Consultation on the draft
Australian Curriculum: English, mathematics, science and history
The draft Australian Curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history (K-10) will be available for consultation from 1 March 2010 to the end of May 2010. The draft curriculum for these learning areas will be available online through the Australian Curriculum Consultation Portal, and will include content
The consultation website will be available for everyone to read, review, download or print the draft K-10 curriculum. Opportunities will be available to provide feedback on the draft curriculum On-line survey
Teachers and other stakeholders in the broader education community will be able to review the curriculum materials and provide targeted feedback through an online survey.
BACKGROUND
The Curriculum Development Process, outlines four stages in the development of the Australian curriculum.
Phase 1 - The Australian Curriculum
The Australian curriculum will be developed in the first phase for English, mathematics, science and history.
In May 2009, the Interim National Curriculum Board (NCB) published The Shape of the Australian Curriculum: English, Mathematics, Science and History.
Phase 2 – The Australian Curriculum
The second phase of the Australian curriculum development involves geography, languages and the arts. Initial shape papers for geography, languages and the arts will be available for public consultation in mid 2010.
Phase 3 - The Australian Curriculum
The third phase of the Australian curriculum development involves design and technology, health and physical education, ICT, economics, business and civics and citizenship.
The Shape of the Australian Curriculum identifies ten general capabilities to be addressed in the Australian curriculum.
The General Capabilities
The general capabilities are literacy, numeracy, ICT, thinking skills, creativity, self management, teamwork, intercultural understanding, ethical behaviour and social competence. Particular attention has been given to the incorporation of literacy, numeracy, ICT, thinking skills and creativity into the draft Australian curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history.
Australian Curriculum Fact Sheet
This fact sheet summarises the progress on the development of the Australian curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history.
Embracing Challenges
AUSSIES NEED TO PULL UP THEIR SOCKS ASIA AND EUROPE ARE WAY MORE EDUCATED THAN US WE NEED MORE TIME AT SCHOOL AND A HIGHER LEVEL OF EDUCATION. EVERY SCHOOL EVERYWHERE SHOULD HAVE EXTENSION CLASSES IN MATHS SCIENCE AND ENGLISH AND IF NOT THEN HAVE A BASIC STANDARD MUCH HIGHER THAN NOW. CALCULUS IS LEFT FOR ADVANCED YEAR 12'S IN EUROPE, YOU LEARN CALCULUS IN YEAR 10. AUSTRALIA, PULL UP YOUR SOCKS!!!
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