The Asia Scope and Sequence for English

1. The Asia Scope and Sequence for English Professional Learning Workshop

2. Slide 1.1: Aims of the workshop • Introduce educators to the National Statement for Engaging Young Australians with Asia in Australian Schools (the National Statement) and the Asia Scope and Sequence for English (ASSE) resource, including the units of work • Provide opportunities for educators to reflect on current practice, whether in policy development, school leadership or classroom teaching, in relation to engaging young Australians with Asia through English

3. Slide 1.2: Aims of the workshop (cont) • Assist educators in their planning so that they can incorporate use of the relevant documents in their future practice to introduce or strengthen engagement with Asia • Encourage educators to view the National Statement and the ASSE resource as part of a suite of interdependent curriculum resources that also includes the national 2005 Statements of Learning for English and their own State/Territory curriculum initiatives

4. Slide 1.3: The Rationale - Objectives • To introduce, and provide background to, the National Statement and the ASSE resource • To undertake preliminary activities providing familiarity with the documents • To make links to national, state or territory, school and faculty curriculum initiatives • Being good neighbours and responsible citizens • Harmonious Australia • Creative Australia • Prosperous Australia How does knowledge and understanding of Asia and Australia’s relationship with Asia contribute to each of these aspirations?

5. Slide 1.4: Purpose of the Asia Scope and Sequence for English • Articulate key curriculum concepts and content across the compulsory years of schooling • Provide advice and support to teachers of English in order to facilitate their efforts to engage young Australians with Asia • Point teachers to existing exemplary resources that allow students to engage with Asia in the English classroom, and • Become the basis of an online schema linking to a repository of curriculum materials that will be extended over time and that is freely available and accessible to teachers in Australian schools

6. Slide 2.1: The Learners - Objectives • To facilitate a close examination of the ASSE resource and the National Statement • To allow participants to establish their own vision and needs in relation to engagement with Asia through their practice, and learn how the National Statement and ASSE can assist them in meeting these needs • To identify key elements of the National Statement and ASSE that resonate with a broader policy picture

7. Slide 2.2: Tim Winton ‘People that I spoke to seemed surprised but delighted to realise that we (India and Australia) are closer neighbours than they’d previously thought. To me this underlined both the opportunities for progress between cultures and the magnitude of the task ahead if Australian culture wants to cement its place in the region’. Tim Winton, Australian writers’ tour of India, 2004

8. Slide 2.3: Key sections of, and links from, the ASSE • Rationale and background pp. 7–9 • Aspects pp. 11–12 • Overviews pp. 13–14 • Elaborations pp. 15–28 • Access Asia English teaching resources (primary and secondary) pp. 29–30 • Units (hotlinks) • Access Asia website (hotlink)

9. Slide 2.4: Key sections of, and links from, the National Statement • Purpose of The Statement p. 3 • Australia and Asia pp. 4–6 • Defining Asia p. 7 • An Asia-engaged young Australian p. 8 • Education: Engaging young Australians with Asia, six interlinked elements p. 10 • Links to other national priorities pp. 13–15 • Support for studies of Asia and Australia p. 20

10. I learnt… I need to know… I doubt… I might… I hope I can… I’ll try… I’ll change… I’ll use… I’ll tell… I’ll show… Slide 2.5: Prompts for Reflection

11. Slide 3.1: The Plan - Objectives • To assist participants in using the ASSE and The National Statement to plan for change • To enable participants to consider strategies for and the implications of change • To provide participants with opportunities to consider how implementing change can assist them in meeting state or territory, and national curriculum goals