READING #1 "Heroes learn hard content from fabulous teachers" - extracts from the address by Chief Scientist Alan Finkel to the Australian Science Teachers Association. Click here to download
READING #2 "Identifying the nature of progressions from small to big ideas is central to setting out what students should be learning as they move through their school years" - extracts from "Working Towards Big Ideas" by Wynne Harlen.
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GLOBAL ED TALKS: AN INTERVIEW WITH DYLAN WILIAM. Dylan Wiliam highlights the role of knowledge in the curriculum as well as the importance of formative assessment. Click on the image to view.
![]() READING #3 Disciplinary Thinking and School Leadership - This blogpost from Knightollie explains what disciplinary thinking is and why it's important. Click here to download
READING #4: "Creating Community: The Benefits of a Shared Curriculum" is a thought-provoking article on the importance of schools being clear about their curriculum, and the importance of collaboration for achieving it.
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"The Future We Want" is an OECD document describing a vision for the students starting school in 2018 will need and a set of design principles to achieve it. Click here to download
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In "The Why, What, Where & How of Deeper Learning", Jal Mehta & Sarah Fine identify three elements of deeper learning, mastery, identity and creativity; describe the state of current practice; and suggest key factors in leading change. Click here to download
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