HSIE K 6 GUIDE TO THE NSW HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUSES WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION? History K 10 Syllabus. Geography K 10 Syllabus

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1 GUIDE TO THE NSW HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUSES The Australia curriculum is beig implemeted i New South Wales through ew syllabuses developed by BOSTES for Eglish, Mathematics, Sciece ad Techology, History, ad Geography. The ew K 10 syllabuses iclude reed Australia curriculum cotet ad cotet that clarifies learig i Kidergarte to Year 10. The ste stemets for Early Ste 1 to Ste 5 reflect the itet of the Australia curriculum achievemet sdards. The syllabuses idetify the kowledge, udersdig, skills, values ad attitudes that studets are expected to develop at each ste, from Kidergarte to Year 10. Teachers will cotiue to have flexibility to make decisios about the sequece of learig, the emphasis to be give to particular areas of cotet, ad ay adjustmets required based o the eeds, iterests ad abilities of their studets. The syllabuses have bee desiged to be ught withi the BOSTES recommeded percetes for each key learig area i a typical school week. Assessmet for learig cotiues to be a essetial compoet of the K 10 syllabuses. The HSIE key learig area (KLA) icludes the History K 10 Syllabus ad the Geography K 10 Syllabus. WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION? The implemetio timelies for the ew syllabuses are: History K 10 Syllabus Geography K 10 Syllabus The HSIE K 6 Syllabus (1998) will be replaced by the History K 10 ad Geography K 10 syllabuses as they are implemeted i K 6 schools. I 2016, all K 6 schools will teach the ew History syllabus i place of the Che ad Cotiuity strad i the curret HSIE K 6 Syllabus. Whe K 6 schools begi teachig the ew Geography syllabus, it will be i place of the Cultures, Eviromets ad Social Systems ad Structures strads. How ca schools implemet the ew History ad Geography syllabuses for K 6? 2015 Optioal to teach K Srt teachig K Familiarisatio ad plaig Optioal to teach K Srt teachig K 6 Schools ca choose a re of approaches to the programmig of the History ad Geography syllabuses i K 6 icludig: - a itegrated approach to History ad Geography - History ad Geography itegrated with other learig areas - subject-specific uits. DSSP HSIE K 6 GUIDE TO THE NSW HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUSES 1

2 The recommeded percete of teachig time of 6 10% of the typical school week for the HSIE key learig area i K 6 schools will remai uched. Whe programmig, teachers eed to cosider how syllabus cocepts, skills ad tools ca be itegrated with outcomes ad cotet to provide meaigful learig experieces for studets. WHAT WILL STUDENTS CONTINUE TO LEARN IN HSIE? Key cocepts ad cotet from the curret HSIE learig area will cotiue to be ught i the ew syllabuses. The History K 10 Syllabus provides opportuities i K 6 to lear about Che ad Cotiuity. Studets cotiue to ivestigate their coectios with the past through persoal, family ad local commuity history. They examie sigificat evets ad people that shaped Australia coloies ad the atio. Cultures is represeted i both the History K 10 Syllabus ad the Geography K 10 Syllabus. I History ad Geography K 6, studets cotiue to lear about the diverse cultures of Australia, icludig Aborigial ad Torres Strait Islader cultures. Studets lear about the imporce of itercultural udersdig through examiig the perspectives, beliefs ad values of people, past ad preset. Eviromets is predomiatly represeted i Geography K 6, where studets explore the atural ad huma features of a re of places, across local ad global scales. Studets cotiue to lear about how ad why places ad eviromets che ad how they ca be cared for ad maed i a susiable way. Learig opportuities for Social Systems ad Structures cotiue to be provided through the cotet of the History ad Geography syllabuses ad through learig across the curriculum cotet. Studets will cotiue to lear about the roles, rights ad resposibilities people have withi society ad the developmet of Australia democracy. I History K 6, studets examie the cotributio of idividuals ad groups to Australia society i areas such as the ecoomy, educatio ad the arts. Studets explore how key figures ad evets iflueced Australia s system of law ad govermet ad they examie local, ste ad federal govermet structures ad resposibilities. I Geography K 6, studets ivestigate the diversity of places, icludig ecoomic, demographic ad social differeces across coutries. They explore busiess activities ad trade coectios across local ad global scales ad the effects of techologies ad ecoomic activities o people s lives. Studets examie how local ad ste govermets orgaise ad mae places. WHAT SUPPORT IS BOSTES PROVIDING? May existig resources will cotiue to be useful ad relevat. Curret uits ca be modified to meet the requiremets of the ew syllabuses, ad some existig uits will form the bases of effective programs. The syllabuses are available i a iteractive olie format. The syllabuses ca be viewed by ste, outcomes ad cotet, ad provide liks to support materials. Support materials are available to assist teachers i udersdig ad implemetig each syllabus ad its associated assessmet requiremets. Support materials iclude: this guide schools guide parets guide advice o assessmet advice o programmig sample scope ad sequeces sample uits sample assessmet activities Program builder. The NSW Departmet of Educatio, the Catholic Educatio Commissio NSW, the Associatio of Idepedet Schools NSW, ad other school systems ad professioal associatios will cotiue to assist ad support the ogoig implemetio of the syllabuses. HSIE K 6 GUIDE TO THE NSW HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUSES 2

3 t & tory: F irst Coct s GUIDE TO THE NSW HSIE SYLLABUSES HISTORY K 6 WHAT IS SIMILAR? Studets will cotiue to: study familiar topics, such as: persoal, family ad commuity histories i Early Ste 1 local commuity history i Ste 1 British coloisatio ad Idigeous peoples i Ste 2 the developmet of Australia democracy i Ste 3. WHAT IS DIFFERENT? Key iquiry questios provide a focus for each topic. A more specific focus o the sources of history ad the questio How do we kow? A more specific itegratio of historical cocepts such as cause ad effect ad che ad cotiuity. More emphasis o specific historical skills such as sequecig time, source aalysis ad historical perspectives. New topics such as migratio will be studied i Ste 3. 5 te S History: Glo obal ustralia A o The M Ea ly arl y St 1 ge Persoall a Fam mil lyy His storiess St Th he Pa as st t a d Historical Co ocepts ad Skills Cotiuity ad che Cause ad effect Perspectives Empathetic udersdig Sigificace Cotesbility t Comprehesio Aalysis ad use of sources Research Exp plaati tio ad commuicatio 1 ge Pr re es se e t Australia Hist Commuity Ste 2 2 A ci ie e t t, Wo or rl ld d H His st to or Me ed d ry y: : d M Mo od de er r ge 4 St Australi ali ia History: Colo d N Na atioall 3 ge St HSIE K 6 GUIDE TO THE NSW HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUSES 3

4 Features of the History K 6 cotet pes Cotet is orgaised by topics. PRESENT AND PAST FAMILY LIFE STAGE 1 Cotet is orgaised i stes. OUTCOMES A studet: Key iquiry questios provide a focus for teachig ad learig. Historical cocepts ad skills provide meaigful learig experieces for studets. Cotet describes the iteded learig. commuicates a udersdig of che ad cotiuity i family life usig appropriate historical terms HT1-1 demostrates skills of historical iquiry ad commuicatio HT1-4 Key iquiry questios: How has family life ched or remaied the same over time? How ca we show that the preset is differet from or similar to the past? How do we describe the sequece of time? Historical cocepts ad skills The historical cocepts ad skills to be ught throughout Ste 1 are listed i the Overview of Teachig ad Learig. CONTENT Differeces i family structures ad roles today, ad how these have ched or remaied the same over time (ACHHK028) Differeces ad similarities betwee studets daily lives ad life durig their parets ad gradparets childhoods, icludig family traditios, leisure time ad commuicatios. (ACHHK030) Studets: represet graphically the structure of their immediate family compare ad cotrast their immediate family with earlier families through photographs ad other sources, discussig similarities ad differeces ivestigate the roles of preset family members ad compare with the roles of earlier geeratios usig a re of sources discuss similarities ad differeces from geeratio to geeratio, eg family celebratios ad traditios, leisure activities ad ches i techology/commuicatios over time through a re of sources compare ad cotrast daily life with that of parets ad gradparets at the same e through stories or photographs ad pose questios to ask parets/gradparets. How the preset, past ad future are sigified by terms idicatig time such as a log time o, the ad ow, ow ad the, old ad ew, tomorrow, as well as by dates ad ches that may have persoal sigificace, such as birthdays, celebratios ad seasos. (ACHHK029) Studets: sequece days of the week, moths ad seasos of the year idetify days, holidays, evets celebrated by studets ad their families ad discuss cultural differeces i days celebrated defie ad use terms relatig to time, sequecig objects or photographs from the past, eg the ad ow, past ad preset, a log time o Outcomes are coded ad liked to cotet. Australia curriculum cotet descriptios are idetified by codes. Learig across the curriculum cotet is icorporated ad idetified by icos. HSIE K 6 GUIDE TO THE NSW HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUSES 4

5 GUIDE TO THE NSW HSIE SYLLABUSES GEOGRAPHY WHAT IS SIMILAR? WHAT IS DIFFERENT? Studets will cotiue to: ivestigate eviromets ad commuities across local to global scales develop a udersdig of beig iformed, resposible ad active citizes uderke iquiry-based learig to explore ad udersd the world. Key iquiry questios provide a focus for learig. A emphasis o cotemporary geographical cocepts such as place ad susiability. A more specific focus o geographical skills ad tools, for example maps ad spatial techologies. More emphasis o the role of fieldwork i geographical iquiry. Early Ste 1 Places Ste 1 People ad Places Ste 5 People, Places, Eviromets ad the Future Geographical Iquiry Skills Acquirig Processig Commuicatig Geographical Cocepts Place Space Eviromet Itercoectio Scale Susiability Che Geographical Tools Maps Fieldwork Graphs & Stistics Spatial Techologies Visual Represetios People, Places ad Eviromets Ste 2 People, Places, Eviromets ad Maemet Ste 4 People, Places ad Eviromets of the World Ste 3 HSIE K 6 GUIDE TO THE NSW HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUSES 5

6 Features of the Geography K 6 cotet pes Cotet is orgaised by topics. FEATURES OF PLACES STAGE 1 Cotet is orgaised i stes. OUTCOMES A studet: describes features of places ad the coectios people have with places GE1-1 idetifies ways i which people iteract with ad care for places GE1-2 commuicates geographical iformatio ad uses geographical tools for iquiry GE1-3 Key iquiry questios provide a focus for teachig ad learig. The cotet focus ad subheadigs provide the scope of learig. Cotet describes the iteded learig. Cotet examples clarify the iteded learig. KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS What are the features of, ad activities i, places? How ca we care for places? How ca spaces withi a place be used for differet purposes? CONTENT FOCUS Studets ivestigate the atural ad huma features of places. They describe the reasos places che ad idetify the active role of citizes i the care of places. They lear about how people describe the weather ad seasos of places. Studets explore activities occurrig i places ad how the spaces withi places ca be used for differet purposes. CONTENT Features of places Studets: ivestigate features of places ad how they ca be cared for, for example: (ACHGK005) descriptio of the atural ad huma features of places ST VR discussio of the atural features of places idetified i Aborigial Dreamig stories ad/or Legeds of the Torres Strait cosideratio of how a place ca be cared for eg a park, farm, beach, bushlad Weather ad seasos Studets: ivestigate the weather ad seasos of places, for example: (ACHGK006) descriptio of the daily ad seasoal weather patters of a familiar place compariso of the daily ad seasoal weather patters of places GS examiatio of how differet cultural groups, icludig Aborigial or Torres Strait Islader Peoples, describe weather, seasos or seasoal caledars VR discussio of how weather ca affect places ad activities eg leisure, farmig How places are orgaised Studets: ivestigate activities that occur withi places, for example: (ACHGK007, ACHGK008) discussio of why ad how the spaces withi places ca be rearred for differet purposes eg street fair, school hall VR examiatio of why various activities i a area are located where they are eg school, shops M F Outcomes are coded ad liked to cotet. Learig across the curriculum cotet is icorporated ad idetified by icos. Opportuities for geographical tools to be itegrated are idetified. Australia curriculum cotet descriptios are idetified by codes. HSIE K 6 GUIDE TO THE NSW HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUSES 6