Module 3

When planning in our secondary classroom what document tells teachers what we have to teach our students?

Answer explanation

The relevant state curriculum or syllabus

Who holds the autonomy to implement the curriculum?

• Federal Government

• Individual schools

• State Governments

Which of these states does not use the Australian Curriculum?

• Queensland

• New South Wales

• Tasmania

• South Australia

• ACT

In the article from The Conversation, what is the Australian Curriculum compared to?

• map

• graph

• pie chart

• flow chart

The curriculum must prepare students for jobs that don’t currently exist, with (a)   we can only imagine, while also ensuring they can navigate the transitions from childhood into adolescence and beyond.

What is a scope and sequence?

• a summary of what is to be taught (based on the curriculum / syllabus),

• the size of units to be taught in the year and the order they will be taught.

• a breakdown of lesson plans taught each week.

Which APST is about the responsibility of teachers to plan, structure and sequence learning programs?

• 3.2

• 1.2

• 5.2

• 7.2

Which of these elements is needed to capture the critical role of language envisaged in the Curriculum?

• supporting students’ learning from the early years through to late adolescence;

• heightening the appreciation of literary texts

• providing explicit assistance for students with specific language needs (e.g. EALD, Indigenous);

• focussing on reading skills only

Answer explanation

Focussing on reading skills only is NOT an element used to capture the critical role of language.

Which of these have influenced the emergence of multiliteracies?

• exponential growth of digital technologies

• greater access to global communication platforms

• significant shift in transmobility

• more computers in classrooms

Each learning area or subject of the Australian Curriculum is presented as a sequence of learning (content descriptions and achievement standards) over time. These time periods are referred to as:

• stages

• years or bands

• stages or years

• bands or years