High engagement history in the upper primary classroom

Drawing inspiration from such complex learning platforms as John Hunter's World Peace Project, I design the curriculum to emphasise how complex and interconnected the relevant concepts are. If you have a chance to visit a museum to view a relevant collection, build it into the curriculum as a k...

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Published in:Agora (Melbourne, Vic.) Vic.), 2023-03, Vol.58 (1), p.43-45
Main Author: Adeney, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Australian history
Civics
Class Activities
Core curriculum
Curricula
Education
Elections
History
History education
History Instruction
Learning
Mathematical Concepts
Methodology
Museums
Peace
Political parties
Primaries & caucuses
Role playing in children
Schools
Secondary School Students
Secondary Schools
Students
Study and teaching (Primary)
Teaching
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Drawing inspiration from such complex learning platforms as John Hunter's World Peace Project, I design the curriculum to emphasise how complex and interconnected the relevant concepts are. If you have a chance to visit a museum to view a relevant collection, build it into the curriculum as a key resource at the start of your studies rather than at the end. With different classes I have turned the map into a giant game board to explore, allocated land via a rewards system, allocated different kinds of terrain that provide various resources, challenged students to negotiate an intercolonial railway system, or write an 1870s newspaper.
ISSN:0044-6726
1837-9958