Koorie Education Workforce: Making visible Aboriginal perspectives

Unpacking the Victorian Curriculum F-10

Zeta Wilson & Lisa Daly

17-11-20

Acknowledgment of CountryI would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Wadawurrung people and of the ancestral land that I am speaking to you from today. I also acknowledge the traditional custodians of the many lands across Victoria on which each of you are living, learning and working from today.

As we share of our knowledge in teaching and learning, may we also pay our respect to our Elders, both past, present, and emerging as it is their knowledge, wisdom and experiences that holds the key to the success of future generations.

I would like to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their deep feeling and continuing connection to land, sea and community.

The purpose of the webinarsThe VCAA is providing a series of three professional learning webinars for the Koorie Education Workforce who are interested in gaining an overview of the Victorian Curriculum F-10 and the cross-curriculum priority area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

This series of webinars will provide the opportunity to further explore the resources and planning tools available on VCAA to support whole-school curriculum planning and how the Koorie Education Workforce (KEW) can be support the implementation of Aboriginal perspectives across the curriculum in schools.

The structure of the professional learning webinars is designed to provide advice to the Koorie Education Workforce so they can gain an understanding about the Victorian Curriculum F-10 and to develop their confidence to have conversations with educators about embedding Aboriginal perspectives across the curriculum.

Overview – Unpacking the Victorian Curriculum

F-10

Overview - Victorian Curriculum Design F-10:

• Navigation and Terminology

• Learning Areas and Capabilities

• Overview of Cross-curriculum priorities

• Previous curricula

This webinar will focus on

providing an overview of the

Victorian Curriculum F-10

and the cross-curriculum

priority.

Making visible Aboriginal perspectives

Victorian Curriculum F-10

Whole School Curriculum Planning

Implementation CU

RRIC

ULU

M

Student learningcurriculum that defines what it is

that students should learn, and the associated progression or

continuum of learning. pedagogy that describes

how students will be taught and supported to learn.

assessment that identifies

how well a student has (or has not) learnt specified content.

https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/viccurric/RevisedF-10CurriculumPlanningReportingGuidelines.pdf

Victorian Curriculum F-10 | Curricula

https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/foundation-10/Pages/Previous-curricula.aspx?Redirect=1

https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/curriculum/foundation-10/Pages/QuickGuide.aspx

Website navigation and functionality

Victorian Curriculum F-10

The Victorian Curriculum F–10 sets out:

• the knowledge and skills that all young Victorians

are entitled to across their first 11 years of

schooling.

• These knowledge and skills are described in the

content descriptions organised under eight learning

areas and four capabilities.

Cross-curriculum priorities

Mapping the Victorian Curriculum F–10

https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/viccurric/VCAA_CurriculumMap.pdf

VEYLDF

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/childhood/providers/edcare/veyldframework.pdf

IntroductionThe introduction includes material that will assist

teachers to understand the specific purpose and

features of the curriculum, and to locate additional

documentation.

Strands, sub-strands, Annotated

examples, Achievements Standards

The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn

and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support

teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning

teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse needs of

students. Includes the content descriptions and achievement standards.

Range of resources to assist with

implementing the Victorian Curriculum F – 10

Knowledge, understanding, concepts

& skills

rationale sets out why the

curriculum area is important, aims sets out what students could learn

from this area.

Terminology

History / Levels 9 and 10 / Historical Knowledge / The modern

world and Australia / Rights and freedoms (1945 – the present)

Content descriptionCauses of the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for rights and freedoms before 1965

Code

VCHHK152

Victorian Curriculum

Strands: Historical Knowledge

Curriculum Area

Terminology

Code

VCHHK156

Terminology

History is organised by two strands:

• Historical Concepts and Skills

• Historical Knowledge.

Terminology

Historical Concepts and Skills

Historical Knowledge

Terminology

Terminology

Cross-curriculum priorities

Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Learning about Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

Learning about Sustainability

•The knowledge and skills that students are expected to develop about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders histories and cultures have a particular and enduring importance and assists students to understand the uniqueness of these cultures and the wisdom and knowledge embedded in them.

• students to develop knowledge and understanding of Asian societies, cultures, beliefs and environments, and the connections between the peoples of Asia, Australia, and the rest of the world.

• students to develop the knowledge, skills, values and world views necessary to contribute to more sustainable patterns of

living.

https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/overview/cross-curriculum-priorities

Curriculum Areas Content Descriptions &

Elaborations

Curriculum Areas Content Descriptions &

Elaborations

Victorian Aboriginal Languages 94 Technologies 14

The Humanities 73 Mathematics 7

The Arts 64 Health & PE 6

English 28 Science 2

Mapping the Victorian Curriculum F-10 content to Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/overview/cross-curriculum-priorities

Topic Date Time

Whole-school curriculum

planning

Wednesday 18th Nov 11am-12noon

Webinar

Whole-school curriculum planning. This webinar will consider the four interrelated layers to the curriculum planning and resources available to support whole-school teaching and learning plans.

Contacts

Zeta Wilson

Aboriginal Perspectives

Project Manager |Curriculum Unit F-10

VCAA

Zeta.Wilson@education.vic.gov.au

Lisa Daly

Leading teacher

Amata Anangu school

DECD

lisa.daly903@schools.sa.edu.au