Jeana Kriewaldt, Dianne Mulcahy
Curriculum Leadership, Volume 8 Issue 20
A recently completed project has sought to identify the characteristics of accomplished geography teaching and develop a set of standards for the teaching of geography in Australian schools. A distinctive feature of the research, and the main focus of this article, was the incorporation of student perspectives on the nature of high quality geography teaching. For the project researchers observed the classroom practices of a range of high performing geography teachers, supplemented by interviews with teachers and students. The project involved eight schools across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia representing all three sectors and both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.
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BBC History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
Bring history to life with animated maps, movies, games, picture galleries, virtual 3D tours and more.
British history, Ancient history, World Wars.
Awesome stories
http://www.awesomestories.com/
AwesomeStories is a gathering place of primary-source information. Its purpose is to help educators and individuals find original sources, located at national archives, libraries, universities, museums, historical societies and government-created web sites.
Queensland History Teachers Association
http://www.qhta.com.au/default.htm
There are some useful links on the 'links' page.
The map as history
http://www.the-map-as-history.com/
Animated history maps. While this is a subscription site, there are a number of animated maps available for free.
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