The latest editions of Jacaranda Retroactive NSW Ac Series include these key features:

• Topics are organised around syllabus content, then structured into subtopics that present sections of content to suit classroom teaching practice
• A focus on historical sources, with accompanying activities, target students’ understanding and application of historical skills and concepts
• Each subtopic ends with an activity bank to further apply students knowledge, skills and concepts as required by the curriculum
• Skillbuilders embedded within topics to help students develop confidence in working with historical sources.
• Review sections check students’ understanding of topics and their ability to apply historical skills and concepts
• Reading content with integrated media provides a dynamic and uninterrupted learning experience

Jacaranda provides a range of format options to allow teachers to teach their class their way.

Maureen Anderson

Maureen has taught history for over 30 years, including periods as department Head at Kambala, Rose Bay and Rosebank College, Five Dock. She has contributed to syllabus writing for the NSW Board of Studies and taught within the Teacher Education Program at Macquarie University.

Ian Keese

Ian taught history for 30 years, including 25 years as a head teacher. He is a co-author of Retroactive 1 ; Retroactive 2 ; Retrospective: Year 11 Modern History and Medieval Quest for the New South Wales syllabuses; and the Retroactive Australian Curriculum for History 7–10 series. Ian has also contributed to the Macquarie Study Dictionary and has published journal articles, chapters in books and online articles on a range of history and education topics.

Anne Low

Anne has taught History and English for over 30 years, including two years in Papua New Guinea, and is currently at Freshwater Senior Campus. She has worked on secondment to Training and Development for the Department of Education.

Kate Harvey

Kate has taught History for over 30 years, with teaching qualifi cations from the University of Sydney and Sydney Teachers’ College. She has taught in high schools in Australia and Northern Ireland, including St Mary’s Cathedral College, Sydney.

Brian Hoepper

Brian was a Head of History in Queensland secondary schools before joining the Education faculty at QUT in Brisbane, where he taught History, History curriculum and SOSE curriculum. He subsequently worked for the National Centre for History Education and is now an independent consultant. Brian has written syllabus and curriculum documents at state and national levels and was an adviser in the development of the Australian Curriculum: History.