Designed for the classroom
This four-part free webinar series for NSW secondary teachers examines some of the most pressing civic, political and social issues in 2026:
- political polarisation,
- declining trust in expertise,
- privacy in the information age, and
- the US midterm elections and what they mean for Australia.
Each one-hour session is delivered online and designed to be classroom‑relevant without becoming a syllabus workshop. Teachers will gain a clear framing of each issue, an understanding of the Australian context where it matters, and practical approaches for discussing these topics with students.
The series is delivered by the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, a NESA-recognised professional development provider, and is supported by the Australian National University’s National Security College.
Teachers can self‑log participation as professional development. All sessions are recorded.
Register for the sessions by clicking the links below.
Webinars in the series
This webinar will examine what is driving political polarisation, why it has intensified, and how it is changing elections and everyday civic debate.
This webinar will examine the cultural and political pushback against expert knowledge, and how the idea that “everyone has access to knowledge”, through Wikipedia, Google, ChatGPT, and more, can both empower and mislead.
This webinar gives teachers practical ways to teach privacy as a real-world HSIE issue, not just an online safety lesson.
This webinar offers a clear, teacher-friendly briefing on what the midterms are, what is emerging from the results, and what to watch for next.
