HSIE professional learning workshops 2009

Evaluating HSIE and ASR for primary school leaders

Leading HSIE in your primary school: A Curriculum K-12 Directorate HSIE primary workshop

This workshop is designed for executive teachers and their HSIE coordinators. The workshop will examine the roles and responsibility of HSIE curriculum leaders who are planning on evaluating HSIE for the annual school report or who have already evaluated HSIE and now need to update school curriculum plans as a result. This workshop is not suitable for teachers seeking Professional Competence accreditation.

The workshop will develop participants background knowledge and understanding of the teaching and learning in the HSIE K-6 syllabus in the context of the K-10 continuum. It will develop strategies to undertake a whole school review of HSIE teaching and learning and provide a model to develop updated school HSIE curriculum plans.

Specific aspects related to school planning and management include:

· curriculum links, teaching priorities and opportunities in HSIE

· actions to improve teaching and learning of HSIE K-6

· DET policy requirements in the context of HSIE

· strategies to undertake a school evaluation of HSIE

· revision of school HSIE curriculum plans

Please note that course fees apply.
For workshop content information please contact Anne Southwell, Senior Curriculum Adviser HSIE K-6 (02) 9886 7156 or email anne.southwell@det.nsw.edu.au

For workshop enrolment and venue information please contact Usha Samuels on (02) 9886 7499

Leading HSIE in your primary school (Download information flyer)
Focus: Principals, Executive teachers and HSIE curriculum coordinators
Workshop no.	Dates	Location	Availability
8138	20 August	Narooma	Available to all sectors
8141	3 September	Bathurst	Available to all sectors
8145	17 September	Campbelltown	Available to all sectors
8147	29 October	Maitland	Available to all sectors
8150	12 November	Sydney CBD	Available to all sectors

Playing your part K-6

Unpacking the civics in the HSIE K-6 syllabus, strategies for teaching, resources and assessment.

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A professional development course for Primary HSIE Teachers of Stage 3. The course identifies the civics and citizenship education in the HSIE K -6 Syllabus, examines the issues in civics and citizenship education and demonstrates practical strategies for effective implementation of civics and citizenship education. It includes information and resources on:

democratic process and our system of government
NSW Parliament
election processes and procedures
active citizenship and community involvement
school and class parliaments.

Participants will have the opportunity to visit the parliamentary chambers and engage with resources to support civics and citizenship education.

Please note that no course fees apply.
For workshop content information please contact Daniela Giorgi, Curriculum Adviser, Civics and Citizenship, on 02 9230 2334

For workshop enrolment and venue information please contact Usha Samuels on (02) 9886 7499

Playing your part K-6 (Download information flyer)
Focus: Kindergarten to Year 6 teachers and executives
Workshop no.	Dates	Location	Availability
8139	25 August	Sydney CBD	Available to all sectors
8151	25 November	Sydney CBD	Available to all sectors

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