Problem-Based Learning

Content

This subject focuses on developing the Australian curriculum's general capabilities and cross-curricular priorities.  The general capabilities are best described as the transferrable soft skills students must develop to best prepare for higher levels of education, work, and life in general.  Students will also learn about the Department for Education’s priorities of:

• Sustainability
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
• Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
• Entrepreneurial thinking

Students cover two themes over the semester, enabling learning in all curriculum areas over the compulsory year 7 and 8 courses.  

Topics may include:

• Young entrepreneurs: Critical and creative thinking, economics and business, and  entrepreneurial thinking
• First Peoples: Intercultural understanding, ATSI histories and cultures

Each unit will also focus on building literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology skills.

Assessment

This program focuses on building skills in leadership, collaboration, communication, problem-solving, innovative thinking, and planning and organizing.  

Assessments may include:

• Group presentations
• Teamwork checklists
• Peer and self-assessment
• Individual research
• Multimodal presentation

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