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Asia Scope and Sequence for Studies of Society and Environment: Professional Learning Workshop
The Asia Scope and Sequence for SOSE: Professional Learning Workshop aims to support the use of the Asia Scope and Sequence for SOSE resource and the National Statement for Engaging Young Australians with Asia in Australian Schools and encourage teachers to include a focus on Asia in History, Geography and SOSE. Alignment to the Australian Curriculum is provided for resource activities.
Index
- Planning to deliver the workshop
- Patterns of delivery
- Activity 1: Why Asia?
- Activity 2: The ASSS
- Activity 3: The Classroom
- Activity 4: The Plan
Introduction
This professional learning workshop is intended to:
- Raise awareness about, and support implementation of, the Asia Scope and Sequence for Studies of Society and Environment (ASSS) resource and the National Statement for Engaging Young Australians with Asia in Australian Schools (the National Statement)
- Provide stimulus for educators to consider the importance of including a focus on contexts from Asia in their SOSE/HSIE curriculum and when teaching Civics and Citizenship
- Support connections with the national History curriculum.
Workshop audience
The key audience for the professional learning workshop includes:
- Teachers of SOSE/HSIE and Civics and Citizenship at both primary and secondary levels
- SOSE/HSIE and Civics and Citizenship curriculum or policy officers
- SOSE/HSIE and Civics and Citizenship teacher professional association representatives
- School leaders.
It is assumed that workshop participants will come with varying levels of knowledge about the beliefs, traditions, cultures and peoples of different countries in the Asian region. It is also assumed that participants will have varying levels of awareness of the ASSS resource and the National Statement, and varying levels of experience in integrating studies of Asia in the classroom.
Workshop aims
The professional learning workshop aims to:
- Introduce educators to the National Statement and the ASSS resource-including the units of work
- Provide opportunities for educators, whether in policy development, school leadership, or classroom teaching, to reflect on current practice in relation to engaging young Australians with Asia in the areas of SOSE/HSIE and Civics and Citizenship
- Assist educators in planning their future practice to introduce or strengthen engagement with Asia using the new resources
- Encourage educators to view the National Statement, the ASSS resource and associated units of work as part of a package of interdependent curriculum resources that also include the 2006 National Statement of Learning for Civics and Citizenship, their own State/Territory curricula initiatives and the emerging national History curriculum.
