 I was wrapping up some displays for Semester 1 and got the (potentially) crazy idea to create a resume for Adolf Hitler! I did use EdChat to help with some of the wording but I did this as a different idea for conveying World War 2 information for my Year 10 History class.
I am debating about doing "resumes" for other leaders during World War 2 (and maybe World War 1 - not sure on that one) but we shall see how we go.
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 Semester 2 is already 2 weeks in and although I am currently on holidays, I am excited about what classes I have.
Keeping my Home Group and two English classes but gaining 2 new subjects! Historical Studies focuses on Ancient History, Modern History, and Media Studies and the focus concept of the subject is Iconography of Power. This gives the students a taster of the three subjects in the hope that they will pick them in Year 11. Society and Environment focuses on Geography, Tourism, and Society and Culture, again, giving students a taster of the three subjects and hoping that they'll pick them next year. As I have 2 classes, I'm running two courses; one looking at Environmental Conservation and Ecotourism and the other at Sustainable Development and Tourism. There are classes looking at Legal Studies, People, Politics and Power and Business Innovations; however, I'm not teaching those classes! All the classes are pilots for this year and we're hoping to see an increase in Humanities subject selection in Year 11 and thus, Year 12. I can't wait to see how they go this year and what students select for their 2026 subjects! We're now 2 weeks into Semester 2 and while I'm not teaching Year 9 Geography this semester, I'm sharing my class with a colleague who is. Rather than my resources gathering dust, I popped them up for use in their classes. The amount of students, in my classes at least, who are surprised by the maps showing roads, railways etc is amazing. One of the many reasons why I love what I do.  In term 2, Year 10s study a unit, generally described as "Building a Modern Australia", looking at post-World War 2 society.
I generally break this unit in half; starting with Berlin Wall and the division of Germany, the formation of the United Nations, and finishing with the Vietnam War. This is the half of the unit that I have already created display for. The second half looks at rights and freedoms for First Nations People, migrants, and women since World War 2. This unit is still to be taught (all prepped to go!) and the display is still to be made.  Another term, another display up! I popped in during the holidays for one day this time (normally, I try to do 2-3 days to smash out some work - AKA photocopying - without the students there) and I used it to swap over a display, file some paperwork, and set up a seating plan for my Year 10 English class. It wasn't much (in the scheme of what I usually try to achieve) but I'm happy with what I did do.
 Our final unit for Term 1, in Year 9 History, is up! This one is Movement of Peoples and is honestly, not a unit that I've really gotten into teaching until now. It hasn't been one of my strongest ones so I made it a priority this year to do it justice.
On Monday last week, I decided it was time to make my classroom pretty again! I love being able to make my space welcoming and inviting for all students who enter through the classroom doors. I still have quite a few displays to go up, as they needed to be printed, laminated, and velcroed.  With the term starting, prep has begun for my semester 1 classes. I'm really looking forward to all of them as I lit a bomb under the Year 9 History curriculum and re-did it over the break. As a team, we've re-done the majority of the Year 9 English curriculum, and I'm excited to get back to Year 10 English. Year 10 History is a subject I'm enjoying immensely, so I'm excited to be back in it.
With my (much loved) Year 12s graduating last year, it's a new cohort for Home Group, and I'm rather glad I'm staying in the senior years. I can't wait to see what this semester has to offer! Everything comes to an end! I'm not sure how I feel about the Year 12's finishing up. In part I'm glad that they are moving on to their new adventures and I'm proud of what they have all achieved; however, I am not used to being a "class down" during Week 5 of Term 4. It's a really odd feeling! Taking down the display in my Media Studies classroom was bittersweet but I'm forever grateful for being given the opportunity to teach outside of my comfort zone with a group of students who were willing to learn alongside me! Now, onwards to Graduation next week! |
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