Teaching to the Australian Curriculum: History K–10

Tuesday 16 August 2011 | 9.30am – 3pm | The University of Sydney

The release and implementation of the Australian Curriculum: History marks a significant change in approaches to social learning. It places emphasis on engagement with historical concepts and inquiry processes, aimed at developing learners' understanding of big ideas and ways of thinking that define history as a field of knowledge. Clearly, this orientation to history teaching and learning presents challenges to both primary and secondary teachers.

Through lecturer presentations and workshops this course will:

• map and identify key features of the Australian Curriculum: History and workshop their implications for planning, programming and history pedagogy
• introduce current research on conceptual learning in history and identify effective strategies for embedding these in classroom programs and classroom practice
• demonstrate how assessment may be used as a diagnostic aid to assist with developing and refining learners' historical thinking and understanding.

Academic Coordinators/Presenters
Dr Carmel Fahey and Kate Smyth

Fees & Registration
Register online here | $220 Individuals / $210 Groups from the same school (per person, GST incl.)

Enquiries
Nina Goodwin | T: 02 9351 6329 | E: .