Week 5 Term 2....so how are YOU travelling?

SHACC Sharing!
Another wonderful session with the SHACC members but we have room for more! Our next SHACC is on Wednesday the 18th of June (Week 8) and we discussed our jigsaw activity, with people having great success! The use of the question matrix to help students pose questions really supported the inquiry process in History. We are focussing on Timelines for our next session so if you have a great timeline activity, please come along and share!

Hikes through History!

We had our first History Hike last week with 2 wonderful teachers visiting from Quairading and Gosnells! They saw a range of lessons from the teachers in the TDS team and went away full of ideas! we also welcomed the fabulous History Team of Bertrum PS. They enjoyed the brisk, clean, fresh air in the valley. Semester 1 lesson plans will be uploaded soon. 

Watch this space!

The next Hike is on Wednesday the 24th of July (Week 9). Register NOW!

Sawyers Hits the Road!
Sawyers Valley Sharing is excited to be travelling to the Great Southern Network next week! It is going to be awesome meeting teachers who are engaging in History in the classroom!
I will update the blog on return and share what we did!

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell 
TDS Coordinator 
Year 1 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

South of the River!

Sawyers Valley can be a long way to go for some, however Campbell Primary School might be just what you need. Please see this post published in Connect by the TDS team at Campbell Primary.

History Coffee Club @ Campbell PS

The Campbell Coffee Club is a great opportunity to network with teachers from other schools. These sessions provide an opportunity to examine the curriculum, share ideas and successful classroom practice, apply strategies in the classroom and reflect on these activities. Participants will explore the WA Curriculum History investigating ways to plan, teach and assess by sharing teaching and learning plans and samples of student work including assessment tasks.  

Date: 20 May 2014

Time: 3.30pm to 4.30pm

Where: Campbell Primary School, Staffroom

Register at the IPL

TeachMeetWA - Check out the YouTube History Presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV5uwmPYURg

Hike through History (K-6) Tuesday, 20th May 2014, Week 4.

Registrations for our first History Hike close today. Go to the IPL website to register.  If you miss the enrollment please email stephen.powell@education.wa.edu.au to see if there is space available. 

The feedback from our Hikes have been brilliant. Here is a sample!

"Thank you for a great morning. I got lots of ideas that I can't wait to implement in my classroom."

"I learnt so much from this History Hike. It is by far the best and most effective form of PD that I've been exposed to for quite some time!"

"It was really great to see the process in action...Thanks for providing this great opportunity to see the lessons and for sharing your school, classrooms and students."

That's all for now!

Mr Stephen Powell 
TDS Coordinator 
Year 1 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

Welcome Back! How about a Hike????

Hike Through History K-6

A reminder that the Hike through History events by Sawyers Valley Sharing have returned bigger and better! Teachers will experience History lessons from Kindergarten to Year 5/6. Participants have the opportunity to watch teachers at Sawyers Valley Primary School teach six different lessons with a focus on the Historical Skill - Chronology, terms and concepts.

The first Hike is on Tuesday the 20th of May (Term 2) 2014 (8:30 - 1:00)

Spaces are limited however the events are repeated throughout the year. If you are unable to attend this session, others are available on 17 June, 5 August, 9 September and 18 November 2014.

Please go to the IPL website to register now!

Technology and the Australian Curriculum

Digital technologies play an important role in the teaching of History and provides the students with a variety of different ways to research and present information. To find out more about what ACARA is doing, there is a great little 5 minute and 39 second video on Youtube. Take a look! Click on the link below:

Digital Technologies: An Introduction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMUkJ3qLoVw&feature=youtu.be

That's all for now!

Mr Stephen Powell

TDS Coordinator

Level 3 Classroom Teacher

SHACC SENSATION!

Just a quick post to thank the brilliant teachers who attended our first of many SHACC events! In History we looked at posing questions through the years and how this historical skill needs to be taught and scaffolded in order to lead to purposeful inquiries.

We are so excited that we can't wait to get to the next SHACC on Wednesday the 28th of May at Greenmount PS (4-5 pm). It isn't too late to join. Register now on the IPL web site!

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator
Level 3 Classroom Teacher

National History Challenge for Australian Students

This came across my desk and thought it might be something that might inspire your young Historians.
The National History Challenge (NHC) is open to students from Primary (up to and including Year 6) to Year 12. It is free to enter. 

The 2014 theme is "Changing Perspectives" 

It encourages inquiry based learning and rewards students with cash prizes and travel opportunities.
To find out more, go to www.historychallenge.org.au and let us know how you go!

You can register for the NHC after the 31 January 2014. 

Entries close on Friday 29 August 2014.  Winners will be notified by October 2014.

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator

Level 3 Classroom Teacher

SHACC, HTAWA, HTH & FB!

SHACC ~ Science & History Australian Curriculum Collective

This is an exciting new stage in the TDS world with Science@GreenmountTDS and Sawyers Valley Sharing combining forces to present a series of Action Learning Workshops throughout the year. The first event will be on the 2nd of April at Greenmount Primary School. To register, please go to the IPL website. Registrations close the 26th of March.

It's not too late!

"SHACC Needs You!"

If you have already registered for SHACC and you will be working with History, our first session will looking at the following Historical Skills:

(F-2) Pose questions about the past using sources provided 

(3-4) Pose a range of questions about the past

(5-6) Identify questions to inform an historical inquiry

History Teachers' Association of WA (HTAWA)

It was very exciting to read about US in the HTAWA February Bulletin. 

Check it out, page 12! http://www.htawa.org.au/

Hikes Through History (K-6) (HTH)

The first Hike is on Tuesday the 20th of May (Term 2) 2014. 

Spaces are limited however the events are repeated throughout the year. If you are unable to attend this session, others are available on 17 June, 5 August, 9 September and 18 November 2014.

Please go to the IPL website to register now!

Facebook Group! (FB)

Don't forget to register to be part of our Facebook Group: 

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/sawyersvalleysharing/
• That's all for now!
• Mr Stephen Powell
  TDS Coordinator
  Level 3 Classroom Teacher
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Victorian Classroom Experience Learning Plan F-2

The TDS team have put together a lesson plan that can recreate a Victorian Classroom in your very own room! We have also uploaded 2 more on the Learning Plans Page. Click on the image below to check out the Victorian Classroom Experience Plan and go to the tab at the top of the page to see where they are all kept. we have added Colonial Washing and Making Soap.

That's all for now!

Mr Stephen Powell

TDS Coordinator

Level 3 Classroom Teacher

Copyright notice for use of Australian Curriculum material.
© Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority 2013.
This is an extract from the Australian Curriculum.
ACARA neither endorses nor verifies the accuracy of the information provided and accepts no responsibility for incomplete or inaccurate information. In particular, ACARA does not endorse or verify that:

• The content descriptions are solely for a particular year and subject;
• All the content descriptions for that year and subject have been used; and
• The author’s material aligns with the Australian Curriculum content descriptions for the relevant year and subject.

You can find the unaltered and most up to date version of this material at http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/

This material is reproduced with the permission of ACARA.