SKILLS: ‘Old’ vs. ‘new’
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General capabilities: Links to Quality TeachingCritical and creative thinking
Ethical understanding
Information and communication
Intercultural understanding
Literacy
Numeracy
Personal and social capability
Civics and citizenship
Difference and diversity
Work and enterprise
deep knowledgedeep understandinghigher order thinkingproblematic knowledge (understanding perspectives)narrative
problematic knowledgesubstantive communicationbackground knowledgecultural knowledgeinclusivity
connectednessengagementstudent direction
problematic knowledgebackground knowledgecultural knowledge
metalanguageknowledge integrationnarrative
metalanguageknowledge integration
students’ self-regulationstudent directionsocial support
connectedness
problematic knowledgecultural knowledgebackground knowledge
high expectationsstudents’ self-regulationstudent direction
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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HISTORIES AND CULTURESContent and pedagogy
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Studies of Asia blogstudiesofasia.blogspot.com.au
ASIA AND AUSTRALIA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH ASIA
Our Asian Storieswww.ourasianstories.edu.au
Asia Education Foundation (AEF)http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/default.asp
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SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability action process (SAP)http://
www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/env_ed/teaching/index.htm
Sustainable transport:
KLA-specific support documents (published 2000)
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/env_ed/teaching/kla_sup/index.htm
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LITERACY
Literacy Continuum:http://www.literacy-continuum.det.nsw.edu.au/Matrix
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NUMERACY Numeracy Continuum:www.numeracycontinuum.com
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INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
Intercultural understanding:http://interculturalcommunicationkit.
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Activity:Match thestatement to the skill
Understanding how society operates
Challenging stereotypes
Engaging with a range of opinions
Knowing what to do when faced with uncertainty
Cultivating respect
Recognising commonalities and difference
Developing workplace skills
Establishing positive relationships
Making responsible decisions
Seeking solutions
Critical and creative thinking
Work and enterprise
Personal and social capability
Intercultural understanding
Civics and citizenship
Intercultural understanding
Ethical understanding
Personal and social capability
Difference and diversity
Difference and diversity
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