Information and briefing for NSWDET schools Development of the Australian Curriculum ACARA The Melbourne Declaration Phases in curriculum development Learning areas Structure of the Australian Curriculum General capabilities Cross curricula dimensions Nature of the Australian Curriculum Implementation The role of ACARA The guiding document (Melbourne Declaration) National curriculum National assessment A national data collection and reporting program The three phases Learning areas Phase 1 EnglishMathematicsScienceHistory Phase 2 GeographyLanguagesThe arts Phase 3 Health and physical education Information and Communication Technology and design and technology Economics, business, civics and citizenship RationaleAims Organisation of the learning General capabilities Cross-curricular dimensions Literacy Numeracy Information and communication technologies Social competence Intercultural understanding Teamwork Thinking skills Creativity Self management Ethical behaviour Indigenous history and culture Asia and Australias engagement with AsiaSustainability K-10 and Years 11&12 Content descriptions Achievement standards The Australian Curriculum: is being developed for K-10 and Years 11&12 is described in Years not Stages has content descriptions not outcomes Content strands Content descriptions Content elaborations Achievement standards will provide an expectation of the quality of learning that students should typically demonstrate by a particular point in their schooling. The achievement standard will comprise: a description of the quality of expected learning a set of annotated work samples that illustrates the described quality of learning. Source: ACARA 2009, Curriculum Design Paper,accessed 25/3/10 Determined by each state Factors affecting implementation by 2013 Each state will determine the implementation schedule provided the K-10 curriculum is implemented by 2013 The implementation depends on: the extent of difference with existing curriculum alignment with existing credentialing arrangements