Shea Steven -ESH360 AT1.2 Citizenship learning in the context of an aspect of Australian history
Port Arthur (Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority, 2016)
What are children learning?
Over the next four weeks’ students
in 6S will be broadening their learning about civics and citizenship,
expanding through citizenship learning in the context of an aspect of
Australian history. Through the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting
Authority [ACARA] (2019), students will examine
Australia’s various connections with other countries and places throughout the
world, how these are changing, and the effects of these interconnections
(interconnections, change). In particular, we will be looking at the world’s
cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACARA, 2019).
Why
they are learning
According to Gilbert
and Hoepper (2014) integrating civics, citizenship and history within the
classroom can promote a holistic way to learning therefore strengthening comprehension
and furthermore allowing students to make connections to the real world. Students
will be able to research through the Port Arthur website, show empathy towards
the citizens at that time and form discussions based around what civics and
citizenship may have been like in that period and how it has therefore changed.
Students are also able to re-visit aspects of citizenship by building on
developing an understanding of rights, power, democracy, identity and more
through both research and through their excursion. From focusing on this
particular form of history, students are able to engage with multiple general
capabilities through the Australian Curriculum as well as engross in
cross-curriculum priority areas.
How they are learning
History should have a broad and
comprehensive foundation from which its implications for Australia can be
grasped. It is only from such a foundation that the longevity and richness of
Indigenous history will be appreciated; that the dimensions of our migrant
experience and cultural diversity will be intelligible; that our relations with
the Asian region will be comprehended; that the ecological limits of our
current practices will be seen in their historical context (ACARA, 2010). Prior
to our excursion to the Port Arthur Historic Site, students will engage in
inquiry based learning approaches to research, discuss and form conclusions on
the correlation between civics and citizenship through geography while looking
at Port Arthur from its era of convicts. This will help students form empathy
and research more about the topic at hand before learning all about the history
on site.
How parents/carers can support their child’s learning
On Thursday the 18th of April, students of 6S
will be traveling to the Port Arthur Historic Site. We encourage as many
parents/ carers to join us on this fun historical journey to learn alongside
students about the convict era within our local community. We also encourage you
to ask inquiry based questions to help generate critical thinking about the
topic at hand. These questions can include; What
are Australia’s global connections between people and places? And how do
people’s connections to places affect their perception of them?
References:
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
[ACARA]. (2019).
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
[ACARA]. (2019).
General Capabilities. Retrieved
from https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/general-capabilities/
Drawn from: The Shape of the Australian Curriculum: History [2010]
www.acara.edu.au and the National Centre for History Education - www.hyperhistory.org]
Gilbert, R., & Hoepper, B. (2014). Teaching humanities
and social sciences: History, geography, economics and citizenship in Australian
Curriculum. South Melbourne, VIC: Cengage Learning Australia.
Marsh, C., Clark, M., & Pittaway, S. (2014). Marsh’s becoming a teacher (6th ed.). Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson.
Port Arthur Historic Site (2019) Retrieved
from: https://portarthur.org.au/education/teacher-resources/
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. (2016). Port Arthur. Retrieved from http://portarthur.org.au/history/the-convict-era/
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. (2016). Port Arthur. Retrieved from http://portarthur.org.au/history/the-convict-era/
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