Values for Australian Schooling Professional Learning Resources - Primary
Author: Department of Education, Science and Training
Format: 60 pp book
ISBN: 1863665994
Publisher: Curriculum Corporation 2006
Audience: Professional reference
Price: $19.95
Values for Australian Schooling Professional Learning Resources – Primary is a resource for all primary schools to use in teacher professional learning and to support the development of values education as a core part of Australian schooling.
The Values for Australian Schooling Professional Learning Resources aim to:
- familiarise teachers with the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools
- engage teachers in professional learning that fosters critical reflection, understanding and action planning
- provide practical advice on the provision of effective values education
- foster improved wellbeing as well as better educational and social outcomes for Australian students.
The book presents seven units of professional learning. Each unit provides a context section before offering a series of designed professional learning activities together with case studies and support resources.
Topics include:
- the nature of values and values education
- the important role of teachers in values education
- the whole school approach to values education values education in classroom teaching and learning
- links to State and Territory approaches to values education
Designed to be used together with other resources in the Values for Australian Schooling Resources Kit, 2005, this resource for teachers aims to support teacher understanding of the National Framework for Values Education and how it might be applied in a variety of school contexts to foster a planned and systematic approach to values education.
