Understanding Ancient Australia (Teacher PD)
This comprehensive professional development workshop focuses on ‘Ancient Australia’ and is tailored especially for primary and secondary humanities teachers.
In this PD session, teachers will learn how to use Australian archaeology to address key concepts and critical inquiry questions for the Year 4 ‘First Contacts’ and the Year 7 ‘Ancient Australia’ units.
The session covers:
- Clarification of important historical and archaeological terms of reference
- Definition of Ancient Australia
- Examination of critical points in the Ancient Australia timeline
- Discussion of significant ancient Indigenous archaeological sites
- Ideas on how to approach the topic Ancient Australia in the classroom
The session will also answer some important questions, such as:
- What is Ancient Australia?
- Why did people come to Australia?
- When and where did they arrive?
- How has the continent changed over time?
- What effect did fluctuating sea levels and climate changes have on Australia’s first inhabitants?
- How does archaeology help us understand the history of Ancient Australia?