AHF00Ancient History for New Subject TeachersCourse rating:

Ancient History is now the most popular HSC History course in NSW and the demand for teachers conversant in the subject is steadily increasing. This one day course will provide teachers new to the subject with ideas, inspiration and resources that can be applied in the classroom. During the course of the day participants will be provided with an overview of a well designed course of study for the More

AHI00Australian History is not Boring!Course rating:

This course is designed for teachers who want to make the Stage 5 Mandatory Australian History course more appealing to students. The course will present innovative strategies for teaching Australian history and also examine how students can be supported to develop more sophisticated historical understanding. Participants will be provided with a wealth of creative teaching ideas, relevant resource More

BYF00Integrating yoga into the classroomCourse rating:

This workshop will cover -A practical session exploring the poses -Physical benefits of particular yoga postures -History of Yoga -Different types of Yoga -Yoga philosophy -Meditation techniques -Yoga teaching techniques -Safe routines to teach from 5 min-50 mins -Visual and theory notes. As a popular method of healthy lifestyle in our culture, introducing students to yoga in school teaches them More

CAT00Creative Approaches to Teaching HistoryCourse rating:

This session will focus on a range of teaching strategies and activities for the years 5-9 history classroom that are both enjoyable and purposeful. Moving beyond the textbook, these activities motivate and stimulate student interest and understanding. Some of the areas covered will include: - the use of visual stimuli to enhance engagement; - games and competitions; - partner and group acti More

CII01Conflict In Indochina Course rating:

This course focuses on skilling beginning teachers with ways to tackle the complex topic of the Vietnam War. The course will deconstruct the content into managable approaches and incorporate effective teaching and learning strategies to suit different learning abilities. presenting complex historical information in a variety of simple structured ways. Learn more about targetting the most rele More

Wondering how to improve teaching and learning across your school? This course will explore the benefits and importance of Learning Communities in schools and the enhanced teaching and learning that results from such teamwork. The Lesson Study Model will be explored as a means of developing teaching practice within schools. Teachers will also be taken through the Action Research model developed b More

G1-00Germany 1918 - 39 Course rating:

This course is designed to introduce beginning teachers to the option of Germany 1919-39 as the national study in Modern History. The course will assist teachers with preparation and programming, range of teaching ideas and learning strategies, as well as designing assessment tasks, and in selecting relevant teaching and learning resources. More

HEN00History Extension new subject TeachersCourse rating:

This one day course will provide teachers new to the subject with strategies for teaching History Extension. The course will address three main components: (i) programming, teaching ideas, and assessing What is History? (ii) programming, teaching ideas and resources, and assessing the Case Study (with specific reference to Elizabeth I and JFK) (iii) setting, monitoring and assessing the History Pr More

HPA00HSC Productive Activity - ChocolateCourse rating:

In the past ten years, your HSC students have been competing with an increasing number of students studying viticulture as the most popular productive activity. So, is 2011 the year for a change, to give your students an edge? Help them to maximize their mark in this unit of work. Leave the textbooks behind and let your students study...chocolate. On investigation, chocolate is a productive a More

IIT00Inspiration in Teaching Legal StudiesCourse rating:

This one day course offers a practical guide for teachers on how to engage students in Legal Studies. It will have particular relevance for those new to the subject and will provide ideas, inspiration and resources that can easily be applied in the classroom. Participants will gain insights into the syllabus (including future directions under the new syllabus to be implemented in 2010) as well as More

IIT01Inspiration in teaching Business StudiesCourse rating:

This one day course offers a practical guide for teachers on how to engage students in Business Studies. It will have particular relevance for those new to the subject and will provide ideas, inspiration and resources that can easily be applied in the classroom. Participants will gain insights into the syllabus as well as programming ideas and teaching strategies. The course will also provide oppo More

IIT02ICT in the Inquiry ClassroomCourse rating:

This program, presented by a non-technically-minded classroom teacher, will showcase a range of straight forward ways to enhance students learning with ICT in the Yrs 5-9 classroom. It will suit teachers with occasional or full time access to ICT - from a few computers to a 1:1 program. The ideas explore the various phases of an inquiry process, and will include examples from history, geograph More

IMT00Telling isn't TeachingCourse rating:

This engaging and informative course provides a toolbox of inspirational strategies to engage students in learning. Making use of research from Harvard University, this course shows teachers how to design powerful learning experiences by following students' thinking instead of leading it. We will learn how to use thinking routines and how to create classroom conditions that support group learning. More

LRY00Leni Riefenstahl Course rating:

This course is designed to assist teachers of Modern History who are interested in offering Leni Riefenstahl as their C20th personality for the HSC. The course will provide a detailed overview of Leni's 101 years, provide a range of teaching and learning strategies, suitable resources for different student learning abilities, and designing assessment tasks. The course will provide some strategies More

LS-00Legal Studies Examination - Preparation for the new syllabusCourse rating:

This full day course offers a practical guide for teachers on how to prepare students for the new HSC Legal Studies examination. It will have particular relevance for teachers who are looking for specific insights into the new examination format and the HSC marking process. Attention will be given to study techniques and in particular how to respond to HSC Legal Studies examination questions. The More

MHF00Modern History for new subject TeachersCourse rating:

This one day course will provide teachers new to the subject with ideas, inspiration and most importantly, resources that can be applied in the classroom. During the course of the day participants will be provided with an overview of a well designed course of study for the Preliminary and HSC Modern History course as well as detailed exploration of a number of individual Case Studies. Particular a More

OAS00Organising a successful overseas student excursionCourse rating:

Feel confident taking small or large groups of students overseas to Asia or Europe. Find out how to manage: building a school culture for overseas trips; attracting the right students; selling the trip to the school community; completing successful trip applications and linking the objectives to syllabus outcomes; orientation lessons; choosing and working with the right travel company; building li More

Podcasting is not just a fad that is going to come and go; it is trend that is here to stay. It is a great way to broadcast student works to other schools, parents and potentially the whole world. Learn a simple method to creating podcasts direct from your classroom. Improve literacy skills while engaging students with technology applications. This session will also discuss uploading your podcast More

How do English, Drama and History students use the Audacity program on their laptop? How could students do oral assessment tasks, create radio scripts, customised special effects tracks for drama productions, reviews of plays for Drama log books or historical recounts for assignments? This is a structured course of practical exercises on the Audacity platform covering the importing of sound files, More

SAA00Source Analysis and Writing Skills for History - Online CourseCourse rating:

The study of History provides students with great stories about people and civilisations from the past as well as the opportunity to develop critical thinking and analytical writing skills. This ONLINE course will provide teachers with practical strategies for teaching History students from Year 7 through to Year 12 the essential skill of Source Analysis. The course will also focus on helping teac More

SEA00Sustainable Energy: An Unbiased Review of OptionsCourse rating:

The course is aimed at equipping high school teachers to tackle the complex issues of sustainable energy and climate change. The course will provide a balanced overview of the various options required to provide energy in the future while minimising environmental damage. Dr Sowerby favours no particular technology. The focus of the course will be on providing technical details on the various tech More

SMA00Stop Motion AnimationCourse rating:

A practical course where you will create a stop motion film using animation software. Teachers will be provided with a teaching framework to take back into the classroom. A program outline, visual resources and worksheets will be to make this a workable unit in the classroom. Teachers will work in small groups, developing a narrative, map out a storyboard, create set & characters for their film, More

The most important factor contributing to the teaching and learning in schools is the teacher. As teachers we are always searching for ways in which to develop the learning of our students. This course draws on the research of John Hattie to present the most effective teaching practices and how to develop them in the classroom. Teachers will be provided with a number of strategies and methods for More

TFS00Using Technology for Stages 4-5 HistoryCourse rating:

This one day course will provide teachers with interesting and practical teaching ideas and strategies for incorporating technology into the teaching of Stages 4 and 5 History. During the course of the day participants will be introduced to, explore and develop technology based classroom activities and assessment task(s). Participants will focus on using Webquests, web evaluations, PowerPoint a More

THF00Stages 4 - 5 History for New and Beginning TeacherCourse rating:

History in the junior years is an opportunity for students to enjoy great stories about people and civilisations from the past as well as to develop critical thinking and analytical writing skills. This one day course will provide new and beginning teachers with interesting and practical teaching ideas and strategies for Stages 4 and 5 History. Participants will focus on designing units of work th More

TS400Teaching Stage 4 GeographyCourse rating:

The course is designed for teachers who are not specifically Geography-trained, yet are required to teach Years 7 and 8 Geography classes. Throughout the day, you will examine each of the four Focus Areas in a way which reduces the overloaded content to manageable units of work. The emphasis will be on studentcentred learning using an appropriate range of geographical skills. Participants will b More

TS402Teaching Stage 4 Geography through skillsCourse rating:

Teaching Stage 4 Mandatory Geography can be challenging for Geography-trained teachers. For those untrained, who have been saddled with one or two Geography classes to make up a teaching load, the task can be overwhelming. Geography content is usually not the problem. But geographic skills can be! The task can be made less overwhelming by learning how to do the skills. This day's course will do t More

TS500Teaching Stage 5 GeographyCourse rating:

The course is designed for teachers of Year 9 and 10 Geography students, particularly teachers who are not specifically Geography-trained. Participants will be helped with programming, teaching and assessing Focus Area 5A4 Australian in its Regional and Global Contexts. The emphasis will be on how to integrate the geographical tools into the teaching and learning activities of this wide-ranging ar More

TS501Teaching Stage 5 Mandatory Geography through skillsCourse rating:

Teaching Stage 5 Mandatory Geography can be challenging for Geography-trained teachers. For those untrained, who have been saddled with one or two Geography classes to make up a teaching load, the task can be overwhelming. Geography content is often not the problem, but the geographic skills can be! The task can be made less overwhelming by learning how to teach the skills. This day's course wi More

TS600Teaching Stage 6 HSC Geography - ViticultureCourse rating:

This course is designed for teachers who choose Viticulture as the sample study in People and Economic Activity. The emphasis during the day's seminar will be on (a) how to teach the topic using the latest source material, and (b) how to set a range of assessment tasks to challenge students. More

TSW00Teaching students with special needsCourse rating:

This workshop outlines low cost strategies and activities teachers can use to help adolescents with special needs become more effective and efficient learners in an inclusive environment, especially in English, History and Geography, as effective teaching practices are similar in these subjects. The strategies need frequent use, with guided practice, and frequent feedback, before the student will More

TTA03Adopting the Australian History Curriculum into My Classroom - Online CourseCourse rating:

A new curriculum means not just teaching new material, it also means teaching in new ways. Whenever significant change to curriculum frameworks take place teachers must find practical everyday ways to make this material come alive to young learners. In this online workshop participants will explore easy-to-use strategies designed specifically to address the demands of the new Australian Curriculum More

TTP00Teaching the Preliminary Geography Course Stage 6Course rating:

The purpose of this day's professional development is (1) to examine the programming of the Preliminary Geography course, (2) to do a refresher course in the Geography skills required and (3) to share ideas about the SGP, fieldwork and assessment. More

WAT00Writing Assmnt Tasks Stage 5 GeographyCourse rating:

Teachers will write Assessment Tasks for NSW Stage 5 Geography students. Using the Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MIT) and Bloom's Taxonomy, teachers will write assessment tasks for Geography students who are following the NSW Stage 5 syllabus outcomes and content. Having shared in the writing of one group Assessment task, teachers will leave with at least three tasks one from each of th More