Course overview
This course will develop a deep, conceptual and foundational content knowledge in historical studies through exploring the content and skills of the Australian Curriculum: History. Students will develop the capacity to think historically through historical concepts and key content areas that underpin the history curriculum. Inquiry and research skills will also be honed to support the teaching of engaging, critical and creative history in the primary school setting. Students will study units of work that will provide deep content knowledge in conceptual thinking in history. They will explore major periods of history that are pertinent to teaching children from Reception to Year 7 while using primary resources to develop historical stories. Students will also explore the use of inquiry and research skills in the study of history and interpret the achievement standards and quality task design.
Course learning outcomes
- Acquire a proficient content knowledge base to teach the Australian Curriculum: History
- Proficiency in the historical research skills
- Ability to think historically in a conceptual and critical manner
- An understanding of the pedagogical content knowledge involved in the teaching of history
- Ability to develop quality assessment design based on an understanding of the link between the achievement standards and the content taught
- Capacity to undertake primary research to develop engaging historical stories for the classroom
- Awareness of the resources available for quality historical learning and program design
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