22 June 2013 Conference Program “What is History in the Twenty-First Century?”
Coffee and Registration
8:15 –
8:45
8:45
9:05 10:05
10:10 –
11:10
General Matters
Introductions and Welcome
Anthony Shorten MP
KEYNOTE ADDRESS :
Antony Lowenstein
1A
1B
1C
1D
1E
1F
1G
Helen
Hennessy
Antonios
Apergis
St Aidan’s
Students
Dr Halim
Rane
“History ICT
Tools you can
start using
today.”
Michelle
Brown
“Pedagogy
and Higher
Order
thinking in
the Modern
History
Classroom.”
Karen Madden
Historical
Inquiry –
What does it
look like in a
primary
classroom?
Dr Janette
McWilliams
and Ms
Jessica
Dowell
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
“Creating
Connection:
Teaching
Ancient
Social History
via Material
Culture”
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
11:10 –
11:40
11:40–
12:40
Our History
for Year 6
students –
How do we
teach
Australian
History
sensitively
and
authentically
?
(60 minutes)
“From the
students:
What we love
& what we
hate”
“The Rise of
Islam”
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
1H
Kay Bishop
China and the
West – 18th
and 19th
century
Points of View
and
Perspective
(60 Minutes)
Morning Tea
2A
2B
Deb Schinckel
Theresa
Tapara
“Supporting
the Teaching
of History in
the Primary
School”
“Discovering
the Past with
21st Century
Tools”
2C
Jackie
Campbell
“How to get
your Multi-
2D
2E
Matt Capp
Kathleen
Bailey
“Reconciling
History Stories and
Histories of
Moreton Bay”
“Catering for
Visual Spatial
Learning in
the 21st
Century”
2F
Meredith
Donaldson
“Sparking the
fire in History
students of
2G
2H
David Hilton
Adrian
Skerritt
“Fighting
“Not just the
facts: Using
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
Modal Mojo!”
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
the 21st
century”
Jacaranda
Publisher
Session
Hitler: was
WWII a fight
for
democracy?”
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
12:45 –
1:45
3A
3B
3C
3D
3E
Stacey
Karlovsek
Zoey O’Mara
Dr Tom
Stevenson
The GAP SHS
Grace O’Brien
“Sampling the
Sources”
“Unravelling
Indigenous
Stories &
Hidden
Histories”
“A Year 6
Journey”
(60 Minutes)
“Ancient
History in the
21st Century:
OneNote”
(60 Minutes)
“Hypatia of
Alexandria”
(60 minutes)
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
3F
Kerry Daud
“Inquiry in
ACARA”
(60 Minutes)
(60 Minutes)
3G
3H
Dr. Michael
Adcock
Asia
Education
Foundation
The industrial
revolution engaging with
the lived
human
experience
Cambridge
Publisher’s
Session
(60 Minutes)
1:45 –
2:15
LUNCH
the historical
concepts to
teach for
historical
understandin
g.”
“Engage with
Asia through
History: Ideas
for classroom
teachers
(60 minutes)
2:15 –
3:15
4A
4B
4C
4D
4E
4F
4G
4H
Paul Reitano
& Nicole
Green
Simon
McKenzie
Dr Caillan
Davenport
Mairi
Popplewell
Deborah
Henderson
“Teaching
Roman
Imperial
History: The
Case of
Marcus
Aurelius”
“Love those
Primary
Sources!”
Sue BurvillShaw & David
Madden
Brian Morrow
“Tools for
Visual
Literacy in
History”
Sally
Lawrence and
Cindy
BinTahal
Seeing,
Touching,
Feeling and
Smelling:
Using
Artefacts in
the Primary
Classroom
3:20-4:20
(30
minute
sessions
begin at
3:50)
(60 minutes)
(90 minutes)
(ends 3:50)
(60 minutes)
“Teaching
Resources to
embed an
Indigenous
perspective the Cherbourg
story”
(90 minutes)
(90 minutes)
(ends 3:50)
(ends 3:50)
“Big History!”
“Understandi
ng South
Africa”
(60 minutes)
(60 minutes)
Asia in the
Australian
Curriculum:
History –
Exploring the
possibilities
(90 minutes)
5A
5B
5C
5D
5E
5F
5G
5H
Jill
Margerison
Maria Mead
Dr Marcus
Harmes
Tess Cohen
Assoc Prof
Fiona Paisley
Allan Carr
Carole Worthy
& John
Holland
Mark Cridland
“Flipping the
Classroom”
(30 Minutes)
“Digital Tools
for Teaching
History in the
21st Century”
“The Prince of
Wales and
Proverbs”
“Personal
Stories,
Perilous
Crossings”
(60 minutes)
(60 minutes)
(30 minutes)
“Aboriginal
Biography and
World
History”
(30 minutes)
“Abbey
Museum
Education
Programs”
(30 minutes)
The Sinking
of the
Montevideo
Maru
(30 Minutes)
“History and
the Pedagogy
of Place”
(30 minutes)
4:25
Primary Focus
Asian Focus
Ancient History Focus
Indigenous History Focus
Modern History Focus
ICT Focus
Pedagogical Focus and resources
Wine and Cheese and Q & I
Panel Discussion
Facilitated by Adrian Skerrit
Keynote Antony Loewenstein is an independent Australian journalist, blogger, photographer and documentarian. He is the author of two
bestselling books, My Israel Question and The Blogging Revolution, co-author of the upcoming For God's Sake and writer of the
forthcoming Profits of Doom, co-editor of Left Turn and After Zionism and has written for The Guardian, The Nation, Huffington
Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Haaretz and other prominent publications. He appears on the BBC, Al Jazeera English, ABC
and many other media outlets. He is a Research Associate at the University of Technology's Australian Centre for Independent
Journalism. His website is http://antonyloewenstein.com/
Session
1A
Presentation
Helen Hennessy
Historical Inquiry – What does it look like in a primary classroom?
The new Australian Curriculum, History, speaks of the distinctiveness of the discipline of history and one of its aims is the
capacity [of students] to undertake historical inquiry yet little detail is provided for primary teachers as to what this means for
their pedagogy. This workshop uses practical examples to illustrate the skills that teachers need to be teaching in their history
classroom if the students are to undertake an historical inquiry. Participants will become the learners as they engage in an
inquiry that uses primary and secondary sources. The workshop also illustrates that careful choice of sources and clear learning
intentions are the key to covering the course content in a crowded curriculum.
Helen Hennessy is the Education Officer for Humanities and Social Sciences at Brisbane Catholic Education. She has spent the
past three years working with teachers and students to assist them implement the Australian Curriculum, History in schools.
Prior to this, Helen taught for over 30 years at a variety of year levels. Due to her passion for history, she aims to help teachers
to develop units that engage the learners and teachers as well as developing strong skills in the learners.
(60 minutes)
Antonios Apergis
“History ICT Tools you can start using today.”
1B
This seminar will present, explain and provide examples of practical applications of a collection of ICT tools particularly suitable
for history classes at both junior and senior levels. Participants will be provided with a link to all tools in the form a Scoop It
account which is easily accessible online and frequently updated with new tools during the year. All tools that are going to be
discussed have been used within the classroom and have been proven to stimulate creativity while allowing students to engage
with the topics studied.
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Antonios Apergis completed his Bachelor degree in 2008 (Art – History & Literature) and his Grad Dip Ed in 2009 (History &
English). He has been teaching Senior Modern History (10-12) for the last four years at BSHS. He is interested in the creative
and meaningful use of technology in the classroom.
(60 minutes)
1C
Dr Janette McWilliams and Ms Jessica Dowell
“Creating Connection: Teaching Ancient Social History via Material Culture”
‘Because they wrote books, chiselled inscriptions, built stone buildings, struck coins, made statues, the Romans have left us
material with which to study them.’ Treggiari 2003.
This interactive workshop demonstrates how artefacts, and the new online catalogue, from the R. D. Milns Antiquities Museum
can be used to study the lives of people in the ancient world who were not members of the elite classes: mothers, daughters,
fathers, sons, slaves and ex-slaves. Although literature is a very important source for the ancient world, particularly for military
and political history, material culture can open another window into Roman society. We will also introduce the new range of
workshops and tours now available for primary and secondary school students to learn about the Greeks, Romans and
Egyptians at the R. D. Milns Antiquities Museum at the University of Queensland.
Ms Jessica Dowdell completed her Honours Degree in 2012 in Ancient History at the University of Queensland. She is currently
Master of Museum Studies student and is the new R. D. Milns Antiquities Museum Outreach Officer. She has been a volunteer
at the Museum for several years and has been researching the coin collection, in particular.
Dr Janette McWilliam is Director of the R. D. Milns Antiquities Museum and a lecturer in Roman History and Classical
Civilizations, and Latin Language and Literature at the University of Queensland. Her areas of interest are Roman History,
particularly the study of children, epigraphy and Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art and Architecture and material culture.
(60 minutes)
1D
Michelle Brown
“Pedagogy and Higher Order thinking in the Modern History Classroom.”
This workshop will enable participants to explore how the Modern History course at Albany Creek uses Higher Order Thinking
strategies to improve student achievement. Since the implementation of these strategies as part of the current Modern History
syllabus, students who might have been perceived as struggling with critical thinking have produced independent history of the
highest standard. This workshop explores why having high expectations coupled with the explicit teaching of strategies to
achieve these standards can have great results with students of all abilities. It will also facilitate an exchange of class room
testing ideas and strategies amongst workshop participants.
Michelle Brown is a long time executive member of QHTA and one of the most effective teachers of History in Queensland. The
work produced by her students is notable for the depth of historical understanding demonstrated. Michelle’s workshops
unfailingly provide teachers with food for thought and ideas for practical activities to further learning goals in the history
classroom.
(60 minutes)
1E
Karen Madden
Our History for Year 6 students – How do we teach Australian History sensitively and authentically?
This workshop
presents a unit of work created by the teachers at Nudgee Junior College in collaboration with Indigenous families of the
College. Participants will leave with a copy of the unit, “How have the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
changed throughout the C20th?”, and the story behind developing a unit relevant in the local context.
Karen Madden is Assistant Principal – Curriculum at Nudgee Junior College, Indooroopilly. Karen served as the Primary School
representative on the QHTA executive for the past 4 years. Her passion for developing dynamic and relevant experiences for her
students is evident in the units of work she presents.
(60 minutes)
St Aidan’s Students
“From the students: What we love & what we hate”
1F
In this session, Senior students of Ancient and Modern share those strategies and experiences which enhance their love and
understanding of history, and those which pose them difficulties. They will share personal observations of class learning
strategies and approaches they find helpful (and those they don’t). They will also attempt to answer your questions about what
might be helpful to your students.
(60 minutes)
Kay Bishop
China and the West – 18th and 19th century Points of View and Perspective
1G
This session will investigate the concepts of points of view and perspective and how these terms apply to history. Participants
will be invited to investigate various visual and written sources on Chinese/Western relations in the 18 and 19th centuries and
how these relations were influenced by different perspectives on the nature of international diplomacy and the role of
government in the business affairs of citizens. Particular events in Chinese/Western relations will be used to illustrate the issues.
These events include the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion. The focus will be on providing practical approaches to the
Australian Curriculum and examples of how the historical understandings, in particular continuity and change, cause and effect
and perspective, can be integrated into a unit of work.
Kay Bishop has extensive experience as a classroom teacher, workshop presenter and in developing resources for History. Kay
is the immediate past President of QHTA and a life member.
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(60 minutes)
Dr Halim Rane
1H
“The Rise of Islam”
In this workshop, Dr Halim Rane will provide ideas for teachers considering teaching the Australian Curriculum Depth Study
topic: The Rise of Islam. Dr Rane's academic interests include Islam-West relations, political Islam, and the Israel-Palestine
conflict. His research includes work on the maqasid or higher objectives of Islam, which he has addressed in the context of jihad,
human rights, and second generation Islamic political parties. He is also engaged in research on Muslim communities in
Australia.
Dr Halim Rane is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University and Deputy Director of the Griffith Islamic Research Unit. Prior to joining
Griffith University, Dr Rane worked for the Australian Government in the Department of Immigration. He completed his PhD in
international relations and Islamic studies in 2008. Dr Rane is the author of Islam and Contemporary Civilisation: Evolving Ideas,
Transforming Relations and Reconstructing Jihad amid Competing International Norms. He is co-author of Sources of News and
Current Affairs and co-editor of Islam and the Australian News Media.
(60 minutes)
Session
2A
Presentation
Deb Schinckel
“Supporting the Teaching of History in the Primary School”
The session will focus on the development of inquiry units and resources to support the AC History, Foundation-Yr 6. I will lead a
discussion on the use of collaborative planning with teachers, suitable Web 2.0 tools, relevant internet sites, print resources and
off campus excursions that will support the development of historical skills, knowledge and understanding. I will also briefly
discuss my role in developing assessment and reporting for history inquiry units. Attendees would be encouraged to share their
own experiences.
Deb Schinckel has been a teacher/librarian at TSS for the past 6 years. Her focus has been inquiry learning and her interest is
history so the Australian Curriculum has enabled her to combine both and offer support and assistance to teachers in developing
inquiry units to meet AC requirements and student needs, with a local focus.
(60 minutes)
2B
Theresa Tapara
“Discovering the Past with 21st Century Tools”
This workshop will be “ hands on” and will explore some practical technology tools and interactive teaching strategies that have
been implemented to teach history in middle school learning environment. The presenter will showcase sample activities applied
this year in teaching the Australian National Curriculum in History for year 8 and 10. It will discuss pitfalls and highlights and offer
the opportunity to explore, discuss, play, and discover the possible potential for your learning environment.
Theresa Tapara teaches History and Business Technology at Toowoomba State High School – Wilsonton Campus. She has a
strong interest in integrating technology into the learning process. She recently completed her Master of Education at the
University of Southern Queensland, investigating how teachers are integrating technology into learning environments.
(60 minutes)
2C
Jackie Campbell
“How to get your Multi-Modal Mojo!”
(60 minutes)
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Many teachers are wary of delving into the richness and creativity that the Multimodal offers their students as they are uncertain
as to how students can provide sufficient evidence of the history standards descriptors. However, as Twenty-First Century
learners, students need to be creators, rather than users of knowledge, and therefore need not be limited to delivering speeches
with accompanying PowerPoints. By opening up their options, and showing them how to meet the standards descriptors, you will
find that many students embrace the endless possibilities and you will love the result. Come and be inspired by some examples
and share some of your ideas and those of your students.
Jackie Campbell is HOD Social Sciences at Boonah SHS; Brisbane-Ipswich MHS Panel Chair; worked on the QSA project to
provide on-line exemplars of Multimodal student responses; taught History for 32 years, attended the Australian History Summer
School in Canberra in 2008; recipient of Fulbright Exchange Teacher grant in 2000 to teach in the USA for a year; and has taught
in Independent and State schools in 3 countries.
(60 minutes)
Matt Capp
“Catering for Visual Spatial Learning in the 21st Century”
2D
Although Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences has been discredited over the years, large quantities of evidence
suggest that spatial ability is of great importance for success in schools. Silverman (2005) argues that 33% of our student
population are Visual-Spatial Learners. Both students with ASD and Gifted and Talented Students often display high levels of
visual-spatial ability. As such, we need to cater for these students distinct learning styles. This presentation will explore the
literature behind visual-spatial learning, methods of identifying these students within the classroom and visual teaching strategies
to cater for these students within the 21st century history classroom. Focus will be placed on the teaching of World War One and
Two.
Matt Capp is an inclusive education teacher at Mt Maria College. He has 13 years of experience teaching history and working
with students who have ASD. He is currently completing a Doctor of Education. His area of interest is the measurement of
visual-spatial learning. He is also the founder of Capitalise Education a company that provides advocacy and educational
support for individuals with ASD.
(60 minutes)
2E
Kathleen Bailey
“Reconciling History - Stories and Histories of Moreton Bay”
An educational CD-ROM kit called "Reconciling History - Stories and Histories of Moreton Bay" has been produced as a
partnership between Moreton Bay EEC and Soroptimist International. It contains a rich variety of source materials relevant to
local history. It is based on an unpublished diary of a Scottish immigrant in the early days of free settlement and contains much
on local indigenous groups as seen through his eyes. Much of the material could be valuable at secondary level, but has been
presented with primary school history in mind - especially Grades 4 and 5. The focus is on fully referenced historical sources. The
original Diary stories have been photographed and are included in the kit for authenticity.
Kathleen Bailey is a History teacher currently working on the C2C program for the Australian History Curriculum, a Soroptimist.
Creator of the Kit – Ralda Forzin M.A., B.Hons. Classics and Ancient History, B.Ed.St., Certificate IV in Multimedia, currently
teacher at Moreton Bay EEC – also a Soroptimist.
Ralda Forzin M.A., B.A. Hons Classics and Ancient History, B.Ed.St., Cert.IV in Multimedia who has developed many of the
History programs after years as a secondary teacher, teaching History and Science.
(60 minutes)
2F
Meredith Donaldson
“Sparking the fire in History students of the 21st century”
Jacaranda Publisher Session
Looking for ways to ignite your students’ passion for History and inspire historical inquiry? In this practical workshop, discover
how you can use Jacaranda’s feature rich Australian Curriculum resources to make your classroom alive with curiosity and
conversation about History. Experience first-hand our range of engaging interactive learning tools, from the unique myWorld
History Atlas to projectsPLUS - our collaborative online research forum, plus eLessons, interactive timelines and more. Every
participant will receive our exclusive History of the Human Race series DVD, produced specifically to help teach the Australian
Curriculum Overview content, plus the choice of one digital resource for History.
Meredith Donaldson is a Publishing Editor at Jacaranda and a former secondary school teacher. She has contributed to the
highly successful History Alive for the Australian Curriculum series and works with educators across Australia to design and
develop resources that engage and inspire the next generation of students.
(60 minutes)
Adrian Skerritt
“Fighting Hitler: was WWII a fight for democracy?”
2G
The standard account of WW 2 in Europe is that it was a fight against tyranny and for democracy. This is the way the conflict is
represented by political leaders and our history textbooks. However the trade links between US companies like Ford and the Nazi
government, the refusal by many Allied governments to take Jewish refugees, the experience of African American GIs, and the
action taken by allied troops at the end of war against partisans in Greece and Italy undermines the case that the allied campaign
was a battle for democracy. This workshop will feature discussion around a range of primary sources that challenge the official
version of WW2 in Europe.
Adrian Skerritt is an Executive member of QHTA and a Head of Department History.
(60 minutes)
David Hilton
2H
“Not just the facts: Using the historical concepts to teach for historical understanding.”
Not just the facts: Using the historical concepts to teach for historical understanding. For several decades the emphasis in
Queensland history curriculum and teaching has been towards procedural or syntactic knowledge (skills), with subject matter
knowledge being often seen as inert ‘content’. The Australian Curriculum: History presents history teachers with opportunities to
also build knowledge and understanding in students. This seminar will outline the historical concepts and their research base in
the international literature and explore how historical understanding can be developed through integrating the historical concepts
into classroom pedagogy.
David Hilton has been teaching Ancient & Modern History and SOSE in Queensland for the past seven years and have taught
across each of the sectors. I am currently completing my Master of Education (Research) at the Queensland University of
Technology, investigating how teachers are implementing the Australian Curriculum: History and how they can be supported
effectively through professional learning.
(60 minutes)
Session
3A
Presentation
Stacey Karlovsek
“A Year 6 Journey”
This workshop will share one teacher’s journey: The introduction of a new unit of work and assessment developed for Year 6 and
based on the Australian Curriculum: History. It will share the thinking behind planning teaching strategies and the final
assessment item, and reflect on what has been learned from the experience by both the students and the teacher. Participants
will be invited to compare their own journeys and will take away a selection of resources used in the unit of work.
(60 minutes)
3B
Zoey O’Mara
“Ancient History in the 21st Century: OneNote”
Attendees would examine teaching a unit of study (linking, inquiry and concluding study) through the medium of OneNote. This
workshop would cover how to establish a OneNote notebook using a PC platform, embedding audio and video (including teacher
feedback) into OneNote pages, linking to external websites, incorporating text based activities and ensuring the skills of
historiography are adequately taught through the medium. This would be ideal for those who have a very limited or limited
working knowledge of the OneNote program. A full working model of the OneNote system, exploring Studies of Political
Structures: The Principate of Augustus will be provided as an example.
Zoey O’Mara graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Ancient History. She then
completed a Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching through Central Queensland University and has been teaching Ancient
History for 6 years. She have previously worked at Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell, but has spent the past 4 years at St
Anthony’s Catholic College, Deeragun (near Townsville).
(60 minutes)
3C
Dr Tom Stevenson
“Hypatia of Alexandria: Rational Heroine, Pagan Witch, Political Leader?”
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Alejandro Amenábar’s 2009 film *Agora* made a great impact through its portrayal of the philosopher Hypatia as a rational
heroine who fell foul of a murderous Christian mob in the late 4th / early 5th Century AD. This interpretation of the real Hypatia is
hardly inevitable. It seems to derive primarily from a modern tradition of interpretation which seeks to criticise Christianity for
being (it is argued) anti-feminine and intolerant of other faiths or religious ideas. Bishop Cyril and his followers, therefore,
supposedly killed Hypatia because she was female and a scientist of the pagan community. The ancient evidence, however,
permits other possibilities, especially the thesis that Hypatia was killed for fundamentally political reasons, viz. not for her gender,
her scientific interests, or her religious views.
Dr Tom Stevenson is an Executive member of QHTA and Senior Lecturer, Convenor of Classics and Ancient History, UQ.
(60 minutes)
3D
The GAP SHS
“Sampling the Sources”
In this interactive workshop, The Gap SHS's 2013 Australian History Curriculum Committee will share its initial coal-face
experiences (Year 9 Industrial Revolution pun shamefully intended) and invite participants to do the same as part of a structured
interactive workshop. Those who were fortunate to catc h last year’s ‘Stirring the sources’ planning instalment will know how
useful the format can be. The Gap SHS has opted to put the new curriculum in place across all year levels (7-10) in 2013. Wideranging topics for discussion will include: ongoing insights/issues connected with the choice of depth studies and student
engagement; merits of chosen assessment items; the value of the QSA planning documents; the role of the C2Cs; the place of
textbooks; our discovery of a range of other resources; what is happening in YOUR school.
(60 minutes)
3E
Grace O’Brien
“Unravelling Indigenous Stories & Hidden Histories”
Hidden Histories Project was developed with the Elders and Indigenous communities of Maryborough, Hervey Bay and
Bundaberg. This presentation will focus on the exploration of community stories and identify opportunities for students to engage
with these stories to examine Indigenous perspectives in the classroom. By listening to and embracing differing cultural
perspectives, students are able to recognize and connect with important facets of cultural identity and how historical decisions
have impacted upon the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within Australia.
Grace O’Brien is currently the Acting Manager of the North Coast Region Indigenous Education unit. As a trained Secondary
Teacher she has worked across both Primary and Secondary Schools as a Head of Curriculum – focussing on Embedding
Indigenous perspectives into the curriculum. Grace is completing her Masters in Indigenous Education at Macquarie University.
(60 minutes)
Kerry Daud
“Inquiry in ACARA”
3F
This is a 60 minute workshop that focuses on practical ways to construct Inquiry based ACARA lessons and units within the time
allocations outlined by QSA. Key components of the workshop include:

What should the inquiry process look like at a Middle-Senior school level?

Introducing contestability, critical source evaluation and historical reflection

How the steps of inquiry link directly to assessment descriptors in ACARA

Strategies to encourage student independence in hypothesis and focus question formulations (how to avoid
booklet/cookie cutter research)
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How Big History, info graphics, and artefact kits build student engagement and critical skills
Kerry Daud is the Senior School Learning Manager for Social Science at St Paul’s School. As the curriculum leader in this area,
she oversees the programs and resource development for History and Geography as well as providing support to her teaching
staff. Kerry has had a life-long passion for History as a discipline and as a teacher, she has been guided by her strong belief in
the intrinsic value of the subject as an essential part of holistic education for 21st century learners.
(60 minutes)
3G
Dr. Michael Adcock
TEACHING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TO YEAR 9 - ENGAGING WITH THE LIVED HUMAN EXPERIENCE
"Dr. Michael Adcock is currently Head of History at Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria. He has been responsible
for establishing the School's National Curriculum at Years 9 and 10, and has written the courses for the two new core subjects
that have been created to implement national reforms. In particular, the subject of the Industrial Revolution has resumed
prominence in the curriculum. Dr. Adcock has written a curriculum unit on this subject, as well as a chapter for Cambridge
University Press. He has tried to extend the topic beyond a simple narrative of technological innovation and development, to
include empathetic work on the lived human experience, using cartoons, contemporary fiction and particularly genre paintings to
help students understand the impact of such massive social changes on people. This illustrated Powerpoint session will explore
the genre of the social conscience painting, in which reformers tried to make the public aware of 'the social problem' caused by
the Industrial Revolution."
Dr. Michael Adcock is currently Head of History at Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria. He has been responsible for
establishing the School's National Curriculum at Years 9 and 10, and has written the courses for the two new core subjects that
have been created to implement national reforms. In particular, the subject of the Industrial Revolution has resumed prominence
in the curriculum.
(Cambridge Publisher’s Session)
(60 minutes)
3H
Asia Education Foundation
“Engage with Asia through History: Ideas for classroom teachers”
This workshop will introduce teachers to a range of professional development material designed to assist teachers to integrate
the teaching of Asia and Asia’s relationships with Australia within the Australian Curriculum: History.
(60 minutes)
Session
4A
Presentation
Paul Reitano & Nicole Green
Seeing, Touching, Feeling and Smelling: Using Artefacts in the Primary Classroom
Artefacts can promote a better understanding of the role of objects in our lives. They help us collect, prepare and cook food, as
well as provide water, heating and shelter. Indeed, artefacts are a central part of our lives – life, work, religion, family,
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communication, leisure, sport, music, and entertainment. School students of all ages can understand a great deal about artefacts
such as knowing the different materials and what they were used for; the physical effects of time; the way people viewed the
world; the social, historic and economic contexts within which items featured.
The second part of the 90 minute interactive workshop shall involve a: “share what you do and learn how others do it” type format
to find out...
o how is the best way to do what ACARA want you to do?
o find out how teachers develop [the 7] skills in learners through the years
o how they engage in the classroom
o what pedagogies are used to promote historical understanding"
Paul Reitano is a lecturer in history and geography education at Griffith University. Nicole Green is a senior lecturer in early childhood
education. Both are currently working on an ARC research project about how primary teachers are teaching the Australian Curriculum:
History.
(90 minutes)
4B
Simon McKenzie
“Tools for Visual Literacy in History”
This workshop will focus on the use of three useful applications for teachers of History. In particular, it will focus on the use of
Pinterest, ThingLink and Haiku Deck.
Simon McKenzie has more than 30 years experience as a classroom teacher. He coordinates Senior Modern and Ancient
History, English and Learning Technologies at Aquinas College.
(60 minutes)
4C
Dr Caillan Davenport
“Teaching Roman Imperial History: The Case of Marcus Aurelius”
This presentation will discuss approaches to teaching Roman imperial history in light of recent scholarship on the role and
function of the Roman emperor. Two inter-related issues will be addressed: (i) to what extent could the personalities and policies
of the emperors make an impact on the empire at large? (ii) how much can we really know about the emperors as individuals?
We will consider these questions by examining the literary and documentary evidence for the emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D.
161-180), including his famous Meditations and the collection of letters exchanged between Marcus and his tutor, Cornelius
Fronto.
Dr Caillan Davenport is a Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Queensland, where he teaches Latin
language and literature and Greek and Roman history. His research interests include Roman imperial history and historiography,
documentary evidence, and the senatorial and equestrian orders.
(60 minutes)
Mairi Popplewell
“Love those Primary Sources!”
4D
Primary sources are original connectors to people, places and artefacts from our shared past. Discover how to bring them to life
and use them to provoke deep enquiry. In this session you will experience ways to engage with and investigate online records
ranging from intriguing photos of Australians at work and play to treasures that include immigration records, the Larrakia petition
and our founding documents. Take ideas and strategies to enrich your classroom practice in connecting your students to the
Australian Curriculum: History
Mairi Popplewell is the National Archives of Australia Assistant Director for Queensland. She has worked for the National
Archives for over 10 years and has presented many seminars to the public on the nature of the archival collection and how to
access this vast and rich array of primary source documents. Her other main role in the organisation is to manage and preserve
the Queensland collection and ensure that it is available to the public both now and in the future.
(90 minutes)
4E
Sally Lawrence and Cindy BinTahal
“Teaching Resources to embed an Indigenous perspective - the Cherbourg story”
The History of Cherbourg is more accessible than ever before in the 20th Century. The last 7 years in particular has seen many
resources developed to enable educators to understand the past, in order to recognise Australia’s Hidden History. Discover the
wealth of information, stimulus and multi-media resources that are aligned to ACARA and enables educators to Embed a local
Indigenous perspective with a focus on the History of Cherbourg. Resources have been developed for school visits on site along
with Pre-visit and Post-visit activities. Can’t make it to Cherbourg? Explore The Memory Project and have access to not only the
resources but Elders once a week on line and ask questions relating to what you have been exploring in your classroom. Join us
to build your knowledge of the resources available to you and your students to Embed Indigenous Perspectives.
Sally Lawrence and Cindy BinTahal. Sally and Cindy first met teaching in the Torres Strait in 2000. Since then they have both
continued to work in and support Indigenous Education and Embed these perspectives in their roles within Education. Cindy is
the Deputy Principal of Talara Primary College where she manages and leads the Indigenous portfolio, whilst Sally is currently on
Maternity Leave from her role as Manager for Indigenous Education, North Coast Region and lectures at the University of the
Sunshine Coast – Introduction to Aboriginal Societies.
(90 minutes)
4F
Sue Burvill-Shaw & David Madden
“Big History”
In this workshop, David Madden (Head of Science at St Aidan’s AGS) and Sue Burvill-Shaw (Head of History at St Aidan’s AGS)
will share their experiences of introducing the Bill Gates sponsored ‘Big History’ course as an elective unit for Year 9 and 10
students as part of pilot research for the Big History Project. They will describe the nature of the course itself and discuss the
importance of the notion of a Discipline approach to Inquiry within Big History, and the potential for this subject to help students
make connections between different disciplines in the Australian curriculum.
Sue Burvill-Shaw is Head of History at St Aidan’s AGS, QLD, and a classroom teacher since 1982. A former State Panel Chair for
Ancinet History, she is President of QHTA and co-ordinating author of the Jacaranda World History Atlas. Sue has presented
workshops at both State, National and International Teachers’ Conferences and is widely published.
For the last 20 years, David Madden has taught Science in Queensland, where he is District Review Panel for Physics in the
Brisbane-Ipswich district. He has contributed to science texts including Physics: A Contextual Approach and the Pearson Science
series and he is Secretary for Space Design Competitions Australia.
(60 minutes)
4G
Brian Morrow
“Understanding South Africa”
Brian Morrow is a passionate speaker on the unique role he played as a white South African in helping to bring democratic rule to
South Africa. The session will explore the the ethical dilemmas he faced in the South African Police , his role in the scandal which
exposed to the world the plot by the white Apartheid Government to prevent black majority rule and his subsequent life in political
exile.
Brian Morrow is a passionate speaker on the unique role he played as a white South African in helping to bring democratic rule to
South Africa. The session will explore the the ethical dilemmas he faced in the South African Police , his role in the scandal which
exposed to the world the plot by the white Apartheid Government to prevent black majority rule and his subsequent life in political
exile. Brian has spoken extensively at schools and Universities in the UK, (most notably at Oxford and London) and Australia
where his presentations have been well received.
4H
(60 minutes)
Deborah Henderson
This session is in two parts. An illustrated overview of the broad context for the study of Asia and the push for Asia literacy in the
Australian education system will be followed by an interactive workshop. Participants will explore the different emphasises and
potential synergies of the Cross Curriculum Priority, Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia, and the General Capability of
intercultural understanding with reference to the Australian Curriculum: History F-10. Participants will also explore how the Asia
priority can be developed in the history classroom in ways that foster historical thinking.
Dr Deborah Henderson is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at QUT where she lectures in history curriculum.
She is a Past President of QHTA and HTAA. Deborah has published widely on why the Studies of Asia should be included in the
curriculum and in pre-service teacher education.
(90 minutes)
Session
5A
Presentation
Jill Margerison
“Flipping the Classroom”
This workshop discusses the journey of a group of grade 10 students that are currently experiencing “Flipped Classroom”
pedagogy and interacting with elements of social media to engage in their study of history. This is achieved via the
implementation of Moodle; a Learning Management System. The focus of this presentation is to highlight how educational online
communities are encouraging interactivity that leads to student-driven analysis. It is also to demonstrate how the ability to ‘flip the
classroom’ via a Learning Management System such as Moodle, facilitates a more personalised pace of learning. The hypothesis
is that by using both the ‘flipped’ approach and elements of social media that there is increased engagement and a higher quality
of work produced.
Jill Margerison is a registered teacher at The Southport School (TSS), and has experience in the design and facilitation of online
teaching forums. She has presented at conferences overseas and in Australia on the impact of digital literacy in education. Jill
has a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from The University of Queensland. She also holds degrees related to
English literature, History, Chinese strategic studies and Japanese language.
(30 minutes)
5B
Maria Mead
“Digital Tools for Teaching History in the 21st Century”
This workshop explores practical approaches to incorporating digital technologies in teaching and learning History. As a General
Capability in the Australian Curriculum, ICT Capability is something that all students must be given opportunities to develop, in
every learning area. We will investigate two online resources which specifically support the Australian Curriculum – History:
Education Services Australia’s “ICT in Everyday Learning: A Toolkit for Teachers” and the ABC’s new education portal: “Splash”.
We’ll also road test some new web 2.0 tools for historical inquiry. Participants will have hands on time to try out the featured
resources and digital tools. [Please bring a laptop or mobile device.]
Maria Mead has been a primary teacher since 1988. For the last 12 years she has worked as ICLT (information and
communications learning technologies) Teacher, supporting teachers in embedding digital tools across all learning areas. Maria
has been involved in writing Australian Curriculum History support materials for Education Services Australia.
Location
(60 minutes)
Dr Marcus Harmes
“The Prince of Wales and Proverbs”
5C
While we are familiar with proverbs that are timeless or immemorial (such as a ‘stitch in time saves nine’), proverbs are often
much less innocent then they seem. In this paper I will look at proverbs that variously chastised, criticised or even urged the
abolition of the Church of England during the reign of King James I (1603-1625). This presentation will study what proverbs said
about the church and its bishops, and how the targets of criticism responded. It will focus on one particular proverb about Henry
Prince of Wales. This proverb, which reads ‘Henry VIII pulled down abbots and cells, but Henry IX shall putt down bishops and
bells’ anticipated the further reform of the English Church in a direction that would abolish bishops once and for all.
Dr Marcus Harmes lectures in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Southern Queensland. His research focuses on the history
of the Church of England in a variety of periods and contexts, including the early modern period and in modern science fiction.
(60 minutes)
Tess Cohen
“Personal Stories, Perilous Crossings”
5D
This talk will discuss my recent involvement in the above titled UQ Summer Research Project in the School of History in
partnership with Queensland State Archives. It will focus on the research process used in this project, discussing our use of
archives and publically available online resources in order to research our chosen topics. I will speak about the way in which we
complied highly detailed accounts of individual convicts’ lives, who were brought to Queensland, by combining a wide variety of
resources. This focus will allow me to look at how history is used and studied in the 21st century. I will provide examples of the
history resources we created during this project, including examples of our convict pieces and our blog, as they may prove be
useful within the classroom.
Tess Cohen is currently completing her Bachelor of Arts, with an extended Major in History, at the University of Queensland. She
intends to continue with a career in history research, undertaking her Honours and PHD once her undergraduate is complete.
She recently completed a Summer Research Scholarship project entitled "Personal stories, perilous crossings: multicultural
colonial Queensland” under the supervision of Dr. Dolly MacKinnon and in partnership with Queensland State Archives, along
with two other students.
(30 minutes)
5E
Assoc Prof Fiona Paisley
“Aboriginal Biography and World History”
In this paper I begin with some recent approaches to biography and world history before reflecting on my experiences while
researching and writing the biography of Aboriginal activist AM Fernando. A highly mobile activist who spent the second half of
his life in England and Europe, Fernando was concerned to publicise Aboriginal conditions in Australia on the world stage. How
might Fernando’s transnational life influence how we teach students about the history of settler colonial Australia in the first half of
the twentieth century? And what might be learned from studying the range of humanitarians, including Aboriginal critics, who in
the interwar years in particular were intent upon bringing the question of Aboriginal rights to the world stage?
Dr Fiona Paisley is a cultural historian at Griffith University who is interested in transnational history, gender and settler
colonialism. Her recent book The Lone Protestor (Aboriginal Studies Press) concerns the life of an Aboriginal protestor in Europe
and England in the first half of the twentieth century.
(30 minutes)
5F
Allan Carr
“Abbey Museum Education Programs”
This short illustrated workshop will explore the one-day History Programs for Years 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12 at the Abbey Museum of
Art and Archaeology, Caboolture. Years 4, 7, 8 programs are aligned with the Australian Curriculum and cover Year 4
Inquiry Questions, Year 7 Depth Studies – Ancient Egypt and Rome, Year 8 Depth Study – Medieval Europe. The Year 11/12
Ancient History programs cover Archaeology, Funerary Practices, Ancient Egypt and Rome. There will also be the opportunity
for participants to ask questions about how best to utilise these programs in their classrooms.
Alan Carr is a retired teacher with thirty-five years in Primary Education, Support Teaching and Environmental Education. He was
a volunteer guide and education program planner at National Trust Heritage Centre, Townsville for ten years and a volunteer
guide at Bribie Island Seaside Museum for two years. For the last seven years, Allan has worked as a volunteer Education
Officer at the Abbey Museum.
(30 minutes)
5G
Carole Worthy & John Holland
The Sinking of the Montevideo Maru
In wartime Papua New Guinea,1942, the January invasion of Rabaul by the Japanese led to massive loss of life for unprepared
soldiers and civilians. Abandoned by the Australian Government, 1053 Australian PoW’s were forced aboard the Japanese ship,
the Montevideo Maru, in June, only to be lost at sea when the ship was torpedoed on July 1. The facts of these events remained
a mystery for almost seven decades. Why? This presentation briefly outlines events leading up to this tragedy and the delayed
subsequent reactions. It also offers practical resource lists and links for classroom study.
John Holland is the Curator of the Papua New Guinea Volunteer Rifles Ex-Members Association Museum.
Carole Worthy is a retired Primary teacher- Burwood Teachers College, Vic; and Social Worker- UQ; She has also worked as a
Learning Support teacher- UQ.
(30 Minutes)
Mark Cridland
“History and the Pedagogy of Place”
5H
The learning sites of the Moreton Bay Environmental Education Centre include three historic sites, St Helena, Fort Lytton and
Newstead House. This centre has developed a series of history programs mapped to the National History Curriculum for years 2
through to 10. Each program connects students to history through emotional connection to a specific place as well as to local
source materials. Many programs also incorporate Theatre in Education, drama and role play. This is a different approach to
history founded on well researched theory as well as being soundly discipline based. Primary school programs include pre- and
post-visit support for non-specialist teachers.
Mark Cridland is the Principal Moreton Bay Environmental Education Centre.
(30 minutes)