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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B050">Australian Technologies Curriculum published</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ACARA has just published the Technologies curriculum on their Australian Curriculum website – it is now ‘available for use’. The
<span lang="EN" style="color:black">Council of federal, state and territory education ministers</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
</span>have agreed to publish curricula for a number of learning areas, even though these haven’t been officially endorsed yet. For the
<b>Technologies curriculum</b>, follow this link:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/technologies/rationale-aims/technologies">http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/technologies/rationale-aims/technologies</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Use the links on the side and under the Technologies title to navigate through the curriculum documentation.
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>If you click on the <b>Organisation</b> link, then on
<b>Design and Technologies</b> – you will find really useful information about how the Design and Technologies area is structured, the strands (note that these have changed since the previous version) and definitions of the different context areas, and different
types of solutions students need to develop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>The <b>Design and Technologies</b> link on the right
<b>below the Technologies title</b> will give you the specifics about the learning that is required at each level<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please pass these links on to other Technology teachers in your school – including those responsible for the Digital Technologies learning area.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In Victoria, the VCAA adapt and interpret the Australian Curriculum through AusVELS – this is the version of the Australian Curriculum that most Victorian schools will need to follow. Their timeline is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Publication of remaining AusVELS learning areas, including Technologies by VCAA – Term 3, 2014<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Implementation in Victorian schools – 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the meantime, teachers should prepare for the curriculum changes by becoming familiar with the content, structure and terminology of ACARA’s published Technologies curriculum.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All the best, and happy reading!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jill<o:p></o:p></p>
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