AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM:

General Capabilities and

Cross-Curriculum Priorities

identify general capabilities and cross-cultural priorities

locate information about the general capabilities and cross-cultural priorities

understand how to plan with general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities

Purpose of Session

Implementing the Australian Curriculum

What do you KNOW ?

What do you WANT to know ?

What have you LEARNED ?

General Capabilities and Cross-Curriculum Priorities

KWL: General Capabilities and Cross-Curriculum Priorities

KnowK

Want to knowW

LearnedL

When students exit school, what core competencies would we hope they have in relation to learning and being with others?

General Capabilities

Essential tools for learning◦ Literacy◦ Numeracy◦ ICT competence◦ Critical and Creative Thinking

Learning to live with others◦ Ethical behaviour◦ Personal and Social Competence◦ Intercultural Understanding

General Capabilities

Knowledge

Skills

Behaviours

Dispositions

LiteracyNumeracyICT CompetenceCritical and Creative Thinking

http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Mathematics/Curriculum/F-10

General Capabilities - Icons

Introduction Scope of the capability Capability across the curriculum Background Learning continuum

http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/Personal-and-social-capability/Introduction/Introduction

General Capabilities - Materials

General Capabilities – Learning Continua

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

Sustainability

Cross-Curriculum Priorities

Why are these

priorities important for

Australian young

people?

Cross Curriculum Priority Icons

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and CultureAsia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

Sustainability ?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Planning with general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities

KWL: General Capabilities and Cross-Curriculum Priorities

KnowK

Want to knowW

LearnedL

sharni.wilson@nt.gov.auph89724349

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