Workshop+Evaluations

=**Workshop Evaluation**=

Please add your responses under each heading.

**1. What have been the successes of the History workshops?**
Have only attended three. Providing sites, resources, understanding and opportunity to hear how other schools/ teachers are doing. Accessing the expertise of Paul ...having the new history curriculum unpacked a little...finding out sources of information, both primary & secondary & discussing the pros & cons of each. It's been helpful to look at the new history curriculum. Learning how to use wikispace has opened up more opportunities to engage the students. Facilitator Paul Sendsiuk and guest speakers, carmel fahey and Jenny Lawless Using different primary sources Discovering different theories ( Great man Theory) Practical examples of what is happening in the classroom at the moment A return to the joys of history, knowing and confronting our origins The curriculum is there to be explored, not feared. An exciting injection of inquiry and discovery which can involve home and community with us, giving reverence to old memories, narratives and perspectives

**2. Which workshops were most useful for you? Why?**
They were all useful in different ways. Having teachers come along and share what they did with their students has been been inspiring and helpful. It's been eye-opening analysing what history is and the variety of ways it's been recorded over the centuries. Having to research the pros and cons of primary and secondary sources was challenging but useful. The day out in Adelaide looking at the possible excursion opportunities was helpful. Public History day was very worthwhile What is History? (we really started to consider the question) Sources of evidence It all helped develop a picture of the conversation we can continue with our children.

**3. What would you have done differently?**
It would have been really great to be able to attend all of them. I would like to have planned a unit or two with another staff member. I feel the need to have done a little more forward thinking... but that will come next year. It's an exciting prospect. Linking the Australian Curriculum would have been useful if it had been ready in time Curriculum first.

**4. What have been the major lessons learned throughout the year?**
These subjects, HISTORY (Geography and Science) are so needed in our primary curriculums! This PD and focus is overdue. Thank you Aissa for providing this pd, training... etc. Made us evaluate why we teach history Considering different points of view. How to explore perspectives, different narratives and what might be hidden.

**5. If the program were to run again, what should be the focus?**
It would be more useful (i feel) to have a greater source of information, training opportunities and resources to have, buy, go to, pick from, visit... etc. Even if its just sites and software. A follow-up for the current group of participants once the Australian Curriculum is in place so that we can see how it is being implemented Teachers need to be immersed in the sources and supported in developing in-depth knowledge to fuel their passion.