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

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

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

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

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

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

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