From the President of EBE NSW - Joe Alvaro - 6 May 2019

I hope members found some time to have a happy Easter and a restful break during theend of Term 1 school holidays.

2019 EBE NSW Annual Conference – 28 June 2019

Economics and Business Educators NSW will hold its annual conference on Friday 28June 2019 at the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, Business School of the University ofTechnology, Sydney.

For many years now, this annual event has been the premier conference for teachers ofEconomics, Business Studies, Legal Studies and Commerce in NSW and from AustralianInternational Schools overseas. The conference provides a unique opportunity forteachers in our subject areas to gather as a community to strengthen professionalknowledge, skills and practice. 

Our theme this year is "Educating the next wave of entrepreneurs by unlocking

economics, business and legal minds” with our keynote entrepreneur  speaker,  MsAnnie Brownjohn, Founder and Managing Director of Ozganics, a fast growingmanufacturing and development food company that specializes in food products whichmeet consumer’s need for low allergy and good taste. The conference program for2019 provides a variety of workshop opportunities on areas  including 2018 NESA HSCexamination feedback , effective teaching and learning strategies for Economics,Business Studies, Legal Studies and Commerce, and content areas for Economics,Business Studies, Legal Studies and Commerce. There will also be a workshop focusingon the new NESA Commerce Syllabus (2019). 

The conference will provide teachers with valuable networking opportunities with otherteachers beyond their own school. There will also be a range of exhibitors at theconference providing delegates with an opportunity to obtain information about thelatest teaching and learning resources available for Economics, Business Studies, LegalStudies and Commerce. EBE NSW is offering two professional learning grants for rural EBE NSW members and Iencourage our rural members to apply for these grants. The 2019 EBE NSW Annual Conference will provide a diverse range of professionallearning opportunities for all participants. I look forward to welcoming you to ourconference in Sydney on 28 June 2019.   Further information and registration details are available on the conference website:

2019 EBE NSW Annual Conference Website

Attention EBE NSW Rural Members: Can't get to Sydney for the 2019 EBE NSW AnnualConference? Apply for a professional learning grant. See the conference website for more information.

EBE NSW Professional Development Event - 2019 EBE NSW Economics Update

Conference

Date: Friday 30 August 2019 Time: 8:30am - 3.30pm Venue: CPA Australia, 3/111 Harrington St, Sydney NSW 2000

EBE NSW is excited to be running its annual Economics Update Conference on Friday 30August 2019. Sponsored by CPA Australia, this course will provide Economics teacherswith  up to date information and statistics. Each session has been specifically linked tosyllabus content.

This event will be hosted at CPA Australia’s Sydney office in Harrington St, Sydney (5minute walk from Circular Quay Railway Station). 

Morning Tea and Lunch will be provided. There are discounts for EBE NSWmembers. Rural EBE NSW members are invited to apply for a professional learning grant- more information is available on the conference program.

See the EBE NSW website for the conference program and registration details:

EBE NSW Website

Attention EBE NSW Rural Members: Can't get to Sydney for the 2019 EBE NSWEconomics Update Conference? Apply for a professional learning grant. See the conference program for more information.

Australian Business Economists Student Conference - Economics and schools - The

future of wellbeing Date: Monday 13 May 2019  Time: 3pm - 5.30pm Venue: Aerial Function Centre, Level 7, UTS Building 10, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo The topic for this event is , Economics and schools - The future of wellbeing. It willoffer  students an update on Australian economic conditions now and in the yearahead, aligned to the HSC curriculum and led by a senior Reserve Bank official. Speakers: Stephen Walters, ABE & NSW Treasury; Alexandra Heath, Reserve Bank ofAustralia; Besa Deda, St George Banking Group; Elysse Morgan, Australian BroadcastingCorporation; Alex Joiner, IFM Investors; Dena Jacobs, Deloitte Access Economics;Emily Blythe, Westpac Treasury; Shade Zahrai, Influenco Group The event is intended for students in years 10, 11 and 12. The event is open toteachers and students from all schools.  This is a free event.  See event details, program and registration details here:

Australian Business Economists Website

EBE NSW is going overseas in 2020   Academy Travel, in conjunction with Economics and Business Educators NSW, isdelighted to present an outstanding professional development opportunity for teachersof Economics, Business Studies, Legal Studies and Commerce.  The itinerary begins in Washington DC, where teachers will tour key governmentorganisations and significant landmarks. Continuing to New York City, participants will

explore the Financial District, international law and order, and the world of commerce. In addition, the itinerary includes a series of guided tours and site visits with experts.There is also time at leisure for sightseeing, shopping and exploring. Further information is available on the EBE NSW website:

EBE NSW Website

2019 Business Educators Australasia Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition   * Give your Business Studies and Commerce students the opportunity to enter this

exciting and rewarding competition *   There is no better way to teach students about business planning than through the2019 Business Educators Australasia Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition. Entries thisyear close on 30 August 2019. I encourage teachers to plan ahead so the competitioncan be meaningfully integrated into teaching and learning programs and in order tomeet the above deadline. Please visit the EBE NSW  website for all the latest informationabout the competition. There is also  a unit of work and a sample assessment taskbased on the competition on the EBE NSW website. I thank EBE NSW Director , NicholasWard, who will again be the NSW PYOE Coordinator for 2019.   See the EBE NSW website for further details:

EBE NSW Website

NESA 2019 HSC Written Examination Timetable is out The NESA 2019 HSC Written Examination Timetable has been released by NESA,including dates and times for the Economics, Business Studies and Legal Studies HSCexaminations:

2019 HSC Written Examination Timetable 

A countdown clock re the 2019 HSC NESA external examinations can be found here:

HSC Coundown

2019 EBE NSW HSC Trial Examinations   This year EBE NSW will continue to produce our popular HSC trial Business Studies, Economics and Legal Studies examinations. All examination papers are written by EBENSW Directors. The 2019 order form is available on the EBE NSW website. Past EBE NSWHSC trial examinations are also available for purchase and are excellent ways todevelop examination technique for your students. EBE NSW members can purchase theexaminations at special member prices. See the EBE NSW website for more information.   When will the new Commerce syllabus be released?   With regards to the 2018 draft NESA Commerce Syllabus, in addition to our submission,I also attended a number of expert meetings at NESA (together with a number of otherEBE NSW Directors). At these meetings Directors advised the syllabus project team asthe final syllabus was being developed, using feedback we gained about the draftsyllabus from our members. The new Commerce syllabus will be released later thisyear. EBE NSW will be conducting professional development courses based on the newsyllabus after it is released.   Are you teaching HSC Business Studies? If so, are you teaching outcome H8?   One of the outcomes of the  NSW Education Standards Authority HSC Business Studiessyllabus (2010) is that “the student organises and evaluates information for actual andhypothetical business situations” - H8. For each of the HSC topics “students learn toinvestigate aspects of business using hypothetical situations and actual business casestudies to……”.   EBE NSW received a query from a newspaper journalist asking about the way the casestudy component of the HSC Business Studies course was taught at a NSW high schoolafter they received complaints from parents and students that case studies were notadequately covered during Business Studies lessons.   All Business Studies teachers and students should be integrating case studies duringlessons as per the syllabus ( see above). In  the NESA HSC Business Studies examination(Section IV) , students are informed that “your answer will be assessed on how well youapply relevant business case study/studies and contemporary business issues” .

EBE NSW regularly focuses on this aspect of the HSC Business Studies syllabus duringprofessional development courses we conduct for Business Studies teachers. EBE NSW directors are happy to assist any teachers who have questions about this areaof the syllabus.

EBE NSW helps teachers who are teaching Year 11 Economics, Business Studies and

Legal Studies for the first time EBE NSW Professional Development  Event - Teaching the Preliminary course (Year

11) in Business Studies for the first time? – 1 March 2019   Year 11 Business Studies teachers attended the NSW Education Standards Authority(NESA) registered “Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Business Studies Studies for the first time?” conference on 1 March 2019. Participants were teachersbeginning to teach the current NESA  Preliminary Business Studies courses. The eventwas also open to teachers who wanted a refresher course. Participants were able to hearabout effective teaching and learning strategies designed to engage students andassessment procedures and techniques, and receive some teaching and learningresources to take back to their classroom. Presenters were experienced subject experts.Thank you to EBE NSW Director Roset Khair who was the convener for this conference. Some feedback from participants about the conference included:

“The range of strategies for teaching was the most useful aspect of today’straining for me.”“Great resources and ideas shared – was able to also collaborate with colleagues.”“Very engaging.”

EBE NSW PD Event - “Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Business Studies for the first

time?” – 1 March 2019

EBE NSW PD Event - “Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Business Studies for the first

time?” – 1 March 2019

EBE NSW PD Event - “Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Business Studies for the first

time?” – 1 March 2019

EBE NSW PD Event - “Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Business Studies for the first

time?” – 1 March 2019

NSW Professional Development Event - Teaching the Preliminary Course (Year 11) in

Economics or Legal Studies for the first time? – 6 March 2019   Year 11 Economics and Legal Studies teachers attended the NSW Education StandardsAuthority (NESA) registered  “Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Economics orLegal Studies for the first time?” conference on 6 March 2019. Participants wereteachers beginning to teach the current NESA Preliminary Economics or Legal  Studiescourses. The event was also open to teachers who wanted a refresher course.Participants were able to hear about effective teaching and learning strategies designedto engage students and assessment procedures and techniques, and receive someteaching and learning resources to take back to their classroom. Presenters wereexperienced subject experts. Thank you to EBE NSW Director Nicholas Ward who wasthe convener for this conference.    Some feedback from participants about the conference included:

“I was very  impressed with the depth of the program. From introducing thesyllabus through to strategies and assessment and reporting.”“Thrilled with the discussion, presentation and presenters enthusiasm.”“Engaging, reaffirmed the things I've been doing in class, great to hear other waysto creatively teach certain concepts.”

Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Economics or Legal Studies for the first time? – 6

March 2019 (Economics session)

Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Economics or Legal Studies for the first time? – 6

March 2019 (Economics session)

Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Economics or Legal Studies for the first time? – 6

March 2019 (Legal Studies session)

Teaching the Preliminary course (Year 11) in Economics or Legal Studies for the first time? – 6

March 2019 (Legal Studies session)

Engineers tell us that 50% of construction is in the foundation stages. Effective teachingand learning also depends on the quality of the teaching and learning that has occurredin previous stages. We are confident that these courses will help teachers improvestudent learning outcomes in their classrooms as they teach the Preliminary foundationcourses and as they build on this in term 4, when the HSC courses begin. EBE NSW willbe running courses for teachers teaching the HSC Economics, Business Studies andLegal Studies courses for the first time later this year.

Job Position - Associate Lecturer/Lecturer in Social Science Education (Level A/B) -

University of New England, Armidale The University of New England, Armidale is looking for a new member of the SocialScience Curriculum team at the University of New England, Armidale NSW-  Lecturer/Associate Lecturer in Social Science Education, specialising in Economics,Business Studies and/or Legal Studies. Experienced teachers of these subjects who areenrolled in a relevant postgraduate degree (or in the case of theAssociate Lecturer position, are prepared to commit to enrolling in one), are eligible toapply. For further information about the position, click on the link below.

Job Position - UNE Associate Lecturer or Lecturer in Social Science Education

Contact Dr Graeme Bourke for more information:   Dr Graeme Bourke Senior Lecturer in Social Science Education

School of Education University of New England Armidale 2351 NSW, Australia Ph: 61-2-67732832 Email: gbourke3@une.edu.au

Twitter EBE NSW has a Twitter account. Be sure to follow EBE NSW on Twitter to keep up with allthe latest news with regards to the teaching and learning of Economics, BusinessStudies, Legal Studies and Commerce and to communicate with and share informationwith other teachers.   EBE NSW Helpdesk As always EBE NSW Directors are available to members for advice and assistance(helpdesk@ ebe.nsw.edu.au) in relation to the teaching and learning of BusinessStudies, Commerce, Economics and Legal Studies. I look forward to seeing you on Friday 28 June 2019 at the 2019 EBE NSW AnnualConference. Regards, Joe Alvaro President — Economics and Business Educators NSW

Please forward "From the President of EBE NSW - 3 May 2019" to Economics,Business Studies, Legal Studies and Commerce teachers in your HSIE/SocialSciences Department if you are a Head of Department.

Looking back 1 May 1974 – Australian publisher and media magnate Sir Frank Packer dies aged 67. 1 May 2011 - US President Barack Obama informs the world about the death ofterrorist leader Osama bin Laden in a raid on his home in the Pakistani city ofAbbottabad. 3 May 1961 – Australian Parliament voted 57-39 to deny Aborigines the right to vote. 3 May 1979 - Margaret Thatcher, 53 wins her first election, becoming the first femaleprime minister in Europe. She led Britain for 11 years. 3 May 1999 - An illegal heroin injecting room opens in Sydney's Kings Cross. This willlead to laws allowing a heroin injecting room. 14 May 1984 - Australian $1 coins went into circulation. 18 May 2001 - BHP shareholders vote to merge with London based miner Billiton, inthe biggest amalgamation in Australian corporate history. 29 May 1975 – The Australian Family Law Court was established. 30 May 1928 - Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate was first produced in Tasmania. 31 May 1994 – Ivan Milat, 49, is charged with the murder of seven backpackers, whosebodies were found in the Belanglo State Forest south-west of Sydney. In 1996 Ivan Milatwas sentenced to life in jail.

Quick statistic from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Census

 In Australia 66.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.9%, New Zealand 2.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2%, India 1.9% and Philippines 1.0%.

Did you know?* Consumers are usually better off shopping between 3pm and 5pm on Fridays and Sundays, close to closing time and just before public holidays because that’s when the best discounts are to be found.― Reference: “Home truths” by Elinore Martel in The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 April 2011

Attitude to money“I’d rather have it than not. There’s nothing virtuous about poverty. Money is a cushion against inconvenience and pain.”  ― Kerry Greenwood (The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 2008)

Quote“This was a time when there was little overt public knowledge of child abuse, and it was the first time I had come face-to-face with the ugly fact that some parents maltreat their children. The files I read haunted me for days.” ― Journalist Diane Armstrong reflecting on her first job in the Sydney office of the Child Welfare Department in 1960, the forerunner of the Department of Community Services ― Reference: “Rigid system perpetuates abused children’s suffering” by Diane Armstrong in The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July 2013

Copyright © 2019 Economics and Business Educators NSW, All rights reserved.