Welcome to the latest issue of P–10 Australian Curriculum news.
In this professional development special issue, find out about the opportunities in Term 4 to continue your professional learning at the QCAA’s new series of Australian Curriculum v9.0 in Queensland (ACiQ*) webinars and in-person events — designed for Prep to Year 10 educators and leaders.
*Australian Curriculum v9.0 in Queensland (ACiQ) refers to QCAA-developed professional learning and resources that support Queensland schools to implement the P–10 Australian Curriculum v9.0.
Free workshops: Designing quality assessment for Prep–Year 6
Are you looking for strategies to help you design quality assessment for Prep–Year 6 in the Health and Physical Education or Science and Technologies learning areas? You’re in luck: it’s not too late to register for our free workshops around the state in Term 3 and Term 4.
At the workshop you’ll use QCAA-developed sample curriculum and assessment plans and sample assessment tasks and marking guides to inform your own practise.
Don’t forget that schools can claim TRS to cover teachers attending these events.
Find out more and register via the P–10 PD webpage — simply select your location at the top of the page to see workshops happening near you.
Term 4 PD schedule and posters
Our recently released Term 4 PD schedule is packed with new opportunities for professional learning in Prep–Year 6, Years 7–10 and Prep–Year 10.
Download and print the new Term 4 PD posters for Prep–Year 6 (PDF, 235.4 KB) and Years 7–10 (PDF, 228.4 KB) and explore the sessions relevant to you. You can also easily search for workshops and webinars on the P–10 PD webpage.
See below for a handy list of our new (and free!) learning area-specific webinars, designed to help strengthen your curriculum and assessment skills.
Prep–Year 6 webinars
- P–2 English: Reading in the early years part 1 — understanding the curriculum
- P–2 English: Reading in the early years part 2 – assessment
- Years 3–6 English: Planning for and assessing interacting
- P–6 English: Designing quality assessment — assessing writing
- P–6 Mathematics: Designing quality assessment – mathematical modelling projects
- P–6 Connecting the Australian Curriculum v9.0 across learning areas and/or subjects
- P–6 Strategies for planning and assessing in multi-age contexts
Years 7–10 webinars
- Science: Planning for Science as a human endeavour
- Technologies: Developing systems thinking
- Designing accessible assessment and adjustments for all learners
Prep–Year 10 webinar
P–6 Primary leaders forums: pathways to success
We invite principals and school leaders to join our webinars and reflect on how they’ve planned for the Australian Curriculum v9.0 at their school this year.
Leaders can share their experiences with colleagues, and hear about the QCAA’s latest advice and resources to support implementation.
We’re also holding an additional webinar for leaders working in multi-age settings. This session is designed for leaders to share learnings from their local contexts and consider their unique opportunities and challenges in implementing v9.0 with a focus on multi-age planning.
Please register via the links below:
Prep: Support continuity of learning with transition statements
If you’re a Prep teacher or school leader, join us for a free webinar in using the information in kindergarten transition statements to give your 2025 Prep students the best start to their learning.
You’ll explore how transition statements describe a child’s characteristics as a learner against the Queensland kindergarten learning guideline learning and development areas. You’ll also consider key elements of planning to support transition and continuity of learning.
Register via the QCAA website.
P–10 Planning app webinars
Join us in Term 4 to discover how the P–10 Planning app can support you to plan effectively using the Australian Curriculum v9.0.
You’ll hear about updates to the app designed to help you save time, including:
- year level or band curriculum and assessment plans, including planning for multi-age classes
- assessment tasks and exam templates
- marking guides
- data summaries for school leaders.
Register via the links below:
- Last updated:
- 28 August 2024
