Sporting Equality

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• curiosity 
• empathy
• ethical understanding
• global citizenship
• reflection

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Year 5, Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)

• How citizens (members of communities) with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal. (AC9HS5K07)
• Locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats. (AC9HS5S02)

General capabilities: Digital Literacy, Ethical Understanding, Personal and Social Capability

NSW Curriculum:

• HT3-3 - Identifies change and continuity and describes the causes and effects of change on Australian society.
• HT3-4 - Describes and explains the struggles for rights and freedoms in Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Cross-curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Sustainability.

Relevant parts of Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) achievement standards: 

• Students explain how people achieve civic goals.
• Students develop questions and locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources. 

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - facilitate class discussions and assist students to find relevant primary and secondary sources.

UN SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

• Target 5.1: End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.

• Device to watch ‘Trailblazers’ film 
• Factsheet if needed for differentiation 
• Resources to record/display the timeline (e.g. border tape, online tool such as Miro, paper, etc.)
• Sticky notes/small pieces of paper 
• Student devices for research 
• Student worksheet (1 per student)
• Whiteboard/smart board to record discussion answers

Trailblazers is a Savage Films, Milestone Films, and LM Films production by Director/Producers Maggie Miles and Maggie Eudes and Producer Lucy Maclaren.

Trailblazers tells the story of the fight for equality by Australia’s female footballers. It celebrates the rise of Australian women’s football from the early days of paying-to-play in front of small crowds to appearing in sold-out stadiums, watched by over 11 million people at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. 

The Cool.org resources and impact campaign are supported by major partner MECCA M-POWER and driven by Documentary Australia. The Trailblazers campaign aims to build momentum for further progress in gender equality and leadership and to increase investment and opportunities for women and girls to participate in sports.

If Trailblazers has inspired your students to take action, they can #Blaze a Trail for gender equality by take part in campaigns and sharing their commitment with the world. 

Visit www.trailblazersfilm.com.au 

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Creating an Inclusive Environment

Quick summary: This course focuses on creating an inclusive environment in education, highlighting the positive impact on academic outcomes and students' overall well-being. We will learn to define and establish an inclusive environment for students and their families. Tasks involve envisioning an ideal inclusive classroom, examining diversity legislation, reviewing school policies for inclusivity and analysing methods for accommodating diverse learning needs. Strategies covered include diverse material presentation, teaching styles, varied assessment methods, differentiation and inclusive language use, aiming to ensure equitable learning opportunities. The course encourages reflection on personal strategies and their implementation, setting goals for achieving an inclusive classroom. The conclusion emphasises the ongoing journey toward fostering inclusivity.