10:15 - 10:45
These strategies are outlined in some detail in the online article "A Focus on History, Literacies and ICT." Today's activities are meant to introduce and illustrate some of these learning activities, but acquiring mastery requires months of practice best supported with a peer coaching model such as those suggested by Art Costa or Bruce Joyce.
10:45 - 12:30
12:30 - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Six More Strategies to Spark Curiosity, Engagement and Imagination
Note: Each of these strategies can take some time to master as a teacher. Today's session is meant to provide some samples of such learning but the number of hours is not sufficient to establish mastery of the techniques involved. That mastery is best achieved over time as teams of teachers work together in study groups, sharing stories of difficulty and triumph, honing the necessary skills, translating theory into practice.
The Australian Curriculum: History K-10 aims to develop in each student:
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