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Draft Australian Curriculum: The Arts

Draft Australian Curriculum: The Arts. Consultation. July 2012. Learning areas. The Melbourne Declaration identifies eight learning areas including: The Arts (performing and visual) . Curriculum development phases. Consultation timeline. Development process for Phase 1 subjects.

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Draft Australian Curriculum: The Arts

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  1. Draft Australian Curriculum: The Arts Consultation July 2012

  2. Learning areas The Melbourne Declaration identifies eight learning areas including: The Arts (performing and visual)

  3. Curriculum development phases

  4. Consultation timeline

  5. Development process for Phase 1 subjects

  6. Implementation • NSW has made no commitment to implementation of the Australian Curriculum for arts subjects. • The Board of Studies will follow its regular cycle of curriculum evaluation and review which will identify priorities for curriculum renewal. When a current syllabus or learning area is identified for renewal the Board will take the opportunity to incorporate Australian curriculum content. • In all cases, all schools are required to implement current approved NSW Syllabuses until otherwise advised by the Board.

  7. Organisation of the Australian Curriculum The Australian Curriculum: The Arts • is being developed for F-10 • is described in bands of year levels not Stages • has content descriptions not outcomes • has content elaborations not ‘learn to’ and ‘learn about’

  8. Organisation of the Australian Curriculum The Australian Curriculum: The Arts comprises five subjects: • Dance • Drama • Media Arts • Music • Visual Arts

  9. Organisation of the Australian Curriculum Each subject is presented through two interrelated strands • Making – using processes, techniques, knowledge and skills to make art works • Responding – exploring, responding to, analysing and interpreting art works

  10. Organisation of the Australian Curriculum The Australian Curriculum: The Arts proposes: • F-6opportunities to learn in five Arts subjects • Years 7-8opportunities to learn in one or more Arts subjects • Years 9-10opportunities to specialise in one or more Arts subjects

  11. Organisation of the Australian Curriculum Mandatory hours The draft curriculum does not specify hours for each Arts subject. Time allocations will be determined by the relevant education authorities in each state or territory.

  12. General capabilities Information and communication technology (ICT) competence Critical and creative thinking Ethical behaviour Literacy Intercultural understanding Numeracy Personal and social competence

  13. Cross-curriculum priorities

  14. Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Visual Arts • Rationale • Aims • Learning in… • Band descriptions • Content descriptionsspecifying what teachers are expected to teach (mandatory) • Elaborationsexamples that illustrate each content description (non-mandatory) • Achievement Standardsstatements of the learning typically expected of students for that band.

  15. Key questions for evaluating the draft F-10 curriculum

  16. Department of Education and Communities consultation

  17. ACARA consultation

  18. Board of Studies NSW

  19. Your feedback is important Your feedback is appreciated. Please send further written feedback to: Rach Kirsten Group Leader Science, Technology and The Arts rach.kirsten@det.nsw.edu.au

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