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the Australian Curriculum IPSHA Teacher Librarian Umbrella Group Thursday 13th March, 2014 Jo Laretive
Transcript of IPSHA TL group presentation, March 2014
Australian Curriculum Resources
Literature and the
Australian Curriculum
IPSHA Teacher Librarian Umbrella GroupThursday 13th March, 2014
Jo Laretive
New Curriculum New Resources!
Year 5 unit
Sustainability, Year 3-4
Practical, professional resources for
teachers
Australian Literacy Educators’ Association
Top drawer teachers - expert advise, teaching suggestions,
classroom activities
amathsdictionaryforkids.com
Maths Dictionary for Kids
Including Maths Charts
AC History unitsHistory Teachers Association of
Australia
achistoryunits.edu.au
AC History unitsExtensive Programs available
Science WebUnits of work to support implementation of AC
Science
scienceweb.asta.edu.au
Science WebYear 5 unit
survival/adaptations
Cool AustraliaSustainability resources, lesson plans,
activities
Matched to International Science curriculum Tigtag offers films,
activities, lesson plans and activities
Oxford AC Atlas Website & Teacher
Resource
oup.com.au/primary/atlases/oxford_atlases_and_the_australian_curriculum
Oxford AC Atlas Geography, History and Science
Growing Digital Library Collections
macmillan.com.au
Digital Books
Digital books providing multiple access to small
groups
Bringing it all together in the
Library
Text
Short film and activities on Pandanus and baskets
Australian Curriculum English•‘Texts provide important opportunities
for learning about aspects of human experience and about aesthetic value...literary texts (are) dynamic and evolving..., they are seen as having personal, social, cultural and aesthetic value and potential for enriching students’ scope of experience.’ (
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/English/Content-structure)
NSW Syllabus for the AC - English
•‘The aim of English...enable students to understand and use language effectively, appreciate, reflect on...and to make meaning in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive, critical and powerful’ (http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/english/english-k10/aim/)
NSW Syllabus for the AC - English
Objectives •‘Develop...knowledge, understanding and skills...in order to express themselves and their relationships with others and their world’
•‘Students will value and appreciate...the personal enrichment to be gained from a love of English, literature and learning...’ (http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/english/english-k10/objectives/)
Connecting with and Appreciating
Literature• ‘Picture books provide students with
opportunites to interpret and evaluate texts’ (Booker, K, 2012)
• ‘Picture books ‘...represent a unique and visual literacy artform that engages young readers and older readers in many levels of learning and pleasure.’ (Wolfenbarger & Sipe, 2007)
From: Practical Strategies - Using Picturebooks to Empower and Inspire Readers and Writers in the Upper Primary Classroom. Booker, K. Literacy Learning: the Middle Years. Vol 20, Number 2, June 2012
