#HASSchat Archive
A Twitter chat for K-12 teachers of the Humanities and Social Sciences, held on the last Thursday of every month at 7:00pm (Sydney, Australia).
Thursday November 24, 2016
3:00 AM EST
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Welcome to ! Tell us who you are, where you're from, and what you teach!
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My name is Marco, and I'm a HSIE/RE teacher from Sydney!
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My name is Linda & I coordinate literacy at Magdalene CHS.
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Q1 What is your overall view or idea of literacy?
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A1 Literacy is perhaps the most important thing. Without it, how can Ss communicate?
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A1 However, it needs to be integrated throughout, and not a 'lesson'
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A1 I guess my overall view of literacy is: too important to overlook, but too often undercooked.
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Hi I'm Scott from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. Teaching Year 7 HASS this year.
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The ability to read and use written information and to write appropriately, in a range of contexts.
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It is used to develop knowledge, skills and understanding, to achieve personal growth and to function effectively in our society.
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Don't forget to use the A1 A2 format tonight folks!
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Literacy involves the integration of speaking, listening, viewing, critical thinking, reading and writing.
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Of course that definition does not encompass digital literacy....
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Literacy with respect to Twitter involves writing succinctly... Quite the challenge for me......
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Literacy needs to be purposeful. All forms of writing need to have an audience and a purpose.
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Q2 In what ways does literacy fit into the humanities and social sciences?
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A2 With such a heavy emphasis on essays and the ability to communicate, HASS may be (after English), the most literacy-heavy area!
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In a myriad of ways.... Literacy provides the essential 'tools' for engaging in HASS.
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A2 HASS deals with the world and society. The whole idea is community and social action! Need to communicate!
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If you remove the literacy then HASS is impossible to teach.
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Sorry Marco. I'm feeling a bit too run down to jump in tonight. I'll check out the hashtag later. Thanks!
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Don't be strangers tonight, folks! Jump in to the chat!
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Q3 How do you teach literacy in the humanities and social sciences?
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A3 I do this in a number of ways: small short-answer style Qs, focus on directive terms, paragraph styles, diff. techniques
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A3 Recently, I had my 7 RE class write persuasive letters to Amnesty for human rights
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A3 I like to try and vary the types of texts I use as well, from narrative, to persuasion, etc.
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A3 One of my fav. tasks is an empathy task where Ss write a narrative on factual-fiction
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I always try to be explicit & systematic in my teaching & allow the students time to grasp new concepts after modelling them.
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Q4 Can you recommend any apps/websites to boost literacy in the humanities and social sciences?
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Q 3 That is a great question! I would be interested to hear from HASS teachers about this.
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A4 Grammarly is a great add-on you can get in Chrome to help you with your spelling, grammar, etc
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Gotta go guys. Keep up the great work.:-)
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Q5 What other forms of literacy do you feel are important in the humanities and social sciences?
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A5 Digital literacy and financial literacy are my two passions in HASS.
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A5 Digital literacy: the ability to use tech to not only 'comply' but also to create something new that doesn't exist yet!
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A5 Financial literacy: the ability to save money and understand implications of poor financial decisions
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A5 Digital literacy: the ability to use tech in a meaningful way
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Q6 What do you see in the future for literacy in the humanities and social sciences?
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A6 It's something that CANNOT be removed from HASS - it forms the basis of it, however, it's becoming more tech-based
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A6 So, it needs to be adapted to suit the tech of the day to make it meaningful YET maintain a Ss ability to communicate properly
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That's all we have time for tonight! Thanks for joining us!
