Implementing the Victorian Curriculum F–10

The following information outlines curriculum area advice to schools to support remote learning and continuity for students in Civics and Citizenship. This advice should be read in conjunction with broader advice provided to schools regarding the Victorian Curriculum F–10 on the VCAA and Victorian Curriculum F–10 websites.

Delivering Civics and Citizenship remotely and flexibly

Keep in mind

• Schools can review and adapt their teaching and learning program for Civics and Citizenship to enable the curriculum to be delivered at home via remote learning.
• Teachers are best placed to make teaching and learning decisions and assessment modifications that are appropriate to their own circumstances. Teachers need to take into account their access to remote learning tools (such as online learning platforms) and the strengths and limitations of their student cohort. 
• A weekly program of teaching and learning, based on the original teaching and learning program, can be developed for students to complete at home. This should include learning activities that enable students to demonstrate aspects of the relevant achievement standards in Civics and Citizenship.
  

Ideas and connections

Useful resources

In addition to VCAA resources, teachers may consider the following online resources:

• ABC Education, which includes a Civics and Citizenship section
  
• Australian Electoral Commission, AEC for schools
  
• Australian Federal Parliament
  
• Australian Human Rights Commission
  
• Asia Education Foundation, which has digital curriculum resources that are linked to different levels of learning.
  
• Civics and Citizenship Education, Education Services Australia
  
• FUSE, Victorian Department of Education and Training
  
• High Court of Australia, which includes resources for Primary and Secondary students
  
• Museum of Australian Democracy
  
• Melbourne Museum's education programs and resources, which offer a selection of curriculum-appropriate activities, programs, exhibitions and excursion packages for students and teachers
  
• 'Migration and identity' activities from Museums Victoria
  
• Parliament of Victoria, which includes resources for Primary and Secondary students
  
• The Parliamentary Education Office (PEO)
  
• Scootle, Australian Government Department of Education
  
• Victorian Electoral Commission
  
• Victorian Law Foundation.
  

Teachers may also consider subscribing to Museums Victoria's MV Teachers network.

Assessment and achievement standards

• Teachers should design teaching and learning activities that target the strand content descriptions and the relevant sections of the achievement standards. Assessment of these targeted activities will allow teachers to identify where students are at and to continue to support their progression.
  
• Schools should assess student learning, including evidence from practical activities and/or inquiries, against the relevant aspects of the achievement standards in the Victorian Curriculum F–10.
  
• Depending on the resources available at home and the aspect of the achievement standard being assessed, students may draw, graph, timeline, photograph, label, create a video, create a poster, generate and respond to blogs, create a plan for action, conduct an inquiry, construct models and/or write a response to communicate their civic understanding.
  
• Teachers can select and use a variety of assessment types to provide timely feedback to students and to monitor learning progress. Schools can review the range of assessment tasks to achieve a balance between short inquiry-based activities that focus student attention on particular skills and understanding and more open-ended, rich assessment tasks that can be completed over a period of time at home.
  
• On the resumption of face-to-face learning, schools may undertake a variety of assessments to determine students' actual progression of learning, considering the original teaching and learning program and making the necessary adjustments to this program as required.
  

For more information

Gerry Martin, Civics and Citizenship Curriculum Manager

Phone (03) 9032 1694 or email the Civics and Citizenship Curriculum Manager