Leading curriculum is an essential role for school leaders. What should your school's priorities be? The Melbourne Declaration is now 10 years old. Is it still relevant? Or should it be reviewed to include other priorities such as those from the OECD's "The Future We Want?" How do you ensure that students receive a well-rounded education, whilst still making sure the fundamentals are in place? What are the big ideas and key concepts that must be prioritised? How do we ensure that the development of thinking skills goes hand in hand with the development of knowledge? And how do you bring about real change to the enacted curriculum in your classrooms?
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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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