Doing History

Photos that changed the world...historical analysis and critical thinking

Love this idea for document analysis..."It was a fun way to add some physical movement to what I had feared would be the standard, uninteresting document analysis, and it was enlightening to watch them move the notes around to make sense of what was at first a large jigsaw puzzle of unrelated concepts."

Primary sources fascinate students because they are real and they are personal; history is humanized through them. Using original sources, students touch the lives of the people about whom history is written. They participate in human emotions and in the values and attitudes

Incredible Viking settlement recreated..."This is the best example if a Viking settlement we have in Northern Europe...In the animation above, the National Museum shows us round the entire 50 hectare site.

Active History for active history classrooms...check it out!

“That’s why this is the future of education: taking kids out there, and giving them incredible information and rich, diverse archives of pictures, text and maps. They’ll be able to access the oral testimony and expert curatorial sources, but then add to it themselves.”...what do you think?

Amazing collection of WW1 teaching resources compiled by Kate Smyth- HSIE Lecturer at Sydney University @SmythCatherine. Suitable for primary and secondary students.

Fantastic resource for history and geography teachers and students...WARNING: it's very  addictive!

Amazing...definitely a few worthwhile lessons (if not a whole year of content!) here to explore...History and Geography links to AC and beyond!

Historical Literacy unpacked using a range of practical examples from well-known teacher resources, including Hyperhistory and the Library of Congress. Essential reading for those new to History teaching and/or Histriography.

What an amazing story...and so full of opportunities for 'historical thinking'! Source analysis, questioning, research and so much more...

Response from teachers is overwhelming..."Positives included a new level of consistency within Australian schools in the teaching of history, a chronological structure, emphasis on historical skills, teaching of history as a separate discipline, greater inclusivity and diversity in non-European history and the promotion of more sophisticated thinking..."

ACARA search filters were used here to find specific references to WW1. Other AC History content can be found in AC History Year 3 and Year 6.