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A cross-curricular approach to teaching digital citizenship in primary schools
Integrate to Develop Excellence & Authenticity
Image courtesy of Tianyi Ma
About this module
Welcome! If you are a primary school educator looking to embed digital citizenship curriculum content into your lessons but are unsure of how or even where to begin, then this is the module for you! IDEA will inspire you to look at creative and alternate approaches to digital citizenship so that students can maximise their potential, both locally and globally.
The three module topics, designed to be completed in this order, are:
1. Integrate
2. Develop
3. Excellence & Authenticity
IDEA is most effective if completed by educators together so that everyone can benefit from group communication and collaboration, which is part of being an active and informed digital citizen!
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Learning Outcomes (LO):
LO1: Learners will identify key themes of digital citizenship
LO2: Learners will recognise the need for an integrated approach to digital citizenship
LO3: Learners will identify digital citizenship outcomes in the Australian Curriculum
​LO4: Learners will associate digital citizenship skills with a range of key learning areas
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Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:
2.6, 3.4, 4.5, 6.2
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"I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn."
Albert Einstein
Topic 1
What is 'the new' digital citizenship and why is an integrated approach essential?
Explore
Explore
Topic 2
How can teachers embed digital citizenship skills and behaviours across the curriculum?
Topic 3
What does effectively embedding digital citizenship look like in action? A closer look at the Visual Arts and Health & Physical Education key learning areas.
Explore
01
Look at creative ways of embedding digital citizenship throughout the curriculum.
Integrate
02
Collaborate with colleagues locally and globally to plan your school-wide approach to an integrated curriculum.
Develop
03
Look at how other schools are transforming their curriculum and remember to model best practice to your students!
Excellence & Authenticity
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