United States of America, United Kingdom,
Spain and Thailand 3 February to 5 April 2020 |
Project Aim |
Revive learning about state and territory perspectives under our national History curriculum
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Project Description |
In South Australia teachers require support to make local, national and global connections to our state’s history. This project will investigate how other places with a strong sense of regional identity incorporate their histories into curricula. It will focus on discovering innovative pedagogical approaches that engage young people with historical narrative.
With the shift to the Australian Curriculum in recent years, the unique nature of South Australia’s development has been somewhat neglected in our schools. Preparing students for a globalised world is a vital part of 21st Century education and learners should be afforded opportunities to understand how they and their community fit into the bigger picture. |
About Me |
I am a secondary Humanities and Social Sciences teacher at Golden Grove High School, Adelaide, and have been on the History Teachers’ Association of South Australia committee for seven years. I represent teachers on our state History Council and was named SA’s Emerging Historian of Year in 2013. My teaching is driven by social justice and a desire to engage all learners with the humanities. Prior to becoming a teacher, I was a museum curator and published academic research about migration history. My home is a hobby farm with a view of the Barossa Valley and I proudly volunteer for the Australian Refugee Association.
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About Churchill Fellowships |
Visit the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's website for further information:
https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/about/fellows/ |