K-6 Educational Resources — Board of Studies, New South Wales, Australia
Primary Matters
Primary Matters
From Board Bulletin, August 1998 – Vol 7 No 6
Support material for Linkages project on the Board's website
The first material developed for the Linkages project will soon be
placed on the Board's website (http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au).
Linkages is an ongoing curriculum project aimed at identifying
related content and outcomes across the six key learning areas as K-6
syllabuses are developed.
Linkages material provides teachers with examples of where curriculum
connections can be located across two or more key learning areas. It addresses
curriculum integration issues drawing on the latest research; includes advice
on generic outcomes; and gives insight into teachers' approaches to curriculum
integration using student work samples and teacherdevised units of work.
The following sections of the Linkages project will be the first items available on the Board's website:
- information about research findings in the area of curriculum integration;
- a list of articles and teaching resources for curriculum integration;
- examples of what generic outcomes (cross-curricula outcomes) might look like;
- the Board of Studies' policy on curriculum integration; and
- information on the proposed Linkages CD-ROM.
Chinese K-6
The Chinese K-6 Syllabus, the latest primary language syllabus developed by the Board of Studies, is now available for schools on request. This syllabus will be followed by Korean K-6, which is expected to be available later this term. These syllabuses complete the work funded under the National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools, which included the syllabuses in Indonesian and Japanese already available.
A snapshot of K-6 curriculum priorities across Australia
A scan of current curriculum and cross-curriculum priorities across Australia reveals some interesting similarities and differences. If you were wondering what the curriculum development and support priorities are in Australian States and Territories ... here's a snapshot:
- ACT - the ACT Literacy Strategy; Numeracy
- Project (Count Me in Too)
- Northern Territory - Numeracy project (Count Me in Too); reporting in outcomes (in either English or Mathematics)
- NSW - English; HSIE; the NSW Literacy Strategy;
- Civics and Citizenship
- Queensland - Science; Health/PE; Literacy
- * South Australia - Aboriginal Education; Literacy;
- Civics and Citizenship
- * Tasmania - English; The Arts; Health/PE;
- Literacy and Numeracy
- Victoria - Science; Early Years Literacy; Civics and
- Citizenship; Literacy and Numeracy
- Western Australia - Implementation of WA's
- Curriculum Framework; the WA Literacy Strategy.
Mathematics K-6 on CD-ROM
Mathematics K-6 Outcomes and Indicators (1998), distributed to schools earlier this year, will be available to schools on CD-ROM before long. In addition to the outcomes and indicators, the 1989 syllabus document, which is being transferred from a print-based document to an electronic publication, will also be included on the CD-ROM.
If you would like further information on K-6 curriculum matters, contact Margaret Malone, Inspector, Primary Education, phone (02) 9367 8199 or fax (02) 9367 8476.