ESH360: Advanced HASS

ESH360: Advanced HASS - Using blogs to communicate with parents/carers               AT1.2 Liam Ryan - 452002 ESH360: TEMPLATE FOR BLOG POSTS Blog Post # 1.2 Your name: Liam Ryan Year: Grade 4 AC/HASS Topic: Citizenship through History (Week 3) Dear Parents/Guardians, Welcome to Class R4’s blog!   In our continued study of Civics and Citizenship Education (CCE) this term, we will be looking at CCE through History.   CCE is a major component of History because it reinforces Australia’s strong influence of multiculturalism, shared values of freedom, respect and tolerance, while promoting holistic learning (CCE, 2019; Gilbert & Hoepper, 2014).   Throughout this short unit, our work will focus on early Australian settlement through the Cross-Curriculum Priority (CCP) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. Centred around Harmony Week, students...

ESH360: Advanced HASS - Blog Post Draft                                                                AT1.1 Liam Ryan - 452002 ESH360: TEMPLATE FOR BLOG POSTS Blog Post # 1.1 Your name: Liam Ryan Year: Grade 3 AC/HASS Topic: Civics and Citizenship – Learning about Democracy (Week 2) Dear Parents/Guardians, Welcome to Class R3’s blog!   Blogs are a great way to keep parents/guardians informed about their child’s learning and the context in which it occurs.   Classroom blogs promote strong home-school relationships (Morris, 2013), parent communication, literacy/ICT skills, authentic audiences, sense of community (Victoria, 2016), and the opportunity to teach digital citizenship (Watanabe-Crockett, 2017).   In the coming weeks, Class R3 will be learnin...