Studies of Society and Environment Association of Queensland (SOSEAQ)
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Mission
SOSEAQ is a not for profit organisation, aiming to lead, support and advocate quality teaching and learning in the studies of society, environment and related fields, at all levels, through an alliance of educational and community stakeholders.
Vision
To promote and improve the quality of teaching and learning about society and its interaction with the environment at all levels so learners develop:
- social and environmental understandings
- civic competence
through learning and exploring:
- knowledge and conceptual understandings from the social science disciplines and related fields of study;
- skills and processes from those disciplines and fields of study that can be applied within rigorous social and environmental enquiries, based on high level thinking and collaborative practices; and
- values that arise from investigation of controversial and challenging issues that promote socially critical thinking and an appreciation for the need to consider multiple perspectives
in order to:
- make reasoned decisions;
- seek preferred solutions to problems; and
- take responsible action
Personnel
SOSEAQ Management Committee (until the AGM in March 2008)
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer |
General Representatives Rachael Jacobs |
Membership
Why Join SOSEAQ?
Members of SOSEAQ enjoy a number of benefits including…
- becoming part of a network of likeminded professionals from all levels and sectors;
- support and advocacy in the teaching and learning of SOSE and related fields;
- access to quality professional development activities;
- having a voice in the future development of SOSE; and
- affiliation with a national association (SEAA), including 3 e-journals a year and concessions rates for conferences etc.
How to become a SOSEAQ member
Download the SOSEAQ membership form.
Ordinary Member
Ordinary Membership is for SOSE teachers from primary, middle and secondary schools and others who are interested in the promotion of SOSE. Members join individually and enjoy the above membership benefits as well as the usual benefits of membership including full voting rights at meetings and eligibility for election to the management committee.
Student / Concession Members
Student/Concession Membership is for full-time tertiary students and other unwaged people. Members join individually and enjoy all of the same membership benefits as Ordinary Members.
Institutional Member
Institutional Membership is available for schools and other institutions. Membership benefits are limited to 4 staff per institution and Institutional Members do not receive voting and election rightsResources
SOSEAQ (formerly QSOSE) received some money in 1999 from the Queensland Discovering Democracy grant money to prepare two booklets that link the Discovering Democracy materials to the new SOSE curriculum in Queensland. One booklet was prepared for Years 4-7 and the other for Years 8-10. Each booklet contains a matrix that enables quick reference to be made from the Discovering Democracy Units to the Queensland SOSE core learning outcomes and to topics that are currently taught in Queensland schools. It also contains outlines of two workshops that could be conducted with a school staff. The booklets should provide a firm basis for teachers to prepare their own modules of work that adapt the Discovering Democracy Units to the Queensland context.
The text of these booklets can be found at the following URLs:
http://education.qld.gov.au/cgi-bin/byteserv.pl/tal/ddemo/pdf/yr4-7.pdf
http://education.qld.gov.au/cgi-bin/byteserv.pl/tal/ddemo/pdf/yr8-10.pdf
Professional Development
Contact the Secretary for further details.
For further information on SOSEAQ visit the website.