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NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
An overview of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian CurriculumMaking meaning
Presented by Sally Hogan, Primary Principal Advisor for the Australian Curriculum
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Overview of the NSW K-10 English Syllabus
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Learning intentionsThis presentation is designed to
• Clarify the intent of the NSW English Syllabus• Explain how the objectives and outcomes work
together to realise the intent of the English Syllabus• Demonstrate how the NSW English Syllabus and
Literacy Continuum K-10 can be used together to differentiate class programs in response to the needs of the students
• Be used to guide future action
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Goal 1: Australian schools promote equity and excellence
Goal 2: All young Australians become•Successful learners•Confident and creative individuals•Active and informed citizens
Melbourne Declaration
Why is this important?
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
interact in different cultural contexts e.g. Asia
engage with Aboriginal cultures and histories
engage with scientific concepts and principles
problem-solve in new and creative ways
use ICT purposefully
have strong knowledge base in key disciplines
be literate and numerate
interact in different social/cultural contexts
act with integrity, guided by shared values
deal with complexity and work outside the box
Students need to be creatively and critically literate in many different social and cultural contexts
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
An overview of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
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NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Clarity of purposeThe intent of the syllabus is expressed as one sentence in the blue section.
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
The objectives and outcomes work together to achieve the intent of the syllabus.
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Context in English is the study of ideas communicated through texts.
The parts of English make no meaning without a context.
Spelling
Grammar
Sentence
structure
Punctuation
Language conventions
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
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NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
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NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
What is literacy?Literacy is the ability to understand and evaluate meaning through reading and writing, listening and speaking, viewing and representing. (NSW Literacy K–12 Policy, 2007)
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
A developmental learning progress K-10
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Students access the curriculum, experience achievement and progress along the continuum
Track and monitor student achievement
Strengthen literacy in all KLAs
Determine where to next for teaching
Communicate clear learning goals with
students
Literacy Continuum K-10
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Differentiating the core program
• Where are they now?• Where to next?
Know your content and how to teach it
Know your students
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
Literacy resources and programs can be used on conjunction with syllabuses
• Where are my students now?
• Where to next?• How will I get them
there?
• What do I want my students to learn?
NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES – UNIT/DIRECTORATE NAME WWW.DEC.NSW.GOV.AU
SoWHY
is this soimportant?