2.+KLA+and+Curriculum+Materials

= KLA and Curriculum Materials =

**// The following links allow access to important Curriculum Materials that are of relevance to the KLAs explored in this Wiki. SOSE and Technology of a year 5 level are the two main KLAs featured. //**               **SOSE Curriculum Documents: **      QSA SOSE Essential Learnings: = = The following documents provide in depth information that can be used when planning lessons/learning activities/unit plans to ensure that student's learning needs are being met in accordance with the QSA guidelines. These documents are for the KLA strand of SOSE which is the main learning area explored in this learning experience. SOSE Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5 - SOSE Learning and Assessment Focus - Yrs 3-9 SOSE Ways of Working - Yrs 3-9 = =  SOSE Knowledge & Understanding - Yrs 3-9 QSA Technology Essential Learnings: = =   The following documents provide in depth information that can be used when planning lessons/learning activities/unit plans to ensure that student's learning needs are being met in accordance with the QSA guidelines. These documents are for the KLA strand of Technology which is a major theme in the explored learning experience. Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5 Technology Learning and Assessment Focus - Yrs 3-9 Technology Ways of Working - Yrs 3-9 Technology Knowledge and Understanding - Yrs 3-9 **Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Documents: **  Integration of ICTs into classroom lessons is a key theme emerging in today's curriculum due to our students becoming increasingly technologically savvy. The cross-curriculum priority document provides guidelines in regards to five key areas to ensure student's needs are being met. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Cross-Curriculum Priority by the end of Year 5 = = Assessment Bank - provides a number of resources and assessment ideas for teachers to use that are linked to the QSA Essential Learnings.
 * Technology Curriculum Documents: **
 * Additional Curriculum Documents and Teacher Resources: **

APEL - a software tool that teachers can use to audit their unit plans using Essential Learnings.

Queensland Comparable Assessment Tasks (QCATs) - provide information about student knowledge ( what students know, understand and do). A useful tool to ensure that a consistency is maintained across the state in regards to student learning.

QCT Professional Standards - these standards provide a standard for teachers to strive to achieve in order to become registered. All standards need to be achieved in order to be a registerd teacher. These standards ensure that graduate teachers are of a high standard in regards to teaching and professionalism.

Le@rning Federation - a source of digital resources for teachers. These resources include interactive multimedia tools, interactive assessment tasks and curriculum resources. This site also provides an area where teachers have included ideas that they have used in their own classroom on how to incorporate ICTs into the lessons.

EQ Scope and Sequence - a document outlining stages of learning development in years 1 - 9 to use in conjunction with Essential Learnings to plan and develop lesson or unit plans.

Bloom's Taxonomy - a framework to promote higher order thinking in students.

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