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Exam Notes - Humanities 1. SCSA Curriculum • Definition of HASS • Aims of HASS • Concepts of HASS • How HASS affects everyday life Definition of HASS - Teachers of Humanities face a fascinating prospect. They introduce their students to new worlds of knowledge and new ways of thinking with which students can build their futures. - They address personal, social, cultural, political, economic and environmental issues across time and place to enable students to participate in their world in informed, confident and creative ways - How the events of our world effect our everyday choices. - The study of human experiences. - Implications of historical events - Civics and citizenship, Australian identity - Environmental issues and sustainable environment - Multicultural society - Teaching perspective, looking at both sides Aims of SCSA in HASS - A lifelong sense of belonging to, and engagement with, civic life, with the capacity and willingness to be informed, responsible, ethical and active participants in society at a local, national and global scale. - The ability to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions and propose actions in relation to real-world events and issues - Enterprising behaviours and capabilities that enable them to be active participants and decisionmakers in matters affecting them, which can be transferred into life, work and business opportunities - Teach students about the events that effect our daily lives Concepts of HASS

History

Geography

Economics and Business

Civics and Citizenship

Concepts: sources; evidence; continuity and change; cause and effect; significance; perspectives; empathy; contestability

Concepts: - place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale, change

Concepts: Concepts: - scarcity; making - democracy; choices; democratic specialisation and values; the trade; Westminster interdependence; system; justice; allocation and participation; markets; economic rights and performance and responsibilities. living standards -

How HASS effects everyday lie - They affect people’s everyday lives - Environmental issues affect the quality of life that people are able to enjoy, not only now but in the future

- If terrorism is not confronted people will live in fear - it can also result in hatred towards members of the community often not justified

- These issues will affect our lives for many years to come 2. Human Rights • How can we create active and informed citizens who have a social conscious and a sound understanding of human rights? Definition of human rights and examples of human rights • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights • • Children’s human rights • What is Social Justice? and differences between human rights and social justice • Human Rights in the curriculum • Teaching global education How can we create active and informed citizens who have a social conscious and a sound understand of human rights? Definition of human rights and examples of human rights - Definition: Human rights are those rights that enable all people to live fully ‘human’ lives. Human rights are considered ‘universal’ with all people entitled to them regardless of race, culture or religion. Examples of rights and freedoms include: - the right to life and liberty - to freedom of expression - to education - the right to vote - to work - to an adequate standard of living The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Human rights issues arise when there are, or seem to be, abuses of people’s rights and/or violations of the articles of the UDHR. Children’s human rights - Children as well as adults have human rights. Children also have the right to special protection because of their vulnerability to exploitation and abuse. - The main international human rights treaty on children’s rights is the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The CRC is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. Australia ratified the CRC in December 1990, which means that Australia has a duty to ensure that all children in Australia enjoy the rights set out in the treaty. - The CRC incorporates the whole spectrum of human rights - civil, political, economic, social and cultural - and sets out the specific ways these rights should be ensured for children and young people. - CRC recognises that children have the same human rights as adults, needing special protection due to their vulnerability. Some of the guiding principles in the CRC are - respect for the best interests of the child as a primary consideration - the right to survival and development - the right of all children to express their views freely on all matters affecting them - the right of all children to enjoy all the rights of the CRC without discrimination of any kind What is Social Justice? - Social justice is an ideal in which people’s basic needs are met - Equal rights to pursue opportunities and to access services - Accorded equality and dignity in which they are free from abuse discrimination and in which they can participate freely and equally in democratic political processes

Nelson Mandela commented on the relationship between rights and social justice when he said: - Overcoming poverty is not a feature of charity but is an act of justice - It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life Human rights in the curriculum - The Australian Curriculum signals the importance of the curriculum in developing citizens. - Civic and Citizenship helps to build students’ knowledge and understanding of how citizens, as individuals and groups, can actively participate in Australia’s diverse and dynamic society - Recognises Australia as a secular nation with a multicultural and multi-faith society - Promotes development of inclusive attitude and beliefs by developing student’s understanding of values such as respect, civility, equity, justice and responsibility Teaching global education - Global education is learning about global issues, particularly poverty and disadvantage - By late 1980’s global education was being used to describe the integration of the related field of human rights, development, environmental and peace education

A model for teaching human rights issues: - Build - Engage - Connect - participate - Research and relate 3. Inquiry Learning • What are the different types of inquiry based learning? • What are the benefits and characteristics • How does it cater for differentiated classroom? • What is inquiry teaching • What is an inquiry teacher • Problem based learning • Project based learning What is inquiry teaching and what is an inquiry teacher - Questions students to take the lesson further - Moves with the student’s interests - Ask more than tell - Don’t use worksheets - The student is a curious partner - Know their curriculum - Use investigative questions - Use multiple sources of relevant evidence - Scaffolded so student’s progress themselves Approach - Link to HASS - Focus questions - Locate, organise and analyse - Evaluate, synthesise and report - Take action - Developmental Problem based learning Uses real life problems as focal points for learning. It is argued that by dealing with real-life problems learners will really learn how to learn. - The problem is the starting point - The problem is usually a real-world problem that appears unstructured and may require several sources of knowledge - Students assume major responsibility - The learning is collaborative Benefits - Develops lifelong skills, such as open-mindedness - Helps students acquire problem-solving skills, communication skills and interpersonal skills - Promotes active learning - It helps students to acquire more self-directed learning skills Project based learning It involves students identifying and choosing a research topic relevant to their daily lives. Benefits: - Models and teaches improved learning strategies - Increases student motivation - It can raise student achievement through developing the whole child and fostering real-life skills - Learning area based or cross-curricular - Individual or collaborative

- Involves higher order thinking skills - Dual emphasis on process and product 4. Asian Literacy • Why include Asian literacy in your Society and Environment Program? • Ensure you have visited the Asian Education Foundation Website. This will provide you many practical examples to assist in answering this question Be very specific in your answer • Ensure you have many practical ideas for incorporating it into a classroom • • Definition of Asia Literacy • Why is Asia a Priority? • Why Asia? • More reasons Definition of Asia Literacy - About students engaging with Asia in the classroom to gain knowledge, understandings and skills needed for communication and participation as global citizens within our region. - Asia literacy equips young Australians to make sense of their world. - It is a core part of a future-focused Australian Curriculum for the 21st century. Why is Asia a Priority? - “Within 10 years, the region will have three of the four largest economies of the world. A generational shift of financial might is occurring from the west to the east” (Statement of the Business Alliance for Asia Literacy) Why Asia - Asia has a rich and diverse cultural heritage and includes many of the world’s important ideas, belief systems and achievements - Globalisation - Increasing interaction with the people of Asia - Biggest economies in the world - Our closest neighbour More reasons - Migration - Trade and business - Development of Australia culture and identity - International understanding Australia- Asia Relations - Long history of interaction between Australian and Asian peoples which, through tourism, work and education is substantial and increasing - 60% of Australia’s total trade is with Asian economies - Japan, China and Korea are among our major import and export partners - Australia’s national security depends on maintaining harmonious relationships with countries of the Asian region By the end of their schooling young people would optimally know, understand and be able to: - Understand ‘ASIA’ - Develop informed attitudes and values - Know about contemporary and traditional Asia - Connect Australia and Asia - Communicate

5. Assessment • Review the importance of assessment in Society and Environment. How can it contribute to increased achievement? • Be able to state 5 or more assessment strategies you would use in S&E • Why is assessment challenging in a HASS classroom? • Use lots of formative assessment, self assessment • Assessment for Learning • Assessing examples in SCSA Assessment in Humanities In the field of humanities there are particular challenges which require considerable expertise on the part of the teachers. - There is often no single ‘right’ answer - A further challenge is that many key ideas in HASS cannot be expressed in numbers or concrete models - In Humanities assessment must be authentic. Pencil and paper test alone will not achieve this - Assessment in HASS must engage students with the application of their learning to the world around them Purposes of assessment - Diagnosis of learning/monitoring progress - Grading students - Predicting future achievements - Motivating students - Diagnosis of teaching - Informing parents Who do we assess for? - Students - Teachers - Parents - Principal Assessment for Learning The assessment reform group (2002) in assessment for learning outline 10 principles that can help teachers plan assessment procedures that direct learning and yet be responsive to difference. 1. Effective assessment is part of effective planning 2. Effective assessment focuses on how students learn 3. Effective assessment is central to classroom practice 4. Effective assessment is a key professional skill 5. Effective assessment is sensitive and constructive 6. Effective assessment fosters motivation 7. Effective assessment promotes understanding of goals and criteria 8. Effective assessment helps students know how to improve 9. Effective assessment develops the capacity for self-assessment 10. Effective assessment recognises all education achievements Assessing examples in SCSA - Work samples/portfolios - Journals/learning logs - Self assessment - Peer assessment - Concept mapping - Checklists and profiles

6. Children’s Literature • Be able to state the importance and benefits of using children’s literature in an Society and Environment classroom • The Catalpa Escape • Bringing in the idea of story telling and using the book as model for story telling and children’s literature...