Week Six
Diocesan SceneResource Centre ReviewThe Executive Director of Catholic Education Services, Br Paul Hough, has commissioned a review of the Catholic Education Services Resource Centre. The purpose of the review is to provide recommendations to the Executive Director in regard to the future of the Resource Centre, in terms of service delivery, management, operation, staffing, and location.
The review is being conducted on behalf of the Executive Director by Pathways International Consulting Pty Ltd a Sydney based educational consulting company which specialises in school related organisational structural design and development. The first step in the review process is to survey as many of the users of the Resource Centre as possible. You are asked to complete the survey yourself and to encourage as many of your staff, parishioners, friends and others who are users of the Resource Centre to do the same. Once the survey is completed the Pathways Consultants will be in Cairns for a number of days to interview stakeholders and generally consult with those who want further input to the review. It is expected that the Consultants will report to the Executive Director by Friday, 26 April 2013. The survey will be available until Friday, 22 March 2013. You can access the survey by clicking on the following link: http://www.pathwaysic.com.au/s/p/survey.php?name=Diocesan_Resource_Centre_Survey_2013 Teacher Librarian Scholarships
The Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) is a specialist degree that prepares teachers for professional leadership as teacher librarians in primary and secondary schools. The scholarships offered are an initiative of Catholic Education Services to sponsor a further cohort of three teachers to complete this degree through an Australian Library and Information Association recognised course. For further information download the Application Package from here. The closing date for applications is March 28, 2013. Contact Fran Hughes [email protected] for further information. Australian CurriculumEnglish
A new resource that supports the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: English, in relation to differentiation and explicit teaching has been developed by an expert teaching team within Education Queensland, and is available to all teachers in Queensland and Australian schools for use with their students. It includes a website called Teaching AC English and 26 film-based vignettes titled Differentiation and explicit teaching in English. The vignettes demonstrate classroom approaches and school-wide implementation strategies for teaching, learning and assessment of the Australian Curriculum: English. In particular, it focuses on reading , spelling, punctuation and grammar for students from Prep (Foundation) to Year 10. Draft Australian Curriculum: Technologies open for consultation The Draft Australian Curriculum: Technologies has been released for national consultation until 5pm (AEST) Friday 10 May 2013. The draft curriculum includes two subjects - Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies. Together these will ensure that all students benefit from learning about and working with traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies. View the draft curriculum and find out how to give your feedback and find out more about the Australian Curriculum: Technologies development process. Annotated Student Work Samples 132 portfolios of annotated student work samples have been published on the Australian Curriculum website. These portfolios are now available to support teachers in planning and implementing the Australian Curriculum. Each portfolio contains annotated student work that illustrates evidence of student learning in relation to the achievement standard. As intended, there are three portfolios illustrating satisfactory, above satisfactory and below satisfactory achievement in relation to the standard at each year level in each learning area. Each portfolio: * indicates the learning area and year level * contains a summary of how the portfolio as a whole illustrates the achievement standard * includes notes concerning which aspects of the standard, if any, are yet to be considered * includes a range of tasks and annotated work samples. Draft Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum: Languages for Chinese and Italian This consultation period provides an opportunity to give feedback on the overarching aspects of the Languages Learning Area that apply to all languages (including the Preamble, Rationale, Aims and Organisation of the Languages Learning Area). ACARA encourages participation from all stakeholders with an interest in languages. The draft curricula for Chinese and Italian are published online through the Australian Curriculum consultation website. This website is designed to enable users to register and provide feedback through an online survey. Closes 12 April 2013 ResourcesBritannica Online - School Ed 2013 Subscription
Catholic Education Services have procured an online subscription for the 2013 school year to Britannica Online – School Edition on behalf of all systemic Primary Schools. ‘Opt in’ arrangements have been offered to direct funded schools. Britannica Online - School Edition is an online encyclopedia that offers access to a range of reference and curriculum content. It provides various access points to authoritative information, journals and news for early, middle and senior levels of learning. Accessing Britannica Access for most schools is currently via “2013 School Library Subscriptions plus” class in MyClasses. This page has been configured to allow access for all students and staff. As another point of access via the Resource Centre’s online catalogue - the Encyclopedia Britannica tab on will also take you directly to your schools instance of the page http://ces.cmeweb.libcode.com.au If you require further information or assistance please contact Fran Hughes [email protected] Hands-on science programs linked to the Australian Curriculum. Available as either incursions or excursions. CSIRO Education in North Queensland offers a range of curriculum linked hands-on science programs from Prep - Year 12. These sessions are available as excursions to the centre laboratory or as Lab on Legs visits to school classrooms. We travel to local, regional and remote schools within North Queensland extending as far north as the Torres Strait, as far south as Mackay and as far west as Mt Isa. Find out about Primary offerings Find out about secondary offerings |
State and National SceneStay up to date with VET news
The first issue of QSA's VET Update for 2013 highlights recent changes to the Australian Qualifications Framework as well as important information for schools about national vocational education and training issues, RTO registration, audits, and data collection. VET Update is published four times per year. Schools should also note the recent QSA memos on revised and updated training packages. A fair go for transfer students Schools enrolling students in Years 11 and 12 from within Queensland or from interstate or overseas should submit an Application for credit and completed Core requirement as soon as possible. This will ensure these transfer students receive the appropriate credit and relaxation of the completed Core requirement for the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). Failure to do so may affect students' QCE-eligibility. For further information about the transfer process, please email: [email protected] Revised Senior syllabuses now online The following senior syllabuses have been revised and are available on the QSA website:
Queensland School Leaders Study Tour of China 21st September to 2 October 2013 The Confucius Institute at the Queensland University of Technology (CIQ) in collaboration with DETE,ISQ and QCEC is organising a study tour to visit five secondary schools in Jiangsu Province, briefings with Jiangsu Department of Education, visit to the East China University in Shanghai and sightseeing of historical and cultural places of interest.CIQ aranges in China costs, all meals, interpreter, local guides. Participants cover costs of international airfares, travel insurance and Chinese visa. For participants from regional Qld. CIQ will consider supporting travel costs associated with attending pre-departure briefing at QUT. Key dates: Registration of Interest: 19 April, Confirmation of Participation 7 May, Pre-departure briefing 14 September. For detailed information package and Registration of Interest form contact Ms. Wendy Hii Email: [email protected] or Phone: 31380385 PD and ConferencesAustralian Curriculum Consultation Forum - 5 Mar 2013
Janice Atkin, Senior Project Office, Heath and Physical Education with ACARA will be presenting an overview on the Draft Australian Curriculum for HPE. The Consultation will be facilitated by ACHPER Fellow Maree Dinan-Thompson. An opportunity for question and answer time will be provided which will be followed by the formal consultation on the Draft Curriculum document. This event is FREE for ACHPER Members and will only be opened to the general public after 18 February if space permits. Tickets will be $33.00 for NON-ACHPER Members. Register or download the form here. Get involved in Earth Hour Schools across Australia are invited to participate in the 2013 Earth Hour Schools Program. A downloadable resource pack helps teachers bring sustainability issues into the classroom, together with a guide for students keen to lead Earth Hour and sustainability initiatives in their school. QELi Professional Learning Program The Queensland Education Leadership Institute (QELi) program and services for 2013 has been released. Smart Choices Health Strategy Resources and workshops are available to help schools and their communities with the implementation of Smart Choices, the Healthy Food and Drink Supply Strategy for Queensland Schools. ATSI Resource 'Healthy Jarjums make healthy food choices’ is a free resource for Prep-Yr3 and deals with healthy foods and healthy food choices. 143 Edward St | GPO Box 2441 | Brisbane Q 4001 Epilepsy Queensland Epliepsy Queensland is coming to Cairns and extends an invitation to People with Epliepsy and their Families, Disability Support Workers, Child Care Workers and Teachers, to attend a workshop on "Understanding Epliepsy", and Education Session on Epliepsy on Thursday 21 March, starting at 5pm for registration. Download information sheet and registration form here Type 1 Diabetes Cairns Diabetes Centre is holding an information session for teachers who have a student with diabetes in their class. The session will be held on Friday 22nd March 2013 from 10.30am - 12.30pm, with RSVPs closing 15th March. Please refer to attached flyer for more |
For further information please contact:
Christine Masters, Senior Education Officer - Curriculum
Phone 40509769 or email [email protected]
Information presented in this update is sourced from a variety of organisations including the QSA and QCEC.
Christine Masters, Senior Education Officer - Curriculum
Phone 40509769 or email [email protected]
Information presented in this update is sourced from a variety of organisations including the QSA and QCEC.