this site contains the well known I have a dream speech and other links to those people famed for speaking out in the name of freedom. They exemplify what people will do in the face of conflict to ensure freedom for others. There are also links to other events of the civil rights movement in the USA. Of course this speech is also a prime example of good public speaking :)

brilliant immersion activity for encountering conflict - The Crucible

This enlightends viewers on thw faults, fallacies and time wasting of twitter...funny - has a ring of truth for many twits!

Story behind the man who dared to stop a line of tanks

Video composed for a class project. I tried to preserve as much of the video of Tank Man uncut as I could.

Hi and welcome - please feel free to discuss anything of concern to teaching VCE students if you have the time. My main goal here though is to gather resources of use to us. As we are covering encountering conflict for context that is where I have started - but you are welcome to ad material for the other contexts.

download cartoon evaluation worksheet - useful for all countries. The rest is less useful to aussie classrooms. US history students would get something here though. Wish we had one of these for australian cartoons!!!

Study guides, strategies, skills, tips and habits for learners and students in 30 languages

This community is primarily to support my work as English teacher and Coordinator of my current school.

information on conflict in Gaza suited to encountering conflict for VCE 3/4

great resource to cover the gaza conflict for yr 12 encountering conflict students. Includes reports, photos and videos. Can be shown in classroom with datashow.