Building students’ perspectives by using the resource package

How to build students’ global perspectivesthrough junior secondary History curriculum(3): Ancient Egypt in the modern world (New)

Mr TAI Kin-faiCurriculum Officer

Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Logos Academy

CDI0201312207.6.2013

Our Good Old Days …

Source : http://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/CSS13HISE.pdf

1996

2

40 periods for S1

3

PSHE Curriculum Integration since 2000

Impact ~ a technical problem for restoration of

subject-based curriculum now 4

Contents:EPA + Geography + History – Repetition + new elements, e.g. Strand I= Richer Teaching Contents

But, usually faced a reduction of periods (Teaching Time)

History Education in Junior Secondary

• Remain “status quo” of pre-2000 condition (independent subject, no reduction of time)

• Exist as an independent subject but face reduction of teaching time (0.5 - 1 period per week)

• Not exist as an independent subject (element included in Integrated Humanities/Social Studies/Liberal Studies)

Shorter Teaching Time

~ How Wide and How Deep should

our junior form history education go?

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History Education inHKCCCU Logos Academy

Age Conventional Schools HKCCCU Logos Academy

7

Primary School

P.1 /

Cam

pus I

Foundation Stage 1 /

8 P.2 / Foundation Stage 2 /

9 P.3 / Development Stage 1 /

10 P.4 / Development Stage 2 /

11 P.5 / Development Stage 3Social Studies

[History Component]12 P.6 /

Cam

pus II

Development Stage 4

13 Secondary School

F.1 History

/

I.H./L.S.

Development Stage 5

14 F.2 Mastery Stage 1History as an elective

15 F.3 Mastery Stage 2

16 F.4HKDSE

History

Mastery Stage 3 HKDSE / IB History

17 F.5 Mastery Stage 4 HKDSE / IB History

18 F.6

6

40 mins per lesson8 period per term

Total Teaching Time for History Elements in FS & DS = 6 terms X 8 periods X 40 mins

= 1920 mins / 32 hours

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Directions~ given time limit and students’ stage of maturity

• Width as priority to know more rather than to know deep

• Cultivation of interest in learning history

Topics used in 2012-13:1. What is history?3. Rise of civilizations5. Greek city-states14. The French Revolution

Looking Backand

Planning Ahead

To arouse and cultivate students’ interest in studying history

1. What is history?[Task 2]

History is all around us.

Timeline

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Looking Backand

Planning Ahead

To arouse and cultivate students’ interest in studying history

3. Rise of Civilization [Task 2]

To be an archaeologist

Looking Backand

Planning Ahead

14. The French Revolution [Task 1]

Textual Analysis

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1789 was a momentous year in French (history)

Why?Reasons of the Outbreak of Revolution?

Looking Backand

Planning AheadSummary Charts 3Cs Approach in learning History

(Cause, Course and Consequence)

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Looking Backand

Planning Ahead

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Summary Charts 3Cs Approach in learning History

Underlying Causes

vs Immediate

Cause

Looking Backand

Planning Ahead

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Summary Charts

9. Renaissance

5. Greek city-states

Looking Backand

Planning Ahead

13. The Enlightenment

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Planning AheadTheme Number of

Terms assigned Rationale

World in Ancient Times 2 Cover as much topics as possible to have a full vision on the historical

development

World in Medieval Times 2World in Modern Times 2

Life in Middle AgesReformation

The Voyages of DiscoveryThe Industrial Revolution

And more …

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Also considering topics like

11. Rise of Science [related to Theory of Knowledge in IB]

18. Popular use of steel and the arms race [armament / war history]

23. Modern life and the environment [related to Technological World in General Studies &

Globalization in Liberal Studies]

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Scaffolding Strategy

Thank You