State becomes first to mandate methodology in overhaul educators hope will allow disabled and disadvantaged students catch up to their peers
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The New South Wales curriculum has had its biggest shakeup in five decades with better connections between subjects, more detailed concepts and skills, and a move away from the student-led approach to learning towards “explicit instruction”.
On Wednesday, new K-6 syllabuses for health, creative arts, human society and its environment, and science were released to teachers, with updated maths and English syllabuses in classrooms from this year.
Continue reading…State becomes first to mandate methodology in overhaul educators hope will allow disabled and disadvantaged students catch up to their peersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales curriculum has had its biggest shakeup in five decades with better connections between subjects, more detailed concepts and skills, and a move away from the student-led approach to learning towards “explicit instruction”.On Wednesday, new K-6 syllabuses for health, creative arts, human society and its environment, and science were released to teachers, with updated maths and English syllabuses in classrooms from this year.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…