Matthew Parsons - Getting Ready for the new Eco syllabus PD.

 

Brand new Eco PD - Club York Sydney

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​11th May, 2026 9am to 3pm

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​​Experienced economics educator Matthew Parsons has prepared a full day course to help you hit the ground running day one 2027! The focus of the day is a pragmatic and practical engagement with the requirements of the new syllabus including how to prepare learners to succeed in assessment contexts with rich comparisons to the 2009 Syllabus and existing teaching processes and resources.

 

This is a full day workshop with a stack of take-home ideas and resources. Coffee and lunch provided!

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• So what’s changed? An introduction to the new Prelim and HSC courses including comparison to existing courses (specifically identifying what is gone from the existing Prelim and HSC courses)

 

• What’s been provided by NESA?  An overview of the resources that have accompanied the final released syllabus

 

• HSC course implications for teaching Prelim. How does the HSC course and assessment influence the teaching of the Prelim Course, including assessment modalities

 

• Teaching the new prelim course. Course content and structuring (scope and sequence thoughts) with specific engagement with content knowledge and teaching strategies in relation to modified content in the Prelim Course

 

• Prelim assessment. Approaching assessment in the Prelim Course

 

• Leveraging technology and resources. Practical ideas and demonstrations for using technology to both assist in the change as well as in the classroom and homework/student revision environments.

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