1.+Introduction

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= =**Purpose of today**= =**Goal for the school**= = By the end of 2011 staff at Nhulunbuy Christian School will have a deep understanding of why, what and how of the Australian Curriculum and are prepared to use the Maths and English for planning, teaching, assessing and reporting in 2012. =
 * = **Pose questions and initiate inquiry into these questions Teacher Inquiry [[file:Using Evidence in the Classroom for Professional Learning.pdf]]** =
 * = **Explore the why, what and how of the Australian Curriculum.** =
 * = **Explore resources for understanding and using the Australian Curriculum to improve student achievement**. =

=Links to the TRB Standards of Professional Practice for Teaching=

=**Learning Processes**=

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=**(0915) Learning Sequence Section 1: Why**=

**Question**

 * Individually pose a question you have in relation to the Australian Curriculum starting with Why
 * Choose the question that is the most important one for you to have answered today
 * Record this on the Professional Learning Reflection sheet [[file:ProfLearningReflectionTemp.doc]]
 * Find colleagues who have a __similar__Why question and form a group of no more than three people
 * Swap Why questions with another group
 * Your role now is to find the answer the questions for the other group and report back to them at the end of this session.

View, Read, Listen
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 * **Whole Group - Listen, Discuss and Compare:** Explain different curriculum models. Discuss where the Australian Curriculum might fit, compare this to other curriculum you know. In your own time you might be interested in reading Article - Spady, The Challenge of OBE

Sir Ken Robinson talks about changing education paradigms
 * **Whole Group - Guided Reading and Discussion:** Read and discuss the powerpoint "Principles of Learning" (Geoff Masters, ACER) why the Australian Curriculum can help to improve student learning . You can read more about this research in your own time using the search terms 'how people learn' AND 'bransford, brown, cocking'.[[file:Principles_of_Learning_BransfordBrownCocking_2000.ppt]]

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 * **Whole Group - Guided Viewing and Predicting**: "If you can't see it in the classroom it is not there." (Richard Elmore) Listen to Richard Elmore talk about the only way to improve student achievement. You can read more about the instructional core in your own time on the website below or using the search term 'instructional core'.
 * **Choose one of the following readings and engage in small group reading**:
 * Reading 1: Australian Curriculum Online Information Sheet "Why have an Australian Curriculum?" Go to the Australian Curriculum Online Key Questions and Information Sheets
 * Reading 2:The Intent of the Australian Curriculum [[file:The_Intent_of_the_Curriculum_-_Background_information_for_teachers.pdf]]

** Talk **
In your groups of three talk about what you have viewed, read, listened to in relation to the questions you have to answer.

** Record **
Go to the Discussion Tab above and record the question and answers you have negotiated. Reference your answers to the resources above so your colleagues can engage in a deeper self inquiry if they want to. include component="comments" page="Getting Started" limit="20"

= **(0945) Learning Sequence Section 2: What** =

**Question**

 * Individually pose questions you have in relation to the Australian Curriculum starting with What
 * Choose the question that is the most important one for you to have answered today
 * Record this on the Professional Learning Log sheet
 * Find colleagues who have a __different__What question and form a group of no more than three people
 * Swap What questions with another group
 * Your role now is to find the answer the questions for the other group and report back to them at the end of this session.

**View,Read and Listen**
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 * 1) **Whole Group - Listen and Discuss** - General findings when comparing NTCF and Australian Curriculum [[file:Australian_Curriculum_Key_Messages_Presentation_file.ppt]]
 * 2) **Whole Group - Listen and Discuss**- Exploring the Australian Curriculum through policies and designing for learning model
 * NT Board of Studies Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Policies NTBOS Policies - NTCF Introduction
 * 8 Learning Management Questions
 * 1) **Small groups - Guided Planning Activity -** Choose one the the scenarios below - Curriculum Informed Pedagogy or Curriculum Informed Assessment. Open this document and work together to explore the "whats" by supporting a colleague to plan their Term 3 Maths or English program, Australian Curriculum Online. [[file:AC_Guided_Activity_What_CurriculmInformedPedagogy.docx]] [[file:AC_Guided_Activity_What_CurriculmInformedAssessment.docx]]

**Talk**
In your groups of three talk about what you have viewed, read, listened to in relation to the questions you have to answer.

** Record **
Go to the Discussion Tab above and record the question and answers you have negotiated. Reference your answers to the resources above so your colleagues can engage in a deeper self inquiry if they want to.

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=(1100) Learning Sequence Section 3: How=

Question

 * Individually pose questions you have in relation to the Australian Curriculum starting with How
 * Choose the question that is the most important one for you to have answered today
 * Record this on the Professional Learning Log sheet
 * Find colleagues who has a __different__How question and form a pair
 * Support each other to answer these How questions

View, Read, Listen - Rapid Download Session with Project Officers and Pilot teachers

 * Australian Curriculum Online
 * Scootle [[file:Scootle_Overview_Howto.pptx]]
 * [|DET Learning Links]
 * ACARA - Resources - Info Sheets and Links to Other State/Territory Curriculum
 * DET Education Library Library Homepage
 * Teacher resource materials to support Cross Curriculum Priorities:
 * Sustainability AUSSI
 * Asian Perspectives
 * Indigenous Perspectives - Indigenous Studies materials [|DET Learning Links]

Talk and Respond
Go to the Discussion Tab above and record answers to your own questions. Refer colleagues to a useful resource. =include component="comments" page="Getting Started" limit="20"= =**(1215) Sharing Our Learning**= media type="custom" key="9828403" width="120" height="120" =**(1245) Reflecting on Our Learning**= What was expected? What actually happened? Why was this so? What was learnt?