IPSHA TL group presentation, March 2014

Australian Curriculum Resources

Literature and the

Australian Curriculum

IPSHA Teacher Librarian Umbrella GroupThursday 13th March, 2014

Jo Laretive

New Curriculum New Resources!

English for the Australian Curriculum

e4ac.edu.au

Year 5 unit

Global Words

globalwords.edu.au

Sustainability, Year 3-4

Teaching AC English

teachingacenglish.edu.au

Practical, professional resources for

teachers

Australian Literacy Educators’ Association

alea.edu.au

Australian Literacy Educators’ Association

AC Maths Resources

topdrawer.aamt.edu.au

Top drawer teachers - expert advise, teaching suggestions,

classroom activities

amathsdictionaryforkids.com

Maths Dictionary for Kids

Including Maths Charts

AC History unitsHistory Teachers Association of

Australia

achistoryunits.edu.au

AC History unitsExtensive Programs available

Science WebUnits of work to support implementation of AC

Science

scienceweb.asta.edu.au

Science WebYear 5 unit

survival/adaptations

Cool Australia

coolaustralia.org

Cool AustraliaSustainability resources, lesson plans,

activities

Tigtag

tigtagworld.com

Matched to International Science curriculum Tigtag offers films,

activities, lesson plans and activities

GeogSpacePractical classroom ready

resources

geogspace.edu.au

Oxford AC Atlas Website & Teacher

Resource

oup.com.au/primary/atlases/oxford_atlases_and_the_australian_curriculum

Oxford AC Atlas Geography, History and Science

Growing Digital Library Collections

macmillan.com.au

Digital Books

Digital books providing multiple access to small

groups

Bringing it all together in the

Library

Text

Short film and activities on Pandanus and baskets

Australian Curriculum English•‘Texts provide important opportunities

for learning about aspects of human experience and about aesthetic value...literary texts (are) dynamic and evolving..., they are seen as having personal, social, cultural and aesthetic value and potential for enriching students’ scope of experience.’ (

http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/English/Content-structure)

NSW Syllabus for the AC - English

•‘The aim of English...enable students to understand and use language effectively, appreciate, reflect on...and to make meaning in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive, critical and powerful’ (http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/english/english-k10/aim/)

NSW Syllabus for the AC - English

Objectives •‘Develop...knowledge, understanding and skills...in order to express themselves and their relationships with others and their world’

•‘Students will value and appreciate...the personal enrichment to be gained from a love of English, literature and learning...’ (http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/english/english-k10/objectives/)

Connecting with and Appreciating

Literature• ‘Picture books provide students with

opportunites to interpret and evaluate texts’ (Booker, K, 2012)

• ‘Picture books ‘...represent a unique and visual literacy artform that engages young readers and older readers in many levels of learning and pleasure.’ (Wolfenbarger & Sipe, 2007)

From: Practical Strategies - Using Picturebooks to Empower and Inspire Readers and Writers in the Upper Primary Classroom. Booker, K. Literacy Learning: the Middle Years. Vol 20, Number 2, June 2012