How to build students’ global perspectives
through junior secondary History curriculum
(3): Ancient Egypt in the modern world (New)
Building students’ perspectives
by using the resource package
Mr TAI Kin-fai
Curriculum Officer
Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches
Union Logos Academy
CDI020131220
7.6.2013
Our Good Old Days …
1996
Source :
http://www.edb.gov.hk/att
achment/en/curriculumdevelopment/kla/pshe/CS
S13HISE.pdf
2
40 periods
for S1
3
PSHE Curriculum Integration since 2000
Contents:
EPA + Geography + History – Repetition
+ new elements, e.g. Strand I
= Richer Teaching Contents
But, usually faced a reduction of
periods (Teaching Time)
Impact ~ a technical problem for restoration of
subject-based curriculum now
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History Education in Junior Secondary
• Remain “status quo” of pre-2000
condition (independent subject, no
reduction of time)
• Exist as an independent subject but face
reduction of teaching time (0.5 - 1 period
per week)
• Not exist as an independent subject
(element
included
in
Integrated
Humanities/Social Studies/Liberal Studies)
5
History Education in
HKCCCU Logos Academy
Age
Conventional Schools
HKCCCU Logos Academy
/
Foundation Stage 1
/
8
P.2
/
Foundation Stage 2
/
P.3
/
Development Stage 1
/
P.4
/
Development Stage 2
/
P.5
/
Development Stage 3
12
P.6
/
Development Stage 4
13
F.1
History
/
I.H./L.S.
Development Stage 5
9
10
11
16
17
18
F.2
F.3
F.4
F.5
F.6
HKDSE
History
Campus II
15
Secondary School
14
Campus I
P.1
Primary School
7
Mastery Stage 1
Mastery Stage 2
Social Studies
[History Component]
History as an elective
Mastery Stage 3
HKDSE / IB History
Mastery Stage 4
HKDSE / IB History
6
Total Teaching Time for History
Elements in FS & DS
= 6 terms X 8 periods X 40 mins
= 1920
mins / 32 hours
40 mins per lesson
8 period per term
7
Directions
~ given time limit and students’ stage of maturity
• Width as priority  to know
more rather than to know deep
• Cultivation of interest in learning
history
Topics used in 2012-13:
1. What is history?
3. Rise of civilizations
5. Greek city-states
14. The French
Revolution
Looking Back
and
Planning Ahead
 To arouse and cultivate students’ interest in studying history
Timeline
History is all around us.
1. What is history?[Task 2]
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Looking Back
and
Planning Ahead
 To arouse and cultivate students’ interest in studying history
3. Rise of Civilization
[Task 2]
To be an archaeologist
Looking Back
and
Planning Ahead
Textual Analysis
Reasons of the Outbreak
of Revolution?
1789 was a momentous year in French (history)
Why?
14. The French Revolution
[Task 1]
11
Looking Back
and
Planning Ahead
Summary Charts
3Cs Approach in learning History
(Cause, Course and Consequence)
12
Looking Back
and
Planning Ahead
Summary Charts
3Cs Approach in learning History
Underlying
Causes
vs
Immediate
Cause
13
Looking Back
and
Planning Ahead
Summary Charts
5. Greek city-states
9. Renaissance
14
Looking Back
and
Planning Ahead
13. The Enlightenment
15
Planning Ahead
Theme
Number of
Terms assigned
Rationale
World in Ancient Times
2
2
2
Cover as much topics as
possible to have a full
vision on the historical
development
World in Medieval Times
World in Modern Times
Life in Middle Ages
Reformation
The Industrial Revolution
The Voyages of Discovery
And more …
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Also considering topics like
11. Rise of Science
[related to Theory of Knowledge in IB]
18. Popular use of steel and the arms race
[armament / war history]
23. Modern life and the environment
[related to Technological World in General Studies &
Globalization in Liberal Studies]
17
Scaffolding Strategy
Thank You