Civics and Citizenship in HSIE Professional Learning Courses for Teachers at Parliament House, Sydney, in 2009

The Education Section of the NSW Parliament will be conducting a series of professional development days at Parliament House to support the professional development of teachers of Geography, History, Commerce, Legal Studies and Primary HSIE. Information for each course is listed below. There is no course fee, morning tea and lunch are provided. Schools will need to meet any teacher relief costs. Numbers are strictly limited to the first 40 responses for each date. Use of public transport is recommended, as parking is not available. All courses begin at 9:00am and finish at 3:00pm with Registration at 8:45am.

Programs conducted at Parliament House in 2009 will include:

Playing Your Part - Civics and Citizenship in Primary HSIE
Semester Dates and Course Codes:
Semester 1
31 March, code 8123; 1 July, code 8133
Semester 2
25 August, code 8139; 25 November, code 8151

Course Description:
A professional development course for Primary HSIE Teachers of Stage 3. The course identifies the civics and citizenship education in the HSIE K-6 Syllabus, examines the issues in civics and citizenship education and demonstrates practical strategies for effective implementation of civics and citizenship education. It includes information and resources on the democratic process and our system of government, the NSW Parliament, elections, active citizenship and community involvement and school and class parliaments. Participants will have the opportunity to visit the parliamentary chambers and engage with resources to support civics and citizenship education.

Civics and Citizenship: Strategies for Stage 5 History
Semester Dates and Course Codes:
Semester 1:
25 March, code 8122
Semester 2:
27 November, code 8153

This course is designed to support History teachers with ideas and resources for teaching Civics and Citizenship in History including using the Parliament of New South Wales as a Site Study resource for teachers and students and discussing the impact of Constitutions, Referendums and Elections on 20th Century Australia. Each workshop will also focus on a particular syllabus topic such as the 1967 Referendum or the Green bans and will include a guest speaker for this topic area.

Civics and Citizenship Stragegies for Stages 4 & 5 Geography
Semester Dates and Course Codes:
Semester 1:
13 May, code 8128
Semester 2:
1 December, code 8154

This course focuses on the civics and citizenship aspects embedded in the Geography 7 – 10 syllabus, in particular aspects of decision making and democracy relating to Stage 5 syllabus areas and ideas and resources for teaching about global citizenship in Stage 4. The course also aims to introduce Geography teachers to the Parliament of NSW as a resource for teaching in Geography. Workshops include resource ideas and guest speakers.

Ideas and Strategies for Commerce 7-10
Semester Dates and Course Codes:
Semester 1:
1 April, code 8125
Semester 2:
4 December, code 8155

This course is designed to provide an overview of the democratic process linking to the legal and political strands of the Commerce Syllabus (Parliament and the Law – Core 2.1; Political Involvement – Option 6). It also provides ideas and resources for teaching about: the democratic process; structure of government; the Australian Constitution and the law. The workshop includes opportunities to hear from a Member of Parliament about their role and how they can be used as a classroom resource. On sitting days the course includes a visit to Question Time.

The Democratic Process and the Law: Teaching and Learning Strategies for Legal Studies
Semester Dates and Course Codes:
Semester 1:
20 May, code 8129
Semester 2:
8 December, code 8156

This course is designed to provide Legal Studies teachers with an overview of the legal / political strands of the Legal Studies Syllabus and ideas and resources for teaching the Preliminary Course: Topic 2 – Sources of Law; Topic 3 – The Constitutional System of Australia; Topic 6 – Legal Controls on State Power. Participants will have an opportunity to hear about the law making process from a Member of Parliament and also visit Question Time on Sitting Days.

To apply for courses please register online at the Curriculum Support website - http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/prolearn09/index.htm

Your registration will be confirmed by email and then a follow up fax will provide details of the venue. Participants will receive confirmation of their attendance once they have registered. Please ensure that you have received confirmation of location and times for the workshop prior to attending.

For all booking inquiries telephone Usha Samuels on 9886 7499

For all other inquiries about these courses telephone Daniela Giorgi on 9230 2334

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