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1 DE BONOGELDOFTHE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: NEW THINKING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AUSTRALIA PRESENTSOXFORD EDUCATION CONFERENCE24 MAY 2013 SYDNEYGREEN/LIME: PMS 382C + four colour processKENNEDYPROGRAMME8:15AM 8:45AM REGISTRATION 8:45AM 8:50AM INTRODUCTION PETER VAN NOORDEN MANAGING DIRECTOR, OUPANZ8:50AM 9:00AM WELCOME TO COUNTRY MICHAEL WEST9:00AM 9:30AM KEYNOTE 1 (video) DR EDWARD DE BONO NEW THINKING: THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITY 9:30AM 10:30AM KEYNOTE 2 SIR BOB GELDOF THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: EDUCATION CHANGES LIVES10:30AM 11:00AM MORNING TEA11:00AM 11:50AM KEYNOTE 3 HOWARD KENNEDY CURRICULUM CHANGE IN NSW: INCORPORATING AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM11:50AM 12:50PM WORKSHOP SESSION 1 12:50PM 1:30PM LUNCH1:30PM 2:30PM WORKSHOP SESSION 22:30PM 3:30PM WORKSHOP SESSION 33:30PM CLOSEC reativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.

2 We need creativity and innovation in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience. Dr Edward de BonoOxford UNIVERSITY PRESS (OUP) is one of the largest, oldest and most respected educational publishers in the world. As a department of OXFORD UNIVERSITY , we are committed to the dissemination of knowledge. Profits earned in our enterprise are devoted to furthering the UNIVERSITY s objective of excellence in research, scholarship and Australian Curriculum is a profound educational reform. It represents a singular opportunity to improve teaching and learning outcomes, and OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS is delighted to host this event, designed to support the New South Wales educational community in realising implementation from THINKING: THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITYIf our young people are to live and work successfully in the 21st century they need an education curriculum such as the Australian Curriculum that encourages them to develop and harness New Thinking.

3 They need a learning framework that supports them to be the best that they can is New Thinking ? Our existing thinking patterns are excellent but insufficient. We analyse situations to identify standard elements and then we apply standard responses. In thinking, information and experience are essential, analysis and judgment are essential, and logic is essential. However, these capabilities are not enough. We also need creative thinking and design thinking to develop new ideas. New ideas, creative thinking and design all form part of what can be called New Thinking .ABOUT DR EDWARD DE BONOC hosen by a group of academics as one of 250 people who had made the most significant contribution to humanity, Dr de Bono is regarded as the leading authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation and the teaching of thinking as a skill. He originated the concept of Lateral Thinking , which has become a part of everyday author of 76 books with translations into 40 languages, Dr de Bono acts as advisor to various governments, cities and global CHANGE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: INCORPORATING AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMThis session will explore the implementation of NSW syllabuses that incorporate the Australian Curriculum.

4 The focus will be on what this means for teachers and schools, expected time frames, implementation schedules, forms of implementation support available and opportunities that the new electronic NSW syllabuses afford, including helping to inform and inspire curriculum planning and individualised learning. ABOUT HOWARD KENNEDYH oward Kennedy is Assistant Director of National Programs at the Board of Studies NSW. The Board of Studies supports implementation and is responsible for the development of curriculum for all schools in NSW from K Kennedy has extensive state and national curriculum development expertise, holds an Executive Masters degree in Public Policy and leads the team responsible for planning and developing NSW syllabuses that incorporate the Australian Curriculum. KEYNOTESTHE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: EDUCATION CHANGES LIVESSir Bob Geldof has campaigned for almost 30 years for the poor of the world to have access to medical and educational facilities.

5 He believes that, in the words of Epictetus, the Roman slave and Stoic philosopher, only the educated are free . Expanded access to education generates widespread returns in areas like health and economic growth, yet 61 million children are currently out of is a topic that Sir Bob Geldof is passionate about; in addition to his work in Africa, he also has business interests in education-related technologies and sees digital innovation as a major force for good as long as new technologies do not wipe out traditional modes of Bob Geldof feels that the crux of the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians, being as a nation AUSTRALIA values the central role of education in building a democratic, equitable and just society a society that is prosperous, cohesive and culturally diverse, and that values AUSTRALIA s Indigenous cultures as a key part of the nation s history, present and future , closely relates to part of his mission in Africa to uplift, educate and empower people of all cultures, colours and SIR BOB GELDOFSir Bob Geldof is an internationally acclaimed businessman, musician, humanitarian and political activist.

6 His music career has spanned more than 35 years and his humanitarian activities, beginning with Live Aid in 1985 and resulting in a knighthood in 1986, are renowned worldwide. He has been awarded the Nobel Man of Peace Award, as well as being nominated for the Nobel Peace Award seven times in succession. Sir Bob Geldof has been awarded several honorary doctorates and was recognized by TIME Magazine as one of its 2005 European EDWARD DE BONOHOWARD KENNEDYSIR BOB GELDOFFOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER GO TO: SESSION 1 11:50AM 12 THE NEW NSW MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMP eter Osland MATHEMATICS INSPECTOR, BOARD Of STUDIES NSWThis presentation will outline how the new syllabus relates to the Australian Curriculum, and provide an overview of the structure and organisation of the new syllabus, as well as important differences in the current Mathematics Years 7 10 THE NEW NSW HISTORY SYLLABUS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMdOCtOr Jennifer lawless HSIE INSPECTOR, BOARD Of STUDIES NSWT eachers will begin to implement the new NSW History K 10 syllabus in 2014.

7 This presentation will outline how the new syllabus relates to the Australian Curriculum, and provide an overview of the structure and organisation of the new syllabus, as well as important differences in the current History Years 7 10 THE NEW NSW SCIENCE SYLLABUS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMGina Grant SCIENCE INSPECTOR, BOARD Of STUDIES NSWT eachers will begin to implement the new NSW Science K 10 (incorporating Science and Technology K 6) syllabus in 2014. This presentation will outline how the new syllabus relates to the Australian Curriculum, and provide an overview of the structure and organisation of the new syllabus, as well as important differences in the current Science Years 7 10 THE NEW NSW ENGLISH SYLLABUS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMlOuise ward ENGLISH INSPECTOR, BOARD Of STUDIES NSWT eachers will begin to implement the new NSW English K 10 syllabus in 2014. This presentation will outline how the new syllabus relates to the Australian Curriculum, and provide an overview of the structure and organisation of the new syllabus, as well as important differences in the current English Years 7 10 SESSION 2 1:30PM 2 CRAFTING MINDS IN Minecraft: CONVERGENCE CULTURE AND TExTUAL RENEWALPrOfessOr Jeffrey Brand PROfESSOR Of COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA & DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CENTRE fOR LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT, ANDRAGOGY AND PEDAGOGY (LEAP), BOND UNIvERSITYM edia theorist Henry Jenkins argued that convergence is as cultural as it is technological.

8 His argument extends as readily to education as it does to popular culture. As our convergence culture gathers pace, books, games and online communities offer new opportunities to reach students within learning cultures. Minecraft, a popular world-building game is being used in education and it now features the ability to include books within its virtual spaces. This presentation shows how knowledge workers are being crafted in Minecraft in one Australian UNIVERSITY subject and how this might be transferred to the secondary NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE AUSTRALIAN PASTPrOfessOr Marilyn lake ARC PROfESSORIAL fELLOW IN HISTORY, THE UNIVERSITY Of MELBOURNEIn the study of history, our understandings of the past are continually revised by the changing circumstances of the present . ACARA s recommendation that an understanding of the history of AUSTRALIA s relationship with Asia should be one of three cross-curriculum priorities points to a new perspective on Australian and Asian histories and their interaction.

9 New research provides us with exciting new insights into the ways in which Australian colonial and national histories were shaped in dynamic encounters with the Asia-Pacific SCIENCE BY DOING: ENGAGING STUDENTS THROUGH INqUIRYPrOfessOr denis GOOdruM CHAIR, ACT TEACHER QUALITY INSTITUTE & ExECUTIvE DIRECTOR, SciEncE bY DoinG PROJECT, AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY Of SCIENCEHow can we excite and intellectually engage high school science students? funded by the Australian government, the Australian Academy of Science has created a series of online science curriculum units to implement the national curriculum. All Australian teachers will have access to these innovative, vibrant and interactive units, in which the inquiry approach is embedded. Much research and testing has gone into their development and the initial response has been overwhelmingly TEACHING LITERACY IN THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMPaul GrOver LECTURER IN EDUCATION, CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY In our world of technology and social media, where can we find useful and innovative literacy teaching and learning strategies that will engage secondary English students?

10 Where are valuable resources, creative teaching ideas and high-interest texts that will motivate, engage and encourage deep literacy learning? This session will explore a wide range of literacy learning resources to enhance deep thinking and powerful AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: MATHEMATICS 7 10 JOhn ley ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, xAvIER COLLEGE, LLANDILOThis presentation will examine changes to the NSW Mathematics syllabus for Years 7 10. There will be an WORKSHOPSF ollow this conference on Twitter! Follow @OxfordAustraliaemphasis on the presentation of examples to maximise learning and the development of numeracy and thinking skills in a non-calculator mathematical context. Examples of technology that promote new ways of thinking will be PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTING AND ASSESSING AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: ENGLISH warriCk wynne DIRECTOR Of LEARNING AND CURRICULUM & TEACHER, YEAR 12 ENGLISH LITERATURE, METHODIST LADIES COLLEGE The Australian Curriculum: English offers both challenges and opportunities for teachers.