Curriculum implementation journey – classroom teacher

Guidance for teachers implementing a new syllabus. Suggested activities, reflective questions and useful resources can be used flexibly across a range of schools for each phase of curriculum implementation.

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Engage

In the engage phase, teachers:

  • explore aspects of the new syllabus
  • identify and plan for changes required for effective curriculum implementation.

Suggested activities

  • To what extent do I have a deep understanding of the syllabus and the evidence underpinning the new syllabus?
  • How will I work collaboratively to evaluate, select, adapt and create resources to teach the new syllabus?
  • What resources do I need to implement the new syllabus to meet curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting requirements?

Enact

In the enact phase, teachers:

  • teach, assess and report using the new syllabus
  • evaluate to refine practices and systems.

Suggested activities

  • How will I teach the new syllabus to optimise learning for the full range of students?
  • How am I contributing to planning effective learning experiences for the full range of students?
  • How am I showing evidence of new syllabus outcomes, content and pedagogical changes in my planning and programming?
  • To what extent are parents and the school community aware of the changes to the curriculum?
  • How will I make changes to assessment and reporting?
  • How will I work in partnership to evaluate the implementation of the new syllabus?

Embed

In the embed phase, teachers strengthen and scale to ensure sustainable practices and systems.

Suggested activities

  • How has my teaching led to improvements in student learning?
  • How am I reflecting on my teaching practice?
  • What are the enablers and barriers for future curriculum implementation in my classroom?

Category:

  • Teaching and learning

Topics:

  • All high schools
  • All primary schools
  • Classroom teachers
  • Creative Arts
  • Curriculum and Reform
  • Educational Standards
  • English
  • HSIE
  • Kindergarten
  • Languages
  • Mathematics
  • PDHPE
  • Science
  • Science and Technology K-6
  • TAS
  • Teaching and learning
  • Year 1
  • Year 10
  • Year 11
  • Year 12
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
  • Year 5
  • Year 6
  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9

Business Unit:

  • Curriculum and Reform
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