Program
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VCE History Conference and Examination Reports
Friday 21 February 2025, 9:00 am–3:10 pm
Hawthorn Arts Centre, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn
Earlybird registrations close Friday 7 February 2025
All registrations must close Thursday 13 February 2025
Final confirmation emails with session allocations and full event details will be issued once registrations close.
This HTAV professional learning conference is structured to support VCE History teachers to expand their own content knowledge, pick up classroom-ready tips and resources, think deeply about VCE assessment, and catch up with peers and mentors from all over Victoria.
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
The Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize is proud to be the Principal Sponsor of the HTAV 2025 VCE History Conference.
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PROGRAM
| TIME | SESSION |
| 9:00 am | REGISTRATION |
| 9:50 am | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRADITIONAL OWNERS / WELCOME AND HOUSEKEEPING |
| 10:20 am | SESSION 1: Please choose one workshop from this session. |
| 1A | Discerning the American Revolution Chris Hart, Yarra Valley Grammar, and Natalie Shephard, Hume Anglican Grammar UNITS 3 & 4 | REVOLUTIONS: America | TEACHING IDEAS |
| 1B | The Enlightenment and the French Revolution |
| 1C | A Toolkit for Teaching the Russian Revolution |
| 1D | Using Sources for Area of Study 1 Australian History |
| 1E | Let’s Learn about the Land Between the Rivers |
| 1F | Unlocking the Past: Metacognition in the History Classroom |
| 1G | Teaching Empires through Historical Images and Maps |
| 1H | Duck and Cover: McCarthyism, the ‘Red Scare’ and Its Cultural Impact Paul Rossiter, The Knox School UNITS 1 & 2 | MODERN HISTORY | CONTENT KNOWLEDGE |
| 11:15 am | MORNING TEA |
| 11:50 am | VCAA Advisory Session – 2025 VCAA Update Adam will reflect on the first three years of implementation of the VCE History Study Design 2022–2026 and outline what the VCAA has in train for 2025. Adam Brodie-McKenzie is the Curriculum Manager (History and Civics) at the VCAA. In this role he leads, manages and supports the production, review and development of curriculum and assessment for the Victorian curriculum and VCE. He is also currently studying a Doctor of Education at the University of Melbourne. Prior to this he was the inaugural Master Teacher of the Humanities at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, a lecturer, school leader and a high school teacher for over a decade. |
| 12:20 pm | SESSION 2: Please choose one workshop from this session. |
| 2A | Ra-ra-Rasputin |
| 2B | Communism Before McCarthyism: Origins of Australia’s Red Scare |
| 2C | Liberty, Equality and Engaging Activities: A Teacher’s Revolutionary Toolkit! |
| 2D | Writing and Structuring Historical Essays |
| 2E | Unravelling the Threads of Revolution: Thematic |
| 2F | Cold War Australia: From Allies to Upheaval |
| 2G | Tips and Tricks for Small VCE Classes |
| 2H | Adding Complexity with Ancient Literary Sources |
| 1:15 pm | NETWORKING LUNCH |
| 2:20 pm | SESSION 3: Please choose one option from this session. |
| 3A | VCE Australian History – Examination Reports James Jacobs, VCAA Chief Assessor |
| 3B | VCE Ancient History – Examination Reports Jeremy Daly, VCAA Chief Assessor |
| 3C | VCE Revolutions – Examination Reports Sam Cavnoudias, VCAA Chief Assessor |
| 3D | VCE Units 1 and 2 – History Workshop For those not attending the Examination Reports, HTAV staff will facilitate a fast-paced professional learning workshop that will enable VCE Units 1–2 teachers to:
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| 3:20 pm | SOCIAL HOUR NETWORKING DRINKS FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS Join colleagues, catch up with old friends, meet new people, harvest good ideas, and enjoy a complimentary drink and a selection of canapés at the HTAV Social Hour. Social Hour will take place at the Hawthorn Arts Centre conference venue. |
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