The Howard Library houses more than 10, 000 items of personal papers, official records, political memorabilia, photographs and documents from John Howard’s political career 1974 to 2007.

Should students wish to write about gun reform or another significant political milestone from the Howard years, please load to your digital classroom http://howardlibrary.unsw.edu.au/

and feel free to contact the team at – Andrew  Group Manager, Public Leadership Research Group-Howard Library UNSW Canberra  Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600

M: 0466 402 415 | E: a.blyth@adfa.edu.au Follow me on LinkedIn Review my UNSW Research Profile

HTAA Primary and Secondary Units and ‘How to teach History!’ at https://www.achistoryunits.edu.au/home/website-home.html

Museum of Australian Democracy quality units, interactive activities and much, much more https://www.moadoph.gov.au/

High quality  P-6 units of work mapped to the Australian Curriculum provided by the AIS of WA, Maree Whiteley and HTAV for all teachers nationally  https://www.historyinthemaking.ais.wa.edu.au/  

National Museum of Australia

• The Defining Moments digital time capsule with over 154 easy to use resources for primary and secondary teachers and students  http://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/defining-moments-timeline
• turning points in Australian History dynamic sketch videos by Australian Historian David Hunt  http://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/explore-defining-moments?from=0
• Gold Rush Game students choose a person & learn by living on the gold fields http://www.nma.gov.au/learn/classroom-resources/gold-rush-game

Teachers can also contact the ACT HTA Secretary via the ‘Contact’ section of this site and we can email teachers flyer for the National Museum: Defining Moments Digital Classroom Project so you help us by field testing our latest HASS resources (units, lessons, projects & games) for years 3 to 12.

ANU and NMA Australian Journey resource videos and kit:  http://www.nma.gov.au/education/resources/activities/australian-journey

Department of Veterans’ Affairs Education ‘The ANZAC Portal’ https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/

Virtual War Memorial Australia http://www.vwma.org.au

Schools Program and student and teacher resources https://vwma.org.au/educationschools.program@vwma.org.au

Lawless Learning Adventures  high quality units and innovative ways to teach in interactive and gamified approaches https://lawlesslearning.com/free/learningadventures/

The Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Group of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia (PNGAA):

• Commenced a Project for Australian high schools involving over 150 history teachers designing teaching materials and videos
• All resources including video Some Came Home : POWs & civilian internees interviewed about wartime experiences https://www.memorial.org.au/Education/index.htm
• The teaching document has been prepared by Karen McPherson, a member of the ACT HTA, and Patrick email patrickbourke58@bigpond.com

The Australian National Maritime Museum’s Voyager Game (fun-interactive-highly educational!) https://www.anmm.gov.au/discover/apps-and-games/voyage-game

The National Film and Sound Archive’s Education Resources section packed with many Aussie media resources for primary & secondary! https://www.nfsa.gov.au/learning/educational-resources

The Canberra Archaeological Society is eager to collaborate with local ACT and regional NSW schools after very successful pilot programs – bring your fieldwork and primary source lessons come to life! https://www.canberraarchaeologicalsociety.com.au/ and email Duncan.Wright@anu.edu.au

…what else have you created or found you have permission to share with us??? 

Go to the ‘Contact’ tab at front of our site and email the ACT HTA Secretary your resource ‘gold mines’!