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Cultivating Students' Global Perspectives: Ancient Egypt & Modern History Curriculum

Explore how to enhance students' global perspectives through junior secondary History curriculum, focusing on Ancient Egypt's relevance in the modern world. Discover the resource package by Mr. TAI Kin-fai, Curriculum Officer at Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Logos Academy. Learn about the impact of teaching time on History education in Junior Secondary and the importance of widening historical knowledge. Embrace topics like Rise of Civilizations, Greek City-States, and the French Revolution to spark interest in history learning.

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Cultivating Students' Global Perspectives: Ancient Egypt & Modern History Curriculum

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  1. How to build students’ global perspectives through junior secondary History curriculum (3): Ancient Egypt in the modern world (New) Building students’ perspectives by using the resource package Mr TAI Kin-fai Curriculum Officer Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Logos Academy CDI020131220 7.6.2013

  2. Our Good Old Days … 1996 Source : http://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/CSS13HISE.pdf 2

  3. 40 periods for S1 3

  4. PSHE Curriculum Integration since 2000 Contents: EPA + Geography + History – Repetition + new elements, e.g. Strand I = Richer Teaching Contents But, usually faced a reduction of periods (Teaching Time) Impact ~ a technical problem for restoration of subject-based curriculum now 4

  5. 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? 5

  6. History Education inHKCCCU Logos Academy 6

  7. Total Teaching Time for History Elements in FS & DS = 6 terms X 8 periods X 40 mins = 1920 mins / 32 hours 40 mins per lesson 8 period per term 7

  8. 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 civilizations • 5. Greek city-states • 14. The French • Revolution

  9. Looking BackandPlanning Ahead • To arouse and cultivate students’ interest in studying history Timeline History is all around us. • What is history?[Task 2] 9

  10. Looking BackandPlanning Ahead • To arouse and cultivate students’ interest in studying history To be an archaeologist 3. Rise of Civilization [Task 2]

  11. Looking BackandPlanning Ahead Textual Analysis 1789 was a momentous year in French (history) Why? Reasons of the Outbreak of Revolution? 14. The French Revolution [Task 1]

  12. Looking BackandPlanning Ahead 3Cs Approach in learning History (Cause, Course and Consequence) Summary Charts 12

  13. Looking BackandPlanning Ahead Summary Charts 3Cs Approach in learning History Underlying Causes vs Immediate Cause

  14. Looking BackandPlanning Ahead Summary Charts 5. Greek city-states 9. Renaissance

  15. Looking BackandPlanning Ahead 13. The Enlightenment 15

  16. Planning Ahead Reformation Life in Middle Ages The Industrial Revolution The Voyages of Discovery And more … 16

  17. 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] 17

  18. Scaffolding Strategy Thank You

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