Australian Curriculum Mathematics 7-10

Events to date....

April 2008: National Curriculum Board established

Nov 2008 - Feb 2009: Consultation re mathematics framing paper

May 2009: Writing of national mathematics curriculum commences

I March 2010: Draft of national mathematics K-10 curriculum available for consultation

What’s next?

I March 2010: Draft of Australian mathematics K-10 curriculum

March - May 2010: National consultation on mathematics curriculum draft K-10Apr – June 2010:11-12

August 2010: Australian mathematics curriculum K-10 publishedOctober 2010: 11-12

Jan 2011: Implementation of mathematics curriculum commences from this month

2013ACARA says implementation should be “well under way” by 2013

http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Explore/Mathematics

Mathematics Number Patterns and algebra Data Measurement Space and geometry

Content strands

Draft Australian Curriculum Number and algebra Measurement and

geometry Statistics and probability

Working Mathematically Questioning Applying Strategies Communicating Reasoning Reflecting

Process strands

Proficiency strands Understanding Fluency Problem solving Reasoning

Draft Australian Mathematics Curriculum

Mathematics content descriptions

Draft Consultation version 1.0.1 Australian Curriculum, ACARA, March 2010, page 20

Mathematics content elaborations

Draft Consultation version 1.0.1 Australian Curriculum, ACARA, March 2010, page 56

Mathematics achievement standards

Draft Consultation version 1.0.1 Australian Curriculum, ACARA, March 2010, page 20

Curriculum for a particular year

Content descriptions organised into strands

Content elaborations Resources

Achievement standards

Work samples

Organisation of the curriculum

General capabilities

Cross-curriculum perspectives

How is the draft K–10 Australian Curriculum for mathematics similar to

the NSW syllabus?

Content strands Proficiency strands

How is the draft K–10 Australian Curriculum for mathematics different to the NSW syllabus?

Statistics and probability Calculators appear to be introduced from as early

as Kindergarten Concept sequencing and terminology differences Curriculum organised in Years not Stages Content descriptions not outcomes Year 10 and Year 10A not Stage 5.1,5.2 and 5.3

Does the draft Australian mathematics curriculum support both excellence and equity?

Is the draft curriculum focused on the important ideas?

Is the draft curriculum coherent? In particular, does the sequence of development make sense in algebra, geometry, etc?

Is the draft curriculum internally consistent in the way it uses concepts from other strands (e.g. the introduction of the equality symbol and linear equations)?

General questions

How does the draft curriculum provide support for the full range of students in your class?

How do the standards compare to the current NSW syllabus?

How is content organised in school years meant to assist the diverse range of learners?

How is Year 10A to be treated compared to Year 10?

Specific questions

Will teachers need to tailor the new curriculum to suit the needs of particular groups of students? Will they need support for this?◦ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students◦ ESL students ◦ Students with learning difficulties◦ Students with disabilities◦ Gifted and talented students◦ Others?

Will teachers need professional learning and teaching resources to support the extra content in the Statistics and probability strand?

Will the Year 10A curriculum meet the prior knowledge requirements for the Year 11 and 12 mathematics courses?

CAS calculators are identified in the ICT general capability for mathematics. Will teachers need professional learning and teaching resources to support the introduction of this technology?

Any other support required for implementation?

Identifying the issues and areas where support might be needed

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Sharing your views: DET online forum

Secondary mathematics teachers may also choose to share their views about the draft Australian mathematics curriculum via:

Mathematics Association of NSW (MANSW)http://www.mansw.nsw.edu.au/

NSW Board of Studies http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/

or directly to ACARAhttp://www.acara.edu.au/home_page.html

Sharing your views: other avenues