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Asia Literate Rubric
an effective tool for
school self assessment
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Imperatives:
Moral
Economic
Professional
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Australian Curriculum
General Capabilities
Cross Curriculum
Priorities
• Indigenous
• Asia
• Sustainability
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Organising Ideas
• Asia and its
diversity
• Achievements
and contributions
of the peoples of
Asia
• Asia-Australia
engagement
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Asia literacy
foundational and deep knowledge,
skills and understandings about the
histories, geographies, societies,
cultures, literatures and languages
of the diverse countries that make
up our part of the world
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Where are we?
Base line data
Common terminology
What does Asia literacy and
intercultural understanding look like?
• Helps consolidate plans and
possible directions and areas of
emphasis
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In your school group:
• map your own school on the rubric
• Discuss how the overseas experience (OSE)
could impact on their Asia literacy and/or
Intercultural Understanding
• Report back to the regional group with
• Where you are
• How the OSE could be used with the rubric
• Your priority for action from the rubric
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Studies of Asia wikispace
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