With partners:
Civics and Citizenship, English and Humanities Resources
The City Centre programs, part of Education Foundation, connect students with their community and are specifically aimed at Years 9-10:
http://www.thecitycentre.org.au/
The Federal Government’s Civics and Citizenship education web portal: http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/
Promoted as 'Australia's pre-eminent website' for civics and citizenship education, here teachers will find resources, classroom activities, project materials, professional development and links to State and Territory curricula.
Film Australia offers a free and effective search engine for teachers looking to use Film Australia archives in lesson planning. The Resource Finder features free education video clips from what the site describes as a 'remarkable archive - one of the nation's largest and most historically significant collections.' Each film clip is matched with print-friendly two-page resource sheets that include background information, student research and classroom activities that have been written by leading teachers. Curriculum links by state are included. Check out the site by using this link: http://dl.filmaust.com.au/
Teachers can draw on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in this English/Humanities lesson International Human Rights Day. Students read the plain language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and consider its relevance today. Follow this link to the Racism. No Way site: http://www.racismnoway.com.au then search for 20051031 and you will be taken to the direct link.
The Racism. No Way site also offers a lesson National Symbols which allows students to explore symbols of nationalism and consider their relevance today : http://www.racismnoway.com.au then search for 20040301 for the direct link.
On the same site, in the lesson Grass Roots Human Rights, students examine a ten point plan for human rights action and consider what initiatives they can take either individually or as a group. Use this link to reach the site http://www.racismnoway.com.au/ then search for 20040202 for the direct link to the lesson plan.
In the lesson The United Nations, students examine the history of the organisation and its influence on world politics and peace. Link to http://www.racismnoway.com.au/ then search for 20030627 for the direct link to the lesson plan.
Fair Dinkum! is a lesson plan focused on the consideration of issues such as social justice and equity in the school. The intended outcome is that students understand that there are different interpretations of fairness, justice and equity: Use this link to reach the site http://www.racismnoway.com.au then search for 20020828 for the direct link to the lesson plan.
The lesson plan Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act (1975) focuses on students becoming familiar with the Act which underpins all anti-racism legislation and education in Australia. Again use http://www.racismnoway.com.au and search for 20010831 to be given the direct link to the lesson plan.
Also focusing on policy documents, the lesson United Nations International Declaration of Human Rights (1947) involves students using the Declaration to explore the concept of basic human rights in relation to past and present world situations. Go to the site http://www.racismnoway.com.au and search for 20001012 to get the direct link to the lesson plan.