Discussions
NAPLAN Here is a pdf entitled “Say NO to NAPLAN” Say NO to NAPLAN . The document includes the following papers:
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Inappropriate Uses of NAPLAN results (Margaret Wu & David Hornsby)
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Misleading everyone with statistics (David Hornsby & Margaret Wu)
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Teaching to the test (Lorraine Wilson & David Hornsby)
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The NAPLAN view of reading, teachers and learner–‐readers (Lorraine Wilson)
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Exploring NAPLAN spelling data (Jane Buchanan & Brendan Bartlett)
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Your children and NAPLAN (Meryl Hyde & Jacinta Cashen)
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The risks of NAPLAN for the Arts in education (Robyn Ewing)
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Wake Up Australia (Richard Gill)
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The age of contempt and absurdity (Phil Cullen AM)
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Making learning visible (Gloria Latham, Di Nevile & Cheryl Semple)
Use of centrally-devised unit plans in EQ schools Here are some materials related to this issue:
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ETAQ’s letter to the Director-General, Department of Education and Training, dated 11 March 2011: letter to DG re central planning Mar 11
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Director-General’s reply to the letter above dated 15 April 2011: DG’s reply 15 Apr 11
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a set of discussion points developed in response to the Director-General’s reply: Discussion points re EQ central planning May 11
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some relevant motions passed by the Ferny Grove Branch of the Queensland Teachers’ Union on 16 May 2011: centralized unit planning motions May 11
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ETAQ’s follow-up letter to the Director-General, Department of Education and Training, dated 10 August 2011: letter to DG re central planning Aug 11 ver
Another useful resource to generate discussion is a critique of the Scribbly Gum plans by Ray McGuire which can be downloaded here ETAQ critique of Scribbly Gum Ray McGuire. This includes the following elements:
- Part A: Curriculum development issues raised by Scribbly Gum.
- Part B: Unravelling the WHY of Scribbly gum.
- Appendix 1: Reference – Abridged representations of Scribbly Gum’s 8-10 units.
- Appendix 2: Reference – Years 6-10 Australian Curriculum Content statements.
Draft K-10 Australian Curriculum: English The feedback provided by ETAQ to ACARA can be downloaded here australian-curriculum-english-etaq-feedback