I hope you enjoy my presentation on the history of Qld education leading up to the National Curriculum.

1. New National Curriculum governed by ACARA: Why change something that’s working Conference Paper EDU8719 Presented by Kylie Shegog

3. Changes occurring rapidly because of global economics and increasing technology.

4. Differences between past and present curriculums.

5. Many criticisms about the Australian Curriculum and for the concerns of it’s applications.Introduction

6. A LOOK BACK ON QUEENSLANDEDUCATION HISTORY OF 150 YEARS http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/state/chronology/index.html

7. History of Queensland’s Education Only three changes in 45 years

8. History of Queensland's Education 1905 – 1965 another four changes

9. History of Queensland's education Within the space of 10 years 5 actions have taken place. Education development is proceeding quickly.

10. History of Queensland’s Education In only 13 years 9 major changes occurred

11. History of Queensland’s Education: the current stages

12. The last 20 yearsleading up to the national curriculum

14. Introduction of the Key Learning Areas

15. Structure on what students need to learn

16. Importance of students environment http://www.mceecdya.edu.au/mceecdya/hobart_declaration,11577.html THE BEGINNING‘THE HOBART DECLARATION’

18. New Basics or commonly known as The Core Curriculum

19. Providing a common National Statement about performance levels

20. Productive Pedagogies

21. Rich Tasks

22. Learn through a students environment

23. Intellectual focus to engage in theories

24. Focus on new skills for global timeshttp://education.qld.gov.au/corporate/newbasics/ NEW BASICS ‘CORE CURRICULUM’

26. New Essential Learnings that students need to know

27. Introduction of ‘ways of working’, ‘knowledge and understanding’

28. Includes the core curriculums students need to know for assessment purposes for each level

29. Enables peace of mind for parents and others in society that specific elements are being taughthttp://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/574.html QCAT AND THE ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS

33. Where the focus of the National Curriculum was originated from http://www.curriculum.edu.au/verve/_resources/National_Declaration_on_the_Educational_Goals_for_Young_Australians.pdf NEXT DECLARATIONS

35. Same aspects as past curriculums after the Hobart Declaration

36. Simplified Key Learning Areas

37. Explicit knowledge content to be taught

38. Detailed yet flexible to be used for local factors

39. Detailed assessments

40. Introduction of the History Learning Area

41. Easier to follow subsections

42. Still has the same student focus, socially and for a global economyhttp://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum.html

43. The Australian national curriculumadvantages and conflicts

45. Government/Political issues since it was first questioned in the 1980’s

46. Teachers did not get recognition in the development stages

47. May take too long to start working in the nations resultsNATIONAL CURRICULUM CONFLICTS

49. Global understanding and interaction

50. New skills locally and internationally

51. A curriculum designed to be a prominent standard

52. Enables better moderation of students results

53. Tracking schools and students progress will be easierNATIONAL CURRICULUMS ADVANTAGES

54. CONCLUSION In conclusion This National Curriculum will help develop the future for our developing adults socially and in preparation for a technological and economic global economy. These implications should dissipated once the National Curriculum’s implementation on the 8th of December and the benefits will outweigh the criticism. If there were no change no one will progress. All for the students, community and global development for a sustainably future.