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2010
Term 4, 2010 (Vol. 18, No. 4)
Feature Articles
Teachers and Time - histories and futures in education - Dr Debra Bateman
Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE): Does it have a future? - Colin Marsh
Civics and Citizenship
Teachers + Students = Engaged Citizens - Beatrice Barnett
Citizenship Education - finding student voice and global citizenship in a crowded place - Gary Shaw
Teaching and Learning
VELS
Fund-raise me up! Inquiry Unit: Humanities - Economics (lvl. 4 VELS) - Melanie West
VELS/VCE
Old Treasury Building Exhibitions and Education Resources - Diane Gardiner
Enterprising Solutions to Homelessness - The Big Issue - Danya Sterling
VCE
The Face of Climate Change - World Vision and the threat of climate change to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people - Jeremy Brennan
Reviews and Resources
Term 3, 2010 (Vol. 18, No. 3)
Feature Articles
Bloggers Stir the Globe - Kevin Rennie
Playing fair? - Kathleen Gordon and Kerrie O'Connor
Civics and Citizenship
The Business of Helping Others: Economics with a Civics and Citizenship twist - Donald Eddington
Teaching and Learning
VELS
More than Mabo: Speedway! (The 1965 Freedom Ride) - Rosa Neri
Teaching Human Rights across the Curriculum - Julie McLeod and Ruth Reynolds
Telling Tales of Titanic: Integrating Social Education into Stories from the Past in the Australian Curriculum: History - Liz Suda
VELS/VCE
United Nations Classroom
- Patricia Collett
VCE
Human Rights and Asia - using Pageflakes - Linday Stirling
VCE Exams - Some Study Hints
Reviews and Resources
Term 2, 2010 (Vol. 18, No. 2)
Feature Article
Evaluating the effects of globalisation - Ron Anderson
Civics and Citizenship
Living our school values: Flemington Primary School 2010 CARE program - Paul Swan
Teaching and Learning
VELS
Talking Faiths - seeking student perspectives on belief and identity in a multicultural society - Jan Molloy
Inquiry Learning: making history active - David Arnold
Reviews and Resources
Term 1, 2010 (Vol. 18, No. 1)
Feature Article
Generations Defined - Mark McCrindle with Emily Wolfinger
Teaching and Learning
VELS
World of Values - Using digital resources to explore personal and societal values - Jane Weston
VCE
VCE International Politics:
The Rise of the Market State and International Security in the 21st Century - Dr Paul Monk
VCE International Politics:
Making Sense of Australian Foreign Policy: 'Strategic Culture' as an Effective Teaching Tool? - Dr Michael O'Keefe
Reviews and Resources
2009
Term 4, 2009 (Vol. 17, No. 4)
Feature Article
ICT: Keeping it simple and sustainable - Peter Hoban
Civics and Citizenship
Values education, professional learning and the United Nations - Gary Shaw
Teaching and Learning
VELS
Understanding cultural differences through dialogue - Centre for Dialogue, La Trobe University
VCE
VCE Sociology:
The importance of discussion in Sociology - Sarah Spiteri
VCE International Studies:
'An Apocalyptic Warning': The Malthusian Politics of the Global Food Crisis - Stuart Harridge
VCE National Politics:
'Washington to Canberra' Resources - Kimberley Crowley
Global Perspectives in Social Education - Megan Bourke
Reviews and Resources
Term 3, 2009 (Vol. 17, No. 3)
Feature Article
Our Neighbours, The Pacific: Deeper understanding and closer relations - Max Quanchi and Samantha Rose
Civics and Citizenship
'I would like to say that things must just get better': Young citizens from England, Kyrgyzstan and South Africa speak out. - Cathie Holden, Rahat Joldoshalieva and Duishon Shamatov
Teaching and Learning
VELS
Teaching Religious Understanding - Irene Nicola
VCE
VCE International Studies:
Strengthening Global Peace & Justice Through the United Nations - John Langmore
VCE National Politics:
'Teaching National Politics': A teacher perspective - Geoff Glue
Review and response to Politics, Parties and Issues in Australia: An Introduction - Rod Wise
Reviews and Resources
Term 2, 2009 (Vol. 17, No. 2)
Feature Article
The shifting sands of civics and citizenship education in Australia: What principles, policies and practices should be enacted in the times ahead? - Dr Libby Tudball
Civics and Citizenship
Learning and exploring the concept of Citizenship - Pam Dudgeon
Teaching about Human Rights - Warren Prior
Teaching and Learning
VELS
It's getting hot in here! So let's get sustainable! - Siobhan Lappin
Conflict and Peace: An introduction to international conflict and peace making - Toby Russo
VCE
Stimulating the International Studies classroom with the Global Financial Crisis - Anna-Louise Simpson
Reviews and Resources
Term 1, 2009 (Vol. 17, No. 1)
Feature Article
Education in the 21st Century - Anne Shaw
Teaching and Learning
VELS
Rate your Prime Minster - Martin Gibbs
VCE
Ranking Australia's Prime Minsters: an excercise in interpretation - Barry Jones
Leadership Change USA - Barack Obama's Speech
Work and Family Life - Pam Wallace
Reviews and Resources
2008
Term 4, 2008 (Vol. 16, No. 4)
Feature Articles
Thinking skills within the humanities discipline - Dr Catherine Milvain
"I am not a history teacher but ..." - Janine Forbes
The political literacy approach to teaching politics in SOSE courses - Ron Anderson
Civics and Citizenship
Young people and social inclusion: challenges for teachers - Terri Seddon
Teaching and Learning
VCE
VCE Sociology: Unit 1 youth and adolescence - Julie McGrath
VCE International Studies - Non-violent political resistance and Burma - Mary O'Kane
Reviews and Resources
Term 3, 2008 (Vol. 16, No. 3)
Feature Articles
What makes a good resource? - Jill Wilson
That disastrous lesson: where to now? - Michael Crowhurst
Civics and Citizenship
Melbourne story essential learning for active citizenship - Liz Suda
How do educators engage with the community? - Jan Molloy
Teaching and Learning
VELS
From statement to classroom: Achieving a just world and achieving an ecologically sustainable world - Heather Noga
Reconciliation: From little things, big things grow - Glenda Inglis-Gillespie
VCE
A new phase in Cambodian politics - Verghese Matthews
China's rumble with globalisation - Jonathan Fenby
Resources and Reviews
Term 2, 2008 (Vol. 16, No. 2)
Feature Articles
India and Australia: Re-establishing Old Links - Dr Richard Johnson
A tale of two Indias - Jill Wilson
Postcard India: Teaching and Living in India - Jenny Moran and Daryl Moran
Civics and Citizenship
Why is Civics and Citizenship Education unpopular among teachers? - Ron Anderson
Y Challenge? Civics and Citizenship in Action - Paula Taylor
Australian Republic: to be or not to be? - Ros White
Teaching and Learning
VELS
India is Hot! - Lisa Hayman
Understanding by Design: Teaching Complex Global Issues - Julie Dyer
VCE
Generations in dialogue about the future
Celebrating Cultural Diversity in Schools 2008
Reviews and Resources
Term 1, 2008 (Vol. 16, No. 1)
Feature Article
Discussion with a Difference: questions and co-operative learning – John A. Whitehouse
Civics and Citizenship
Learning by Doing Democracy: Social Education, SRC’s and Statewide Representation – Roger Holdsworth and Georgia Kennelly
Teaching and Learning
VELS
The New World Order: The Human Condition in the 21st Century – Martin Gibbs
Year 7 Archaeological Dig: Ancient Crudenites – Paul Davis and Tom Ryan
VCE
Federal Election 2007 – VCE National Politics and Power – Paul Gilby
Make Poverty History – VCE Sociology Unit 4: Citizenship and Globalisation – Rod Yule
Reviews and Resource
2007
Term 4, 2007 (Vol. 15, No. 4)
Civics and Citizenship
Common good: a critical ethic – Kurt Ambrose
Celebrating Democracy Week 2008: Student Forum – Diane Mansour
A Testing Time: A Commentary about the Australian Citizenship Test – Warren Prior
Feature Article
Standing up for SOSE: the future of Social Education – Libby Tudball
Teaching and Learning
VELS
2007 National Assessment Program in Civics and Citizenship Report – Warren Prior
Democracy set to rule in Australian classrooms – Resource
Oxfam Refugee Realities: Teaching students about refugee issues in the ‘reality’ era
VCE
Developing a global outlook: Cultural Intelligence – Jill Wilson
10 education volunteers on their way, 45 more needed
Reviews and Resources
Term 3, 2007 (Vol. 15, No. 3)
Civics and Citizenship
Developing Global Citizens – Junko Ohno
Feature Article
SOSE curriculum structures - Dr Catherine Harris and Emeritus Professor Colin Marsh
Cultural Diversity as an Educational Advantage – Associate Dean Fethi Mansouri
Teaching and Learning
VELS
Water, Wedding Rings and Rocks – Jill Wilson
Introducing Sociology in Year 9 at Girton Grammar School – Deborah Conwell
Timor-Leste – David Fagg
VCE
The US invasion and occupation of Iraq – Tim Keys
Reviews and Resource
Term 2, 2007 (Vol. 15, No. 2)
Civics and Citizenship
Developing a Civics and Citizenship Program in your School - Warren Prior
Civics and Citizenship in Action - Janine Forbes
Australian Citizenship - Peter van Vliet
The 1967 Referendum - Pat Hincks
Feature Article
Resourceful teaching - Dr Julie HamstonTeaching and Learning
VELS
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander themes in the VELS - Pat Hincks
Expanding Students’ Horizons: Studies of Asia - Hilary Smith
The Great Wall of China - Grace Kiernan
New and Old Technologies - Lisa Hayman
VCE
A Story: Fairytale or Horror - David Nicastro
Cold War Detective - Sally-Anne Venebles
Family, education and the workplace - Fiona Gontier and Analia Solis
Reviews and Resources
Professional Learning Program 2007
Term 1, 2007 (Vol. 15, No. 1)
Civics and Citizenship
Civics and Citizenship Education and the National Assessment Program - Warren PriorFeature Article
Teaching and learning about globalisation - Associate Professor Robyn EckersleyTeaching and Learning
VCE
VCE International Politics: West Papua: Challenges for the future - Major Clinton Fernandes
VCE Sociology: Unit 1 - Youth - Fiona Gontier and Analia Solis
VELS
Water = Life: An educational unit - David Geisler
VELS human rights, citizenship and justice - Simon Dalton and Julie Harris
VELS: Using the Action on Global Poverty resource
