Report on Australian Curriculum: Teaching Practices and Innovation

This report examines the Australian curriculum and its role in preparing students for higher education, focusing on the development of essential skills. It explores various innovative teaching practices, including the integration of digital technology and the shift towards inquiry-based learning. The report highlights the importance of environmental education methods, such as discussions and presentations, to foster critical thinking and teamwork. It also delves into the macro and micro levels of educational changes, encompassing decentralization, diversification, and the teacher-learner relationship. The conclusion emphasizes the curriculum's aim to enhance students' understanding and capabilities for future academic pursuits. The report references various academic sources to support its findings, providing a comprehensive overview of contemporary educational approaches and their impact on student learning outcomes.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTION
Australian curriculum is a facility which is provided to the student in order to develop
understanding of different important science concepts and processes (Grootenboer, Edwards-
Groves and Choy, 2017). It also can be considered as the practice to develop science knowledge
in student. The basic idea of this curriculum is to prepare the students for the higher education.
This report is based on the case study which is about a teacher who is trying to prepare students
for developing some skills that are important for their future education.
MAIN BODY
There are different innovation practices are included in the teaching practices which are
developed by the teachers to improve the study conditions for the students (Schlueter, 2019).
This is all about the implementation of different technologies in the education system to provide
better education and knowledge to the students. There are different changes occurred in 21
century and it has also affected the education system by including some technologies in order to
provide ease of education to the students (Lovat, 2017). The main changes that are implemented
in the education system are related to the digital technology. This technology is one the best
education trend around the world. it also includes the expansion of pedagogy, environmental
approach of teaching, use of digital technology in teaching and innovation in study (Leonard,
2018). There are two levels in education as per this theory which are macro level and other one
is micro level. In macro level there are different changes occurred which are related to education
society which are- decentralization, diversification and internationalization of education along
with implantation of digital technology (Boelens, Voet and De Wever, 2018). Micro level is
about teacher learner relationship and mix of traditional and innovation methods.
There are different environment education teaching methods also can be used in the
education system which are efficient to provide better opportunities to the students and teachers
to develop better education (Killick, 2016). Discussion methods, demonstration method, project
method. This education systems are designed to improve the team work in people to get better
result in education system based on critical thinking, analytical abilities (Sensoy and DiAngelo,
2017). The environmental methods are based on the practices that are made to provide better
opportunities to the students. For example in this education practices presentations and group
discussions are used to develop better concepts of higher studies and understanding.
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There are also enquiry based learning practices also can be used in the year 10 Australian
Curriculum in mind attachment. This approach is mainly based on the asking question that are
designed to collect education for particular topic (Haskins and Singh, 2015). This process starts
with presentation of a scenario and preparation of proper questions that are effective for
information extraction (Joshi, 2018). This method do not required teacher it require a facilitator to
provide help. Different type of researches are performed to analyse different research questions.
The diversity of pedagogy is connected to how a teacher represent him self in the
classroom and provide education to the students (Sriprakash, Proctor and Hu, 2016). This is all
about the experience and knowledge teacher have. This is a continuous learning process where
teachers can improve their presentation skills by developing knowledge and practising that
cultural and technical knowledge in the class rooms to provide better opportunity of learning to
the students.
This is how different approaches are used in order to provide better knowledge to the
students.
CONCLUSION
This study is concluding about Australian curriculum that is used in the education system
that used in order to develop better concepts of education and further studies to improve the
future possibilities for students. The basic concept of this is about develop better understanding
in the students to improve their capabilities.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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student diversity in higher education: Instructors’ views and use of differentiated
instruction in blended learning. Computers & Education. 120. pp.197-212.
Grootenboer, P., Edwards-Groves, C. and Choy, S., 2017. Practice theory perspectives on
pedagogy and education. Praxis, Diversity and Contestation.
Haskins, N.H. and Singh, A., 2015. Critical race theory and counselor education pedagogy:
Creating equitable training. Counselor Education and Supervision, 54(4), pp.288-301.
Joshi, V.H., 2018. Two Concepts of Education.
Killick, D., 2016. Internationalization and diversity in higher education: Implications for
teaching, learning and assessment. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Leonard, J., 2018. Culturally specific pedagogy in the mathematics classroom: Strategies for
teachers and students. Routledge.
Lovat, T., 2017. Values education as good practice pedagogy: Evidence from Australian
empirical research. Journal of Moral Education. 46(1). pp.88-96.
Schlueter, A.L., 2019, February. Learning English for Young Learners “The Aspect of
Intercultural Dimension, Diversity Arts and Media in the Early Foreign Language
Education”. In Sixth of International Conference on English Language and Teaching
(ICOELT 2018). Atlantis Press.
Sensoy, O. and DiAngelo, R., 2017. Is everyone really equal?: An introduction to key concepts
in social justice education. Teachers College Press.
Sriprakash, A., Proctor, H. and Hu, B., 2016. Visible pedagogic work: Parenting, private tutoring
and educational advantage in Australia. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of
Education. 37(3). pp.426-441.
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