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2008

Term 4, 2008

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

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

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

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

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2007

Term 4, 2007

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

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 (Issue 15/2)

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 Hamston

Teaching 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 (Issue 15/1)

Civics and Citizenship

Civics and Citizenship Education and the National Assessment Program - Warren Prior

Feature Article

Teaching and learning about globalisation - Associate Professor Robyn Eckersley

Teaching 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

Reviews and Resources

Launching a unique online educational resource: Film Australia’s archive online tailored for teachers

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