Course information | 873 Learning about People and Place (HNS) S2 2025

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Old Social Studies Curriculum Document 1997

Refreshed Social Sciences Curriculum 2023 - Withdrawn

Draft Refreshed Social Science Curriculum - 2021

Aotearoa NZ Histories 2022

Week 1

Social Sciences online

Social sciences in the New Zealand Curriculum

Week 2 - 24th July

Week 2 - Lecture 1 Intro to People and Place

Week 2 - Lecture 2 Theology of Place - JL

Required Reading

Theology of Place - Video

The Earth Groans PPnt

Fowler, W. (2013). Educated guesses: The earth groans - our response. Stimulus: The New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought and Practice, 20(1), 34-37.

Te Reo Māori: Akomanga 1

Week 3 - 31st July

Week 3 Lecture 1 - Aotearoa NZ Histories &amp; Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Week 3 - 2 Peoples, Gospel, the Road to Te Tiriti

ANZHC Resources

Treaty Resources

Waitangi as a Love story - Dr Alistair Reese

Tāngata Whenua &amp; Tāngata Tiriti: a conversation with Dr. Alistair Reese

Why Teach Maori History

Social Science UKD Planning Cards

Engage with the Literature 1: The earth groans

Engage with Literature 1 (12.5% LO:1,2,3,4)

Te Reo akomanga tuarua

Week 4 - 7th August

Week 4 - Lecture slides - Social Inquiry, NZ Wars, Social Science Concepts, &amp; Parihaka

Ministry of Education. (2009). Approaches to building conceptual understandings. Learning Media.

Required Reading

MOE Approaches to Social Inquiry

Concepts in Social Sciences

Concepts in Social Sciences - 2025 JL update to align with Refreshed curriculum

Maori concepts relevant to Social Science

Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa: The NZ Wars

Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa - Teacher Resources

Invasion of Parihaka

Crown Apologises for Sacking of Parihaka

Week 5 -14th August

Week 5 - Lecture Slides - Haerenga and Unit Planning

Safety Action Plan Template

Social Science Inquiry Unit Planning Template

Engage with Literature 2: Reconciliation and Miroslav Volf

Engage with Literature 2 (12.5% LO:1,2,3,4)

Week 6 - 21st August

Week 6 - Lecture slides - Place and Environment

Kaitiakitanga Resources

Mapping resources

Te reo Māori Akomanga tua whā

Week 7 - 28th August

Week 7 Lecture 1 - Place &amp; Environment cont

Week 7 Lecture 2 - Biblical Justice

Week 7 Lecture 3 - Social Justice and Social Action

Mutch, C., et al. (2016). Teaching social studies for social justice. In M. Harcourt, B. Wood, &amp; A. Milligan (Eds.), Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZCER Press.

Henderson Creek (Local Social Action)

World Vision World of Social Action

World Vision Learn Think Act

World Vision Social Action Wheel

Jay Ruka, History of the Land - Towards Justice

Week 8 - 4th September

Haerenga - Connecting to our whenua - slides from Josie Wall

Why don't we know? About why we haven't learned about The Treaty. Chapter 6 of Consedine, R., &amp; Consedine, J. (2012). Healing our history (3rd ed.). Penguin.

Lineham, P. (1991). Statement on bi-culturalism. In B. Wood. Our cultures in today’s context (pp. 48-52). Houhanga Rongo Trust.

Haerenga (25% LO:2,3,4)

Week 9 - 11th September

Old Unit Plan Exemplar

Unit Planning Template - Updated

Week 9 - Lecture 1 - Unit Plan and Assessment

Week 9 - Lecture 2 - Economic Activity

Te akoranga tuarima - whakamutunga i te reo Māori

Week 10 - 18th September

Week 10 - Culture &amp; Identity, Government &amp; Organisation, &amp; How to read a historical photograph

Jigsaw

Civics and citizenship education teaching and learning guide 2020

The New Zealand Government

Teach voting in schools - General elections

Explore Parliament

Election teaching Units

Week 3 Lecture 1 - Aotearoa NZ Histories & Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Tāngata Whenua & Tāngata Tiriti: a conversation with Dr. Alistair Reese

Week 4 - Lecture slides - Social Inquiry, NZ Wars, Social Science Concepts, & Parihaka

Week 7 Lecture 1 - Place & Environment cont

Mutch, C., et al. (2016). Teaching social studies for social justice. In M. Harcourt, B. Wood, & A. Milligan (Eds.), Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZCER Press.

Why don't we know? About why we haven't learned about The Treaty. Chapter 6 of Consedine, R., & Consedine, J. (2012). Healing our history (3rd ed.). Penguin.

Week 10 - Culture & Identity, Government & Organisation, & How to read a historical photograph