What's new - November 2006
Welcome to ‘What’s new’ on the Values Education website for November 2006.
Values Education Good Practice Schools Project – Stage 1
The Values Education Good Practice Schools Project – Stage 1 (VEGPSP 1) involved the funding by the Department of Education, Science and Training of 26 clusters of schools from around Australia to design, implement and evaluate quality projects in values education that reflect and utilise the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools in local contexts.
A report of the learnings and outcomes from the project, 'Implementing the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools – Report of the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project – Stage 1', and an executive summary are available for downloading from the website.
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Events
1 December 2006, World AIDS Day, http://www.worldaidsday.org.au
3 December 2006, International Day of People with a Disability, http://www.idpwd.com.au
4 December 2006, Social Education in Victoria Conference, http://www.vasst.asn.au/pd/pd.html
5 December 2006, International Volunteers Day, http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/intl-volunteer-day.html
10 December 2006, International Human Rights Day, http://www.hreoc.gov.au/info_for_teachers/hr_day/intro.html
11 December 2006–20 May 2007, Student online conferences: What does it mean to be a global citizen?, http://www.ssat-inet.net/Default.aspx?page=55
18 December 2006, International Migrants Day, http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/events/migrants
10–12 January 2007, HEIA Biennial Conference: Horizons in Home Economics, http://www.heia.com.au/heia_pages/conferenceheia3.asp
26 January 2007, Australia Day, http://www.australiaday.gov.au/pages/index.asp
15–16 February 2007, 6th International Conference on Educational Leadership: Leading Learning Communities: Strategy, Action and Reflection, http://www.uow.edu.au/conferences/EDU2007/Home.html
21 February 2007, International Mother Language Day, http://webworld.unesco.org/imld
See links below for workshops and seminars in your State or Territory.
States and Territories
In the ACT :
- Lanyon High School Cluster was successful in securing Values Education Good Practice Schools – Stage 2 funding.
- Every Chance to Learn, Curriculum Framework for ACT Schools, preschool to Year 10, Phase 2 is currently being trialled. Schools are planning values education school forums for 2007 using the curriculum framework to support their implementation of essential learning achievements that address values.
- ACT schools have adopted a variety of approaches to their values education school forums. If you are still planning your forum, read some of the summaries in the ACT news or in School Forum Resources for inspiration.
In Queensland the final event for the year will be a Values at Sunset Seminar with Professor Terry Lovat on 7 December. Professor Lovat will be making the links between quality teaching and values education.
In South Australia the second semester has seen an exciting array of values education professional learning activities for South Australian teachers, including:
- a conference that brought together values education and Indigenous cultures and perspectives in history
- a resources workshop for schools librarians titled ‘Unpacking the Values for Australian Schooling Kit’
- a workshop for students to establish a process for involving South Australian students in the national values education programme. They came up with a proposal for a values week.
Planning is underway for professional learning opportunities for 2007, including three mini conferences and a major conference.
Good Practice Schools
Values Education Good Practice Schools Project – Stage 1
A report of the learnings and outcomes from the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project – Stage 1, 'Implementing the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools – Report of the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project – Stage 1', and an executive summary are available for downloading from the website.
Good Practice Schools – Stage 1
A cluster in the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project – Stage 1 has created a website about their values programme.
- B.E.A.C.H.V.A.L.E. (Brighton Environment Action Community Helpers Values Education) Cluster
Good Practice Schools – Stage 2 National Briefing Session
The Values Education Good Practice Schools Project – Stage 2 got off to a great start at the first national briefing session in Melbourne on 30–31 October 2006.
Resources
Parents
Two new resources for parents are now listed on the Parents page:
- Mission Australia: Social Policy Reports – youth issues
- TeenMatters
School Forum Resources
More snapshots of school forums conducted in the ACT have been added to the website.
Professional Learning
A new resource has been added to the Professional Learning page:
- Values in mathematics, David Leigh Lancaster
Articles
Three new articles have been included:
- Caring in education, Nel Noddings, The encyclopedia of informal education, 2005
- Values as the centrepiece of the school’s work: A discussion on learnings from VEGPSP – Stage 1, Dr Ron Toomey, Curriculum Corporation, 2006
- Values Education: A Student Action Teams approach: Our values education journey…so far…, Connect, Number159, June 2006
Reviews
One new book for values education has been added to the list:
- TAKING PARTicipation seriously, NSW Commission for Children and Young People
Links
New web links for values education resources include: Curriculum Leadership Journal, MCEETYA, Mission Australia, QCA: Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (UK), Roots of Empathy.