The Essential Learnings: An introduction

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Workshop 3
The Essential Learnings
An introduction
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Workshop aims

• To develop an understanding of the Essential
  Learnings and their role within the QCAR Framework

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The five components of the QCAR Framework
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Essential Learnings
The knowledge and capabilities that students need
to develop now, and draw on in the future, as
active responsible citizens and lifelong learners.
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Essential Learnings

• Identify what should be taught and what students
  should have opportunities to learn
• Incorporate the national Statements of Learning
• Support flexibility for school-based planning
• Provide a common basis for planning

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Two dimensions of the Essential Learnings
Knowledge and understanding
Learning, teaching and assessing
Ways of working
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Learning and assessment focus Describes the focus
of learning and assessment within the year-level
juncture.
Ways of working Describes the essential processes
that students use to develop and demonstrate
their knowledge and understanding.
Knowledge and understanding Describes essential
concepts, facts and procedures of the KLA.
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Learning and assessment focus
Describes the focus of learning and assessment
within the year-level juncture
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Ways of working
Describes the essential processes that students
use to develop and demonstrate their knowledge
and understanding
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Knowledge and understanding
Describes the essential concepts, facts and
procedures of the KLA
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What do Essential Learnings value?

• Knowledge and understanding
• Concepts
• Facts
• Procedures

• Ways of working
• Investigating using critical and creative
  thinking skills
• Developing communicating and presenting responses
  
• Reflecting on learning and diverse perspectives

• Approaches to learning
• Student-centred
• Active engagement
• Learning through investigation

How is knowledge constructed? How is knowledge
transformed?
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More information on the QCAR Framework
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