Presentation outline Project background and aims Project approach

1. Co-constructions of the past: Engaging generation NOW with the Defence of Darwin Charles Darwin UniversityAlicia Boyle, The Northern InstituteJanice Crerar, Greg Smith and Sue Smith, School of Education

2. Presentation outline • Project background and aims • Project approach • Relationship to the Australian Curriculum • Inquiry Based Learning • Scenario Based Learning • Problem based curriculum, differentiation and intellectual quality • Interactive Web Quest - ‘What’s in a name?’

3. Project background and aims (1) • In July 2008 the Chief Minister announced an $11.5 million initiative to commemorate the role of the Territory in World War II. • The DDE facility was developed to form part of World War II Precinct at East Point with the Darwin Military Museum and provides links to a distributed digital experience, using the DDE website and smartphone applications, encouraging people to visit the WWII heritage sites in Darwin and beyond. • The DDE facility focuses on the Defence of Darwin and is limited to the chronological period 1932-1945, covering the build-up of military defences and infrastructure in Darwin to the war’s conclusion. • The facility officially opened on the 19th February, 2012

4. Project background and aims (2) • Create an education package targeting primary, middle and high school students that will complement the Defence of Darwin Experience (DDE), both the permanent exhibitions as well as the distributed heritage sites featured in the smartphone application. • Teacher’s guide to sites and planning a visit • Teacher’s notes • Student activities • Recommended resources • The resulting material must indicate age groups, subject areas and links to the Australian Curriculum

5. Project approach (1) • Collaborative team • CDU – Project Manager and 3 Teacher/Teacher Educators • Museums and Art Galleries of the NT – DDE Curator • NT DET – Curriculum and Phases of Learning • Social Educators Association of the NT • 20 NT Teachers • Visited the facility and mapped the key content to relevant Year Levels in the Australian Curriculum • Developed templates, iconography, mapped the hard drive location of over 2000 images and 500 text items • Divided up Activity development according to areas of interest • Mapped Activities to the Australian Curriculum

6. Project approach (2)

7. Relationship to the Australian Curriculum The history curriculum aims to promote: • A sense of enjoyment and interest in history • A knowledge, understanding and appreciation • The forces that change societies • An understanding of historical concepts • Evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy, significance and contestability • A capacity to undertake historical inquiry • Analytical use of historical sources, critical thinking in explanation, perspectives in understanding.

8. Relationship to the Australian Curriculum “History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students curiosity and imagination”. “Historical knowledge is fundamental to understanding ourselves and others”.

9. Relationship to the Australian Curriculum F Personal and family histories 1 Present and past family life (context of student) 2 The past in the present (Local area history) 3 Community and Remembrance 4 First contacts 5 The Australian Colonies 6 Australia as a Nation 7 The Ancient World 8 The Ancient to the Modern World 9 The Making of the Modern World 10 The Modern World and Australia WWII as depth study

10. Historical Inquiry • Questioning • Interpretation and critical analysis of sources • Consideration of context • Respect of perspectives • Substantiate interpretation • Effective communication

11. Historical Inquiry in the Middle Years • People and Places (http://tinyurl.com/bwgfqnq) • Investigates the population of Darwin and considers how the events of World War II shaped Darwin today. • Links to Middle Years Maths curriculum (Statistics). • Provides opportunity for students to interpret and critically analyse historical sources. • Considers the context of the information. • Looks at different perspectives and experiences.

12. Historical Inquiry in the Middle Years • Why was Darwin Bombed? (http://tinyurl.com/9smvnlf) • Investigates the links between northern Australia and Asia to form an argument that Australia was not ‘discovered’ by Captain Cook. • Investigates Australia’s engagement with Asia in the lead up to World War II. • Strong links with Australian Curriculum Cross Curricular priorities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures and Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia.

13. Interactive Web Quest ‘What’s in a name?’ • Working in groups or on your own go to: http://www.defenceofdarwin.nt.gov.au/ • Choose ‘Education’ from the left hand side menuChoose Activities ‘Upper Primary’ • Scroll down to the ‘What’s in a name?’ Activity and open the ‘Educational Outcomes’ Link • Click on the ‘Back Arrow’ and click on the ‘What’s in a name?’ Activity in Word format

14. Thank You Questions? alicia.boyle@cdu.edu.au Janice.crerar@cdu.edu.au Gregory.smith@cdu.edu.au Sue.smith@cdu.edu.au