“Good morning everyone! Welcome to my presentation!”. “I’d like to begin by introducing myself. My name is Charlene Elers”. “This morning, I’m going to talk to you about, the implementation of the Australian curriculum”. A brief history, the development processes and what this means for stakeholders and then concluding with an overview”. “But before we move on I’d like to share with you a quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton, who was referred to as the best writer of the 20th century”. “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another”. “Society is always changing or advancing and today technology plays a vital role in the education of the generation of today, known as The digital generation” Shelly, Gunter and Gunter (2012, p. 15).

“There are a few definitions that I will be using throughout this presentation, so for the purposes of today’s talk I’d like to highlight these terms”. “Firstly ‘curriculum/syllabus’, “are interrelated plans and experiences, students undertake under the guidance of the school” (Brady & Kennedy, 2010, p. 3). , “Stakeholder. The term stakeholders refers to individuals, such as students, parents and teachers. In addition there are also groups of individuals for example, ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’, people with disabilities and non-English speaking backgrounds”. Also there are external stakeholder outside of the school such as Government and Business organisations” (Brady & Kennedy, 2010, pp. 6-7) Finally, when referring to ‘ACARA’ this term means ‘The Australian Curriculum And Reporting Authority’. Now I’ll move on

Question, A show of hands, who has viewed the current curriculum/syllabus used within their child/children’s school? Question, Is there anyone here who knows about the changes being made in regards to the current curriculum/syllabus? “Just briefly before we move on. Currently each State and Territory governs their own educational system. Over time the federal government has work toward taking control of the school curriculum”. “In 2008, The Australian Labor Government under the leadership of Prime minister Kevin Rudd and in co-operation with the States and Territories, announced their plans to develop, and implement a national curriculum within three years” (Brady & Kennedy, 2010, p. 12). The national curriculum looks set to be implemented by schools, by the year 2015”. The Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority (ACARA) are made responsible for the development processes of the curriculum (Brady & Kennedy, 2010, p. 13). In April 2012, ACARA released the development processes described used to shape the curriculum. The documents used in conjunction to build the curriculum included the following: The Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA December 2008) The Shape of the Australian Curriculum (ACARA 2011) The Curriculum Design Paper (ACARA 2012) Now lets move on

“So what does this mean for stakeholders”? Provide feedback via ACARA website/Accessibility “Well! This gives stakeholders an opportunity to go on to The Australian Curriculum website where a consultation portal has been made available, read through the document, review and provide feedback. In addition ACARA have made available an online questionnaire, and comments can be sent via email. The information received back from stakeholders is used to modify and refine the document before publication of the curriculum ACARA (2011). So have your say”! Question. Raise your hand if you have viewed the changes to the new curriculum on the ACARA website thus far? Changing ways in which young people learn “ACARA acknowledges the changing ways in which young people will learn and the challenges that will continue to shape their learning in the future” ACARA (2011). The advancement of technology, has made an impact on the education for the 21st Century learner. The integration and use of technology is an important part of daily classroom activities today. The digital generation as mentioned previously are embracing digital technology in all digital mediums. This is only a small portion of change included and necessary in the development of the Australian Curriculum. Children learn under the one curriculum “Under the one curriculum, if families have to relocate to another State/Territory for what ever reason, such as work, family etc your child will continue to receive the same level of education set out in the new curriculum. Moving on

“In concluding, lets highlight what we covered. We looked at the implementation and processes set out by ACARA for the national curriculum”. “Who the stakeholders are, and how they can contribute to the changes to the national curriculum and”. “Acknowledging the changing ways in learning for young people”. Please ensure you take the time to read the handout, there are more details regarding each of the topics, in addition visit the Australian Curriculum And Reporting Authority website to access further information. Are there any questions you may have? Thank you for your time and enjoy the rest of your day..

The Implementation of the Australian Curriculum By Charlene Elers “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another”. Gilbert K. Chesterton

Defining words Curriculum/Syllabus Stakeholder/s ‘ACARA’ Clip Art (n.d)

History The announcement of an Australian curriculum Who will develop the Australian curriculum? Clip Art (n.d)

What this means for stakeholders Provide feedback via ACARA website Accessibility to the national curriculum Changing ways in which young people will learn’ ACARA (2011) All children learn under the one curriculum

Overview The National Curriculum to be implemented by 2015 Development processes online Stakeholders can have their say Changing ways