Religious education and the Australian Religious education and the Australian CurriculumCurriculum

Barry McGawChair, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting AuthorityMelbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Victorian Association for Victorian Association for Religious EducationReligious Education Melbourne, 28 October 2010Melbourne, 28 October 2010

Development of the national curriculumDevelopment of the national curriculum

Curriculum development process

20082008 20092009 20102010 20112011 20122012

Shape Shape PapersPapers

Interim National Interim National Curriculum Curriculum Board Board establishedestablished

Australian Curriculum, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Assessment and Reporting Authority Reporting Authority establishedestablished

K-10 English, Mathematics, Science, HistoryK-10 English, Mathematics, Science, History

Revisions and Revisions and consultationconsultation

Preparation for Preparation for implementationimplementation

Draft out for Draft out for commentcomment

ImplementationImplementation

Other subjects followingOther subjects following

Sequence of curriculum development

Phase 1 English, mathematics, science, history

Phase 2 Geography, languages other than English, the arts

Phase 3 Economics, business, civics and citizenship, health and

physical education, design and technology, information and communications technology

General issues faced

Getting the model right – ‘learning entitlements’ Disciplines with specifications of content General capabilities Current priorities to ensure coverage

Getting the content right Developmental sequences Avoiding too much differentiation

Dealing with interstate differences In style of curriculum In extent of centralisation

Matching the best in the world

Form of the national curriculumForm of the national curriculum

Form of the national curriculum

The curriculum will be delivered online(developmental version of website demonstrated via live link in actual presentation)

Time allocations Thinking for Phase 1 in the Shape of the Australian

Curriculum Setting bounds around English, maths, science and history Writers, nevertheless, produced too much in the draft

Thinking for full curriculum in revised Shape paper being finalised for Ministers Setting bounds around the curriculum with notional time

allocations for writers No specification of time allocations Creating space for school programs and activities

Place of religious education

Teaching on religion Confessional teaching

There will be time available in faith-based schools timetables Provisions in government schools is a matter for jurisdictions

Teaching about religion – Melbourne Declaration …nurture an appreciation of and respect for social, cultural and

religious diversity… There is no evident place in the learning areas nominated

Teaching about the role of faith Provisions in history curriculum on impact of faith (+/-)

…role of religious and political leaders (Yr 5)

Primarily a matter for resources rather than curriculum

Resources for the national curriculumResources for the national curriculum

Notional launch page - under design

Notional browsing of curriculum - under design

Notional resources search – under design

Notional resources search – under design

Teaching units for Teaching units for curriculum areas in the curriculum areas in the Australian CurriculumAustralian Curriculum

Collections bring Collections bring together the most together the most relevant resources for relevant resources for individual topics in the individual topics in the Australian CurriculumAustralian Curriculum

Teacher ideas show how Teacher ideas show how to inspire and challenge to inspire and challenge students using digital students using digital resourcesresources

Moving image from Moving image from documentaries, feature documentaries, feature

films, newsreels and films, newsreels and TV programs TV programs

Interactive multimedia learning Interactive multimedia learning and assessment resources and assessment resources and toolsand tools

Still images such as Still images such as photos, artwork, photos, artwork,

posters, maps, posters, maps, documents and documents and

cartoonscartoons

Sound Sound speeches, songs, radio speeches, songs, radio broadcasts and broadcasts and interviewsinterviews

digital repositorydigital repository

Websites developed Websites developed in partnership for in partnership for shared resourcesshared resources

Types of digital learning resources

Partner institutions

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