Programs offered by the History Teachers’ Association of Australia
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the 2017 AHC and many thanks to those teachers who registered students. The 2017 results and evaluation are now available on the website. The top students in Year 7 were Kaya Sayer (Manly Selective School – NSW) and Zoe Fraser (All Hallows School – Qld). The top …
Applications for this program close on 20 June, 2017. The program is held in Jerusalem, Israel, at Yad Vashem. If you teach the Holocaust and would like to improve your understanding of this period in history or are looking for ideas on pedagogical approaches to enhance your students engagement, this program could be what you …
Registrations are now open for the HTAA National Conference hosted by QHTA and held in Brisbane, 27 – 29 September 2017. The theme this year is Breaking Boundaries. Keynote speakers include: Peter FitzSimons, Prof Alastair Blanshard, Assoc Prof Deborah Henderson, Dr Brian Hoepper and John Whitehouse. More information can be found on the or visit …
The culmination of the National History Challenge in 2016 was the national awards ceremony in Parliament House. The Hon Simon Birmingham announced the national Young Historian, Rachel Wang, and various sponsors presented prizes to the year group and special category winners. Congratulations to all winners and participants. Significant thanks must be extended to all the …
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Australian History Competition this year. The national winner of the Year 10 category was Emma Belgrave (Endeavour College, SA) who achieved 96%. The national winners for the Year 9 category were Oliver Papillo (Camberwell Grammar School, VIC) and Leila Heinrich (The Essington School, NT) who achieved …
Registrations are still open for the conference, held at Sydney Grammar between September 28 and 30. Visit the website to download the program and register. The National Conference Dinner will be held at the Governor’s Table at the Museum of Sydney. Book early as places are limited.
Entries close for the 2016 National History Challenge on 26 August. More details regarding entry requirements and state/territory coordinators can be found on the NHC website.
We look forward to a range of excellent responses on the theme of Triumph or Tragedy from students across Australia.
Registrations are now open for the HTAA National Conference. This will be held at Sydney Grammar School between the 28 and 30 September, 2016. The program includes sessions for Primary and Secondary teachers covering a wide range of units from the Australian Curriculum: History. Keynote speakers include Dr Anne Summers AO, Mr Stan Grant, Dr …
Entries close TODAY for the Australian History Competition. The competition consists of two papers, Years 7/8 and Years 9/10. The competition has multichoice questions that focus on historical skills and a document booklet with source material for the questions. Medallions will be awarded to the top Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 student. Schools may …