Week Eight
Australian CurriculumConsultation on the draft Australian Curriculum materials for Students with Disability
QCEC is seeking nominees who are interested in participating in a QCEC Reference Group for Students with Disability. This group will consult mainly by email, teleconference or on-line forums to contribute to QCEC responses on the ACARA Australian Curriculum materials for students with disability documents. If you are interested please send an email to Geraldine Norris including your contact details and relevant experience by Wednesday September 5. These will be forwarded on to QCEC on behalf of the Diocese. Consultation opens on draft Economics and Business Shape Paper The draft paper, Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Economics and Business, has been released for consultation through 12 October. The draft Economics and Business shape paper proposes that the curriculum be underpinned by four overarching ideas: Resource allocation and making choices; Consumer and financial literacy; Enterprising behaviours and capabilities; and Work and business environments. To view the draft shape paper and find out how to offer your feedback, click here. Final Shape Papers for Health and Physical Education and Technologies released The Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education and Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies have been finalised after public consultation and are now available on the ACARA website. These Shape papers will guide the writing of the Foundation to Year 12 Health and Physical Education and Technologies curriculum. Download the Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education and the Health and Physical Education Consultation Report from www.acara.edu.au/hpe.html. Download the Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies and the Technologies Consultation Report from www.acara.edu.au/technologies.html. Draft Senior Secondary Australian Curriculum The Queensland response to the draft Senior Secondary Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science and History has been finalised and will be available on the QSA website. Diocesan SceneTeacher 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 five 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 August 27, 2012. |
State and National SceneQSA NAPLAN newsletter
The QSA NAPLAN August Newsletter provides schools with information about the release of 2012 student reports, timelines and the process for downloading SunLANDA test data. National Literacy and Numeracy Week Resources and ideas for National Literacy and Numeracy Week (27 August - 2 Sept) are available online. HPE Week 3-7 September For HPE Week, Queensland schools can compete against each other in a set of daily challenges about the importance of HPE and healthy lifestyles. Pathways Magazine Schools are invited to contribute good news stories and photos on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students or school communities for the next edition of Pathways magazine. Please send to [email protected] by 31 October. Restrictions on Sport and Recreation Traineeships All Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) have been advised by DETE that the restrictions on registration of traineeship in Sport and Recreation have been lifted. Online Literature Festival The Online Literature Festival is open to all Queensland students and teachers and gives the opportunity to work with and learn from some of Australia's most prominent authors and illustrators online. The festival is open from 27 August to 7 September and further information is available on the website Griffith Film School Animation Exhibition Griffith Film School is offering film screenings, floor talks and an animation exhibition to students from 28 August - 5 September. Information on the website PD and ConferencesEarly Childhood Australia (ECA) Conference
The Early Childhood Australian National Conference Consulting the Compass, Defining Direction is being held in Perth from 3-6 October. QCEC Indigenous Conference 2013 The Conference Planning Committee invites submissions to present at the Conference in Cairns on 22-24 May 2013. Applications close: 21 September 2012 Robocup Reminder that the Robocup is this Saturday 8 September at Crosswell Hall, Cairns State High, Cnr Sheridan and Upward Streets. Please contact Joshua Whitehouse for further information. email: [email protected] Phone: 4050 3029 |
For further information please contact:
Geraldine Norris, Education Officer - Curriculum
Phone 40509769 or email mailto:[email protected]
Information presented in this update is sourced from a variety of organisations including the QSA and QCEC.
Geraldine Norris, Education Officer - Curriculum
Phone 40509769 or email mailto:[email protected]
Information presented in this update is sourced from a variety of organisations including the QSA and QCEC.