Commonwealth History Projects
From 2003 to 2006, the Australian Government provided funding to encourage and support the study of history in Australian primary and secondary schools. As part of this funding, the Commonwealth History Project was established in all states and territories to facilitate professional learning opportunities for teachers of history.
In Victoria, three distinct professional learning projects were conducted during 2006:
Each project involved teachers of history in primary and secondary government and non-government schools. Participation in all three projects concluded at the end of November 2006.
The Commonwealth History Project reports document the experience of participants and describe how this new knowledge could be applied within a specific school.
An evaluation of the Commonwealth History Project, conducted on behalf of Department of Education late in 2006, provided useful information about the benefits and advantages of different models of teacher professional learning.
Teaching and learning resources were also developed as part of the professional learning activities within the Commonwealth History Project. These include: