values education queensland values and science dan conference 11/12 april 2007
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Values Education QueenslandValues Education Queensland
Values and ScienceValues and Science
DAN ConferenceDAN Conference11/12 April 200711/12 April 2007
The story so far….The story so far….
What have schools received?
– National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools;
– Poster of Values for Australian Schooling;– Set of resources – Primary and Secondary
Kits
THE NATIONAL THE NATIONAL
FRAMEWORK FOR VALUESFRAMEWORK FOR VALUES
EDUCATION IN EDUCATION IN
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLSAUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS
Underpins the Values Education Program 2004-2008Underpins the Values Education Program 2004-2008
4 Elements of Values Education 4 Elements of Values Education ProgramProgram
Funding to conduct values education forums.
The Good Practice Schools Projects
Professional learning and curriculum resources
National activities
1] School Forums/Events1] School Forums/Events
May be a single event or a series of events.
May be conducted by individual schools or as a cluster.
Forums/events will be funded.
MUST BE HELD BEFORE JUNE 2008
2] Values Education Good 2] Values Education Good Practice Schools ProjectPractice Schools Project
Stage 1 – 25 clusters across Australia, 6 clusters in Queensland
Stage 2 – 25 clusters across Australia,
5 clusters in Queensland
3] Resources to help!3] Resources to help!2006 – Resource Kit sent to all schools
plus resources to integrate values into KLAs and school mission/ethos statements.
2007 – Materials looking at the integration of values into the personal development of the student – how we negotiate this in our teaching.
2008 – Values education in intercultural and global contexts.
4] National Activities4] National Activities
National activities including projects with national bodies representing teachers, parents, principals and teacher educators and an annual National Values Education forum.
VISIONVISION Articulating, in consultation with their school
community, the school’s mission/ethos Developing student responsibility in local,
national and global contexts and building student resilience and social skills
Ensuring values are incorporated into school policies, practices and curriculum
Reviewing the outcomes of values education practices
Values and ScienceValues and Science
Are values mentioned in the syllabus documents?
How can we add a ‘values’ dimension to our Science lessons?
Should we do so?
Funding for Values Funding for Values Forums/ConversationsForums/Conversations
