Unearthing history: Hands-on archaeology and theory for teachers
Date: Monday 30 September 2024
Time: 12 pm – 3 pm
Location: Como House, Lechlade Ave, South Yarra.
Cost: FREE for Teachers
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) invites you to a unique professional development workshop. Join Dr Georgia Stannard, Lecturer in Archaeology and History at La Trobe University for a hands-on afternoon at picturesque Como House.
In the first part of this session, Georgia will introduce you to core archaeological knowledge and theory underpinning the ACARA ‘deep time history of Australia’ unit and the new Victorian Curriculum investigation unit ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge and understandings (Deep Time to the modern era)’. You will learn about the types of evidence used to investigate the dual histories of people and Country; current archaeological methods and practice; how evidence is dated; stratigraphy and its role in archaeological interpretation; and different ways of understanding social and technological change across at least 65,000 years of changing climates and landscapes.
The second part of the session gives you the opportunity to put this theory into practice by participating in a simulated archaeological excavation of a colonial-era site on the grounds of Como House. Georgia will guide you through a first-hand experience of this component of the National Trust’s archaeological education program, where you will use the tools and techniques of modern archaeology.
Register your attendance by emailing education@nattrust.com.au.
Deep Time and the new curriculum: Archaeology for teachers
Date: Monday 28 October 2024
Time: 4 pm – 5 pm
Location: Online
Cost: FREE for Teachers
Join Dr Georgia Stannard of La Trobe University for her insights and expertise regarding the new Victorian Curriculum 2.0. Hosted by the National Trust of Australia (Vic), in this online session you will be introduced to two of the many ways of learning about the Australian Deep Time story: archaeology and palaeoecology. You will learn about the changing evidence and interpretations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the world’s oldest continuous cultures; changing environmental and climatic conditions and how Communities around Australia responded to, and influenced, these; evidence for continuity and change in society, technology and trade over time; cultural and ethical protocols for the protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
Register your attendance by emailing education@nattrust.com.au.
These teacher professional development workshops are made possible thanks to the Strategic Partnerships Program, funded by the Victorian Department of Education.
