Western Australian Curriculum:Technologies

August, 2016 ICT Key Teacher Session

Key Messages

“Today we have one Australian Curriculum - a National Curriculum for schools in all states and territories of Australia, from Pre Primary to Year 12, which `has been developed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)”. 

.”STATES & TERRITORIES GOVERNING BODIES HAVE WRITTEN THEIR OWN SYLLABUS TO ALIGN WITH THE

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM …

Our governing body in WA is

SCSA ..The School Curriculum and Standards Authority

ACARA has developed the curriculum

SCSA is charged with theimplementation of the curriculumand maintaining standards.

Systems/Sector and its schools arecharged with resourcing and Professional Development

The West Australian Curriculum

Contains the:• http://goo.gl/0x5YKe

SCSA has adopted the ACARA Australian Curriculum with additional key benefits

… not the Australian Curriculum

The SCSA will provide Judging Standards - a tool to support teachers when reporting - these will consist of:* Achievement standards in Year levels not Bands for Phase 1-3 Subjects* Assessment pointers e.g. http://goo.gl/G2l02u* Annotated work samples …

These work samples will be provided to exemplify ‘A’ to ‘D’ grades, but not an ‘E’ grade.

ACARA The Australian Curriculum site only provides a “satisfactory, above and below satisfactory” grade.

Benefits of using the SCSA Site

2014 - Content tailored to suit WA schools.

2015 - Curriculum made available to schools.

2016 - Development of Judging Standards to assist teachers to assess and grade student work.2018 - Full implementation, includes teaching, assessing and reporting to parents by the end of Semester 1, 2018.

Implementation timeline for Phase 2 and 3 Subjects

Technologies Syllabuses Released 2015

SCASA Website- Technologieshttp://goo.gl/rRDZTP

Judging Standards for Technologies Subjects will be uploaded Semester Two 2016.

By the end of Semester 1, 2018 all syllabuses will become part of the mandated curriculum.

Timeline for Implementation in WAPhase 1

2012 - 2015

English

Mathematics

Science

HistoryUntil Dec 2016

(and then will be removed)

Semester 1- 2017

Health and Physical

Education

Humanities and Social Sciences

History & Geography P-10

Civics and Citizenship 3 -10

Economics, Business 5 -10

Judging Standards available start of 2016

Semester 1 - 2018

The Arts

Design and Technology &

Digital Technologies

P - 8Optional 9 and 10

Languages2018-2023

Languages• Years 3, 4, 5 and 6,

commencing with Year 3 in 2018 (Year 4 in 2019, Year 5 in 2020, Year 6 in 2021)

• Years 7 and 8, commencing with Year 7 in 2022 (Year 8 in 2023)

• The study of Languages is optional in Years 9 and 10.

All students will study both Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies from Pre-Primary to the end of Year 8.

Schools may choose to integrate the strands in teaching and learning programs P- 8 … BUT all content descriptors MUST be taught.

In Years 9 – 12 (optional), students will be able to choose from a range of subjects developed by ACARA and adapted for the West Australia Curriculum.

In WA this will involve the existing Year 11 and 12 elective General Studies and ATAR subjects.

Structure Australian Curriculum: Technologies

Technologies Subjects: AimsThe Western Australian Curriculum: Technologies aims to develop the knowledge, skills, and understandings, individually and collaboratively to:

◆ Investigate, design, plan, manage, create, evaluate and collaborate and manage solutions

[TECHNOLOGY PROCESS]

◆ Are creative, innovative and enterprising when using traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies [ENTERPRISE]

◆ Make informed and ethical decisions about the role, impact and appropriate use of technologies in the economy, environment and society for a sustainable future

[TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY]

◆ Select and manipulate appropriate technologies using − materials, information, systems, when designing and creating solutions

[TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, AND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & SYSTEMS]

◆ Critique, analyse, evaluate problems, needs or opportunities to create sustainable solutions .[TECHNOLOGY PROCESS]

‘Engaging in Creating Preferred Futures’ - student will have an opportunity to:

❑ Identify ways of working towards sustainable patterns of living.

❑ Engage in predicting outcomes and impacts of technological decisions for current and future generations.

❑ Overtime reconstruct and review their visions for preferred futures through research, experience, dialogue, discussion and the exchange of ideas.

This overarching idea is common to Design and Technologies and Digital technologies.

The Overarching Idea for Technologies:

WA Curriculum: TechnologiesScope and Sequencehttp://goo.gl/WoAOJs❑ Two Subjects

• Design and Technologies, and• Digital Technologies

❑ Two Complementary Strands• Knowledge and Understanding,

and• Processes and Production Skills

❑ A “Scope and Sequence arranged in Years not Bands: PP to 10

Digital Technologies:Context: Information and Communication TechnologiesKnowledge and Understanding- the focuses is on the nature of digital:

❑ Information and Systems, and❑ Technologies and Society (the safe, ethical and appropriate use of

information and systems).

Processes and Production - the focuses is on producing digital solutions to meet needs and opportunities whilst promoting the development of sustainable patterns of living. Created solutions by:

❑ Investigating and defining❑ Designing❑ Producing and implementing❑ Evaluating❑ Collaborating and managing

Relationship between the strands

Design and Technologies:Contexts: foods, wood, metal, engineering, agriculture, plastics, textiles

Knowledge and Understanding - the focuses is on the nature of:❏ Materials, Information, Systems, and

❏ Technologies and Society (the safe, ethical and appropriate use of materials, information and systems).

Processes and Production- the focuses is on providing solutions to meet needs and opportunities whilst promoting the development of sustainable patterns of living.Created solutions by:

❏ Investigating and defining problems ❏ Designing❏ Producing and implementing❏ Evaluating❏ Collaborating and managing

Relationship between the strands

EACH YEAR LEVEL HAS

Syllabus Year Level Description e.g. Year 3 Digital Technologies

EACH YEAR LEVEL HAS

Year Level Content DescriptorsStrands

Sub Strands

Content Description

EACH YEAR LEVEL HAS

Elaborations for each Content Descriptor

Examples of the types of activities-vehicles to assist students demonstrate the skills, knowledge and understandings of the content descriptors

Not compulsory

EACH YEAR LEVEL HAS

Year Level Achievement Standards

For WA Curriculum- they will be in Year levels NOT bands - still being developed - available early 2016

Scope & Sequence Digital Technologies PP - 10

All of the Seven (7) General Capabilities (including the ICT Capability) has three sections:

Introduction

Organising elements

A continuum across stages of schooling

The General Capabilities

The Capabilities are Identified by these symbols in the Curriculum:

The General Capabilities

The Organising Elements The ICT capability is organised into five (5) interrelated elements:

• Investigating with ICT

• Creating with ICT

• Communicating with ICT

• Managing and operating ICT

• Applying social and ethical protocols and practices

The General Capabilities

The ICT Continuum Across Stages of SchoolingTHE General Capabilities

Teaching and assessment of General Capabilities

Teachers are expected to teach the General Capabilities to the extent that they are incorporated and identified within each learning area program.

The General Capabilities

Capabilities and Priorities to be Identified

Support: Lesson Ideas P-10

https://goo.gl/600E6RWA Curriculum: Digital Technologies

Using Scootle to Assist with Year Related Lesson Ideas and Resources for the WA Curriculum: Digital Technologies

https://goo.gl/HIUQ9Z

TASK 1 – 10 minutesIn pairs, choose a Year level “content descriptor” from the ‘Digital Technologies’ Scope and Sequence and suggest an appropriate activity.e.g. Year 4

Subject: Digital TechnologiesStrand: Processes and production skillsSub Strand: Digital implementationContent Descriptor: Work with others to create and communicate ideas and information safely, using agreed protocols Activity (Elaboration): ❑ using a range of online tools to share information, for example adding entries to a class blog,

participating in a web conference or online chat with an author, or participating in a forum on a specific topic e.g. Blogger, Today’sMeet, Padlet, Skype, Polycom RealPresence

 

Reference: Digital Technologies - http://goo.gl/7zyngW

Framework Structure Example:

Subject: Digital Technology

Year Level: 3

Strand: Processes and production skills

Sub Strand: Digital implementation

Content descriptor: Using visually represented sequenced steps (algorithms), including steps with decisions made by the user (branching).

Selected General Capabilities, Cross Curricular and Priorities:• Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking

Lesson Activities:• Using different design tools to record ways in which digital solutions will be developed, e.g.

creating storyboards or flowcharts to record relationships or instructions about content or processes.

• Exploring common elements of standard user interfaces that are familiar and appeal to users, e.g. navigation links on the left and top of web pages to help users interact with the site.

• Designing and implementing a simple interactive digital solution using a visual programming language, e.g. preparing the content and design of a simple guessing game that provides options in English and an Asian language

Framework Structure Subject: Digital Technology

Year Level: 3

Strand: Processes and production skills

Sub Strand: Collecting, managing and analysing data

Content descriptor: Collect and present different types of data using simple software to create useful information.

Selected General Capabilities, Cross Curricular and Priorities:• Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability, Critical and

creative thinking

Elaborations:• Selecting appropriate formats or layout styles to present data as information e.g. lists, tables,

graphs, animations, infographics and presentations.

• Using different techniques to present data as information, e.g. creating a column chart in a spreadsheet by colouring cells to represent different items.

• Improving the appearance and usability of data, e.g. using colour, headings and labelling of images to organise and accurately identify data.

Example:

http://goo.gl/7zyngW

Australian Curriculum: Technologies

Subject: Digital Technologies

Strand: Digital Technologies Processes and Production skills

Year Cohort: Year 6

Content Descriptors:6.7 Design and implement digital solutions using visual programs with user input, branching and iteration

Elaborations: • planning and implementing a solution using a visual programming language, for

example designing and creating a simple computer game, suitable for younger children, that requires user input to make selections, taking into account intuitive responses of the audience.

• experimenting with different programming options that involve repeat instructions.• designing and creating a solution that repeats a motion, for example creating an

animation that repeats a movement.

Using Scratch

On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pxaFzRtx7k

6.7 Design and implement digital solutions using visual programs with user input, branching and iteration

https://scratch.mit.edu/

TASK 2 - 10 minutesIn pairs, briefly discuss how you could design a learning activity for a subject in your year level that aligns and embeds the ICT General Capability element: investigating, creating or communicating…

ICT Integration is where ICT is used in the context of each subject learning area e.g. mathematics, science, history …. and used safely, ethically and appropriately to meet the learning goals of that subject i.e. the subject "content descriptors" to deepen and enrich the learning experiences for students.

Reference: http://goo.gl/7IXxbP

Example: learning activity for a year level that aligns with the ICT General Capability element “creating”.

Subject: English

Year: 3

Strand: Literacy

Sub-strand: Creating Texts

TASK 3Using the planning sheet provided and the “Lesson Ideas P-10” at: https://goo.gl/600E6Rdevelop a learning activity for your Year Cohort.

TASK 4 - 10 minutesIn pairs, search for the ICT General Capability icon in a year level subject. How is ICT used?

Example: English

Year: 3

Strand: Literacy

Sub-strand: Creating Texts

TASK 5 - 5 minutesIn pairs, go to the ICT General Capability and choose an “ICT Organising Element” and then identify the KEY IDEAS for this element. You will be asked to share your findings with the whole group.The ICT capability learning continuum is organised into five (5) interrelated elements:• Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT• Investigating with ICT• Creating with ICT• Communicating with ICT• Managing and operating ICT

Reference: http://goo.gl/LqJorR

CommunicatingSharing, exchanging,

CollaboratingOnline social protocolsSecurity of information

CreatingGenerating idea, plans and processes

Generating solutions

InvestigatingData & Information searches

Locate, access, refine data/informationSelect and evaluate data/information

OperatingEfficient use hardware/software

Selection of equipmentUnderstand, ICT systems/networks

Managing data & information

Social and Ethical PracticeIntellectual property/apply security practices /impact on society

Using ICT safely, appropriately and ethically to investigate, create and communicate

ideas and information in order for individuals to function effectively at home, at school, at work and in their

communities.

The ICT General Capability is a “blueprint” about the ICT knowledge, skills and attitudes required in order to use the technology effectively both now (within the subject areas been delivered) and in the future (throughout life and work).

Key Difference:The “ ICT General Capability” and the Australian Curriculum subject “Digital Technologies”

Although ALL subject areas will contribute to a student's ICT capability. On its own this would not be systematic or comprehensive.

The Digital Technologies subject takes responsibility for ensuring students develop a systematic and comprehensive capability (Australian Curriculum: Technologies- page 36).

Digital Technologies is the enabler for making contributions to other subject areas, and going beyond becoming effective users of the ICT to becoming effective developers of digital solutions.

Key Difference:The “ ICT General Capability” and the Australian Curriculum subject “Digital Technologies”

Ways of Teaching: Digital TechnologiesDigital Technologies is a subject that has a specific curriculum (content descriptors) that must be taught and assessed which includes the identification and the practical application of the ICT general capability.

In Digital Technologies, students use information and systems in creative, innovative and enterprising ways when using traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies to create sustainable solutions to meet real world needs and opportunities..