Quality curriculum implementation K-6
An overview of microlearning modules for Quality curriculum implementation K-6 professional learning, supporting teachers with curriculum implementation.
Introduction
Quality curriculum implementation K-6 includes microlearning modules focused on evidence-based practices that underpin the curriculum planning and programming, assessment and reporting process K-6
These modules are short, flexible and available on-demand. They can be completed individually, in any order and at any time. Modules will be released progressively throughout 2022.
School leadership teams may choose to facilitate this course for groups or teams. This allows leaders to align professional learning with school priorities and add school-specific contextual information to address students’ learning needs.
This course delivers greater clarity on curriculum expectations K-6 as well as guidance on best practice teaching and learning to lift student performance.
Select a group name to find module titles, learning outcomes and high-level overviews.
An overview of modules 1 to 4, Quality curriculum implementation K-6 professional learning.
Understanding policy and elements of the curriculum
Five modules of 15 to 20 minutes duration.
Duration – 20 minutes
Available – now
Understand the role of curriculum reform for teachers in NSW:
- Why was there a need for curriculum reform?
- Who contributed to curriculum reform?
- What was the NSW Government's response to reform?
- What does curriculum reform mean for teachers and schools?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Develop an understanding of existing policies and their role in teaching and learning:
- What are the key policies for teaching and learning?
- How does policy inform classroom practice?
Duration: 15 minutes
Available – now
Develop an understanding of learning across the curriculum content areas.
- What does learning across the curriculum look like in the classroom?
- How can I ensure I embed learning across the curriculum meaningfully?
Duration – 15 minutes
Available – now
Develop an understanding of the role of general capabilities to amplify curriculum and student learning:
- What are the general capabilities?
- How can general capabilities amplify syllabus outcomes?
- What are some practical strategies to embed general capabilities in teaching and learning?
An overview of modules 5-9, Quality curriculum implementation K-6 professional learning.
Curriculum and the teaching and learning cycle
Five modules of 15 to 20 minutes duration.
Duration – 15 minutes
Available – now
Develop an understanding of effective pedagogical practice within the teaching and learning cycle:
- What is the teaching and learning cycle?
- How does the teaching and learning cycle connect with What works best?
- What does the teaching and learning cycle look like in the classroom across the curriculum?
- Where can I learn more about the teaching and learning cycle?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand how to use curriculum and assessment to identify 'Where are my students now?' in their learning as a key phase of the teaching and learning cycle:
- What does 'Where are my students now?' look like in the classroom?
- How does this connect with What works best?
- What role does curriculum and assessment/evidence of learning have in the T&LC teaching and learning cycle?
- What are some practical strategies to identify 'Where are my students now?'
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand how to use curriculum and assessment to identify 'What do I want my students to learn?' as a key phase of the teaching and learning cycle:
- What does 'What do I want my students to learn?' look like in the classroom?
- How does this connect with What works best?
- What role does curriculum and assessment/evidence of learning have in the teaching and learning cycle?
- What are some practical strategies to identify 'What do I want my student to learn?'
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand how to use curriculum and assessment to identify 'How will my students get there?' as a key phase of the teaching and learning cycle.
- What does 'How will my students get there?' look like in the classroom?
- How does this connect with What works best?
- What role does curriculum and assessment/evidence of learning have in the teaching and learning cycle?
- What are some practical strategies to identify 'How will my students get there?'
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand how to use curriculum and assessment to identify 'How do I know when my students get there?' as a key phase of the teaching and learning cycle:
- What does 'How do I know when my students get there?' look like in the classroom?
- How does this connect with What works best?
- What role does curriculum and assessment/evidence of learning have in the teaching and learning cycle?
- What are some practical strategies to identify 'How do I know when my students get there?'
An overview of modules 10 to 17, Quality curriculum implementation K-6 professional learning.
Spotlight on quality teaching and learning programs
Seven modules of 15 to 20 minutes duration.
Duration – 15 minutes
Available – now
Recognise how effective teaching and learning should reflect the alignment between curriculum documents, policy and school priorities:
- What are the key curriculum documents for teaching and learning?
- How can I align what is happening in my classroom with curriculum documents?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Recognise how to select resources that meet curriculum requirements and student needs:
- What makes a quality resource?
- How do I know how to select a resource?
- Where can I learn more about selecting resources across the curriculum?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Develop expertise to flexibly use scope and sequencing to meet the needs of students:
- Why is scope and sequencing important? (evidence base)
- What are the required elements of a scope and sequence?
- How can I flexibly use scope and sequencing to meet student learning needs?
Duration – 20 minutes
Coming soon
Develop an understanding of the components of a quality and compliant teaching and learning program:
- What are the elements of a quality teaching and learning program?
- How could I organise my teaching and learning program?
- Why is evaluating teaching and learning programs important?
- Where can I learn more about teaching and learning programs? (GTIL, AITSL)
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Recognise how timetables can organise and streamline teaching and learning:
- What role do timetables have in teaching and learning?
- How can I connect timetables with my teaching and learning program?
- How do I develop a timetable?
- Where can I learn more about timetables?
Duration – 20 minutes
Coming soon
Develop knowledge and skills to responsively plan and program for units for learning:
- What are the requirements of planning and programming units for learning?
- What are the elements of a quality unit for learning?
- How do I design a quality unit for learning?
- How can I support diverse learners in planning and programming?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Develop knowledge and skills to responsively plan and program for multi-age units for learning:
- What are the considerations for multi-age units?
- What does a quality multi-age unit look like?
- Where can I learn more about multi-age units?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand the research, and develop practical skills, for curriculum integration:
- What is the purpose of curriculum integration?
- What is the evidence base for curriculum integration?
- What are elements of effective curriculum integration across learning areas?
- What are some practical strategies for curriculum integration?
An overview of modules 18 to 21, Quality curriculum implementation K-6 professional learning.
Understanding effective assessment
Four modules of 15 to 20 minutes duration.
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand quality assessment and how it can be harnessed to inform teaching and learning:
- What is the purpose of assessment? (Evidence base)
- What are elements of quality assessment?
- How can assessment be embedded within teaching and learning?
- Where can I learn more about assessment?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Develop expertise to design purposeful assessment tasks:
- What elements inform quality assessment tasks?
- Why is making deliberate decisions with learning intentions and success criteria important?
- How can feedback support teaching and learning?
- Assessment task in action.
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand effective strategies to ensure outcomes are addressed:
- Why is addressing outcomes important?
- What tools can support monitoring student learning outcomes?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand the role of effective processes for moderating student work samples:
- Why is moderating work samples so powerful?
- What are some practical strategies to moderate student work samples?
- How can student work samples inform reporting?
An overview of modules 22 to 26, Quality curriculum implementation K-6 professional learning.
Reporting and parents as partners
Five modules of 15 minutes duration.
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand the requirements for teachers when reporting on student learning:
- What are the department's policy requirements for teachers with report writing?
- What can reporting look like?
Duration – 15 minutes
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Understand the importance of parents as partners for student learning:
- What are the principles for effective communication?
- Why are partnerships between schools and home important?
- What are some practical strategies to communicate with parents?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand the difference between achievement, progress and attainment:
- What is achievement?
- What is progress?
- What is attainment?
- What does achievement, progress and attainment look like in a school?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Develop expertise to use curriculum to grade student learning A-E:
- What is the purpose of the grade scale? (role of A-E)
- How can syllabus support grading?
- How can evidence of learning support grading?
Duration – 15 minutes
Coming soon
Understand how to develop meaningful report comments to recognise learning in reports.
- How can curriculum support writing report comments?
- Where can I learn more about writing report comments?