Primary matters - Issue 17 - Literacy, March 2019
“Literacy enables students to access, understand, analyse and evaluate information, make meaning, express thoughts and emotions, present ideas and opinions, interact with others and participate in activities at school and in their lives beyond school.” …
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Primary matters - Issue 18 - Digital Technologies, June 2019
“Digital Technologies empowers students to shape change by influencing how contemporary and emerging information systems and practices are applied to meet current and future needs. A deep knowledge and understanding of information systems enables students …
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Primary matters - Issue 19 - The Arts, October 2019
Welcome to the October issue of Primary Matters. In this edition, we unpack curriculum content in the ‘Sharing arts works through performance, presentation or display’ sub-strand of Australian Curriculum: The Arts and look at some examples of ways students …
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Primary matters - Issue 20 - Australian Curriculum resources, December 2019
This edition of Primary Matters unpacks a range of Australian Curriculum resources and new work samples published throughout 2019. Stories from curriculum specialists Caty Morris and Danielle Cavanagh showcase recently published resources that support …
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Primary matters - Issue 21 - Curriculum connections, March 2020
In the first edition of Primary matters for 2020 we unpack Australian Curriculum resources known as curriculum connections. These resources provide opportunities for teachers to make connections across the dimensions of the Australian Curriculum, based …
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Primary Matters, issue 22: Remote learning, May 2020
We hope this edition finds you all safe and well. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that the education sector has had to adapt, and authorities are experiencing change of an unprecedented nature as they look to find their new normal. “It is important to …
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Remote learning: Game design for outside and inside spaces
With learning being based in the home, it is important that students can still engage with learning that they have co-constructed. This activity of developing and designing an outdoor game demonstrates a student showing agency for their own learning, …
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Remote learning: Learning partnerships
Staying positive during this time is important – each day of maintaining physical distancing is contributing to the lifting of the current restrictions. One day, teachers and students will return to working collaboratively, face to face, in the classroom. …
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Remote learning: St John Vianney's Primary School
As schools adjust to the impact of COVID-19, it is important to remember that the school community can support everyone to address the physical, social and emotional aspects of remote learning. Primary Matters spoke with Mr Peter Rodda, Principal of St …
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Remote learning: Open Access College
Courtney Miels is an educator at Open Access College where she works through distance education with primary age students in remote locations. Open Access College was established in 1991 as an amalgamation of the SA Correspondence School and the School …
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Remote learning: Common themes
After talking to some leaders from schools nationally, we at Primary Matters identified some common themes, many of which are congruent with the points outlined in our conversation with Courtney from Open Access College. Keep students connected One of …
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Primary Matters, issue 23: The review of the Australian Curriculum and Digital Technologies in focus (DTiF)
This edition of Primary Matters provides an update on the Australian Curriculum Review as it relates to the primary years (Foundation –Year 6) and showcases new teaching resources from ACARA’s Digital Technologies in focus (DTiF) project in primary years. …
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Primary Matters, issue 24: Australian Curriculum Review, June 2021
This edition of Primary Matters provides an update on the Australian Curriculum Review Consultation and how you can have your say about the proposed revisions in the primary years, Foundation to Year 6. About the consultation period Proposed revisions …
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Why were the progressions developed?
Literacy and numeracy are fundamental to a student’s ability to learn at school and to engage productively in society. Improving literacy/numeracy development is a priority for many schools. The development of the Literacy and Numeracy Progressions has …
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What is the purpose of the progressions?
Successful teaching and learning to address student needs in relation to literacy and numeracy requires the teacher to have an understanding of where the student is now and where the student needs to go next in their literacy and numeracy development. The …
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How are the progressions structured?
There are common structural and organisational features in the progressions. Within each progression, the largest structural unit is an element. Elements are further divided into sub-elements, which are populated with indicators. The indicators within …
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How are the progressions and the Australian Curriculum related?
In the Australian Curriculum, learning area content describes the knowledge, understanding and skills that are to be taught in each year or band of years. Achievement standards describe the learning expected of students at each year level or band of years. …
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How can the progressions be used?
The progressions do not describe what to teach; they provide a detailed map of how students become increasingly adept in particular aspects of literacy and numeracy development. Learning area content and achievement standards continue to be the focus …
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How can the benefits of the progressions be maximised?
Whole school In a school, the benefits of the progressions are maximised where there is a whole-school, systematic approach to literacy and numeracy development that ensures: opportunities for professional dialogue and collaboration to strengthen teacher …
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How are the progressions different from the general capabilities and how can they be used?
The National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions are different from the general capability literacy and numeracy continua in scope, structure and intended use. The general capabilities describe what can reasonably be expected of students at particular …
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