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Twitter thread on inappropriate resources in a school library

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Here is the printable for Nyernila. We have printed it and ring bound this so it can be borrowed by our students

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Nyernila (listen continuously) - Website

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Nyernila (listen continuously) - Website

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Created by VACLang available on Culture Victoria. Can access via website or as a printable pdf. Contains indigenous stories some of which are in the local language with an english translation. Great artwork as well

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This story is based on the unique publication Nyernila - Listen Continuously: Aboriginal Creation St…

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From Humility

Humility

means taking responsibility

for your own learning

doing our best

to be informed as possible

knowing

that you’ll make mistakes

because no one can ever understand Indigenous cultures

knowledges

realities

as Indigenous peoples do

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This should be on every Australian's bucket list - Attending the GARMA Festival was one of the most amazing experiences I have had.

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This should be on every Australian's bucket list - Attending the GARMA Festival was one of the most amazing experiences I have had.

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Yothu Yindi Foundation for Yolngu and other Indigenous Australians

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Yothu Yindi Foundation’s mission is for Yolngu and other Indigenous Australians to have the same level of wellbeing and life opportunities as non-Indigenous Australians.

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If you look up the Mulka Project there are some fabulous digital resources you can purchase

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If you look up the Mulka Project there are some fabulous digital resources you can purchase

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BUKU-LARRŊGAY MULKA CENTRE | BUKU-LARRŊGAY MULKA CENTRE

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Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre is the Indigenous community controlled art centre of Northeast Arnhem Land located in Yirrkala, a small Aboriginal community, approximately 700km east of Darwin.

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Dark Sparklers: Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy by Hugh Cairns and Bill Yidumduma Harney is a fantastic book that explains the dark spaces in the milky way and connects it to songlines.

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Dark Sparklers: Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy by Hugh Cairns and Bill Yidumduma Harney is a fantastic book that explains the dark spaces in the milky way and connects it to songlines.

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Catalogue Persistent Identifier
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7052006
APA Citation

Cairns, Hugh. & Harney, Yidumduma Bill. & Wortelhock, Samantha. (2004). Dark sparklers : Yidumduma's Wardaman Aboriginal astronomy night skies Northern Australia. Merimbula, N.S.W : H.C. Cairns

MLA Citation

Cairns, Hugh. and Harney, Yidumduma Bill. and Wortelhock, Samantha. Dark sparklers : Yidumduma's Wardaman Aboriginal astronomy night skies Northern Australia / written by Hugh Cairns and called for by Bill Yidumduma Harney H.C. Cairns Merimbula, N.S.W 2004

Australian/Harvard Citation

Cairns, Hugh. & Harney, Yidumduma Bill. & Wortelhock, Samantha. 2004, Dark sparklers : Yidumduma's Wardaman Aboriginal astronomy night skies Northern Australia / written by Hugh Cairns and called for by Bill Yidumduma Harney H.C. Cairns Merimbula, N.S.W

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Download formats endnote bibtex MARC21 (RIS format) Catalogue Persistent Identifier https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7052006 APA Citation Cairns, Hugh. & Harney, Yidumduma Bill. & Wortelhock, Samantha. (2004). Dark sparklers : Yidumduma's Wardaman Aboriginal astronomy night skies Northern Australia. Merimbula, N.S.W : H.C. Cairns MLA Citation Cairns, Hugh. and Harney, Yidumduma Bill. and Wortelhock, Samantha.

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Whitefellas are like traffic lights is a really funny book for kids.

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Whitefellas are like traffic lights is a really funny book for kids.

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Harry Reade (1927-1998) was a character. An ardent Australian communist who was a journalist, a seaman, a truck driver, kangaroo shooter, fisherman, political activist, comedian, film director, cartoonist, animation artist, illustrator, photographer, play writer. He spent ten years in Cuba advancing the cause of the Socialist Revolution, there he met and married a Russian beauty, who he followed to communist Soviet Union, where he engaged in illustrating political and satirical magazines and children's books.[1][2] He also happened to author and illustrate a few hardly known but wonderful picture books, one of which is reviewed below.

Harry Reade was born in Australia just before the Great Depression of the 1930's. Abandoned by his mother at the age of four he spent ten years on the road with his unemployed but politically active communist father. Going through the harshest reality and experiencing daily hardship father and son formed a close bond. "During the worst of it, my bed was the ground, my blankets the clothes I wore. My fire was the warmth of Dad's body; my only shelter his strong brown arms. He was the house that sheltered me and the church at which I worshipped", writes Harry Reade in his autobiographical book "An Elephant Charging My Chookhouse" (1987).

From an early age Harry read the few books that were his father's only possessions, amongst which was "The Capital" by Karl Marx. His first hand experience of hunger and social injustice and subsequent intellectual development caused him to identify with working class people and relate to communists' ideals. He was vehemently anti-capitalist, expressing his views through cartooning, writing and illustrating, in keeping with Lenin's 1917 edict and Communist Party's official directive that 'art is a weapon'. His activities have brought him under surveillance of Australian Security Intelligence Organisation of the conservative and anti-communist Australia of the 50's-60's. In 1961, aged 34, he boarded a ship and went to Fidel Castro's Cuba where he enlisted in the Army and engaged in satirical cartooning and animation.[1]

Upon return to Australia he lived on a yacht off the coast of Queensland and later in camper van which allowed him to change his place of living at will.

" Reade's creative experience was forged from a colorful and intense life that navigated ideological conflicts to promote social change", writes Max Bannah.[2] His life experiences gave him an understanding of people, which he shared through writing and illustration that would make people think, look for and find the answers to questions he posed.

"Whitefellers Are Like Traffic Lights" published by National Library of Australia (1984) is one of few picture books created by Harry Reade. Delightfully illustrated, its message is that of tolerance and understanding amongst people of different races and origins, living in seemingly different worlds yet being side-by-side geographically. Its humour and irony will appeal to readers of all ages. It is currently out of print and hard to come by so below images show the whole book. We hope you enjoy these clever rhymes and gorgeous pictures and relate to its wonderful message:

To read this book reproduced in its entirety below click here:

Watch out for the next few posts where we will look at other picture books by this great author / illustrator.
Bibliography for Harry Reade life's biographical details:
[1] Max Bannah, "A cause for animation: Harry Reade and the Cuban Revolutiion: thesis, < https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16452/1/Max_Bannah_Thesis.pdf>

[2] "Max Bannah - Revolutionary cels: The Sydney waterfront, Harry Reade and Cuban animation", Animation Studies Online Journal, posted on 29 December 2009 by Timo Linsenmaier < https://journal.animationstudies.org/max-bannah-revolutionary-cels-the-sydney-waterfront-harry-reade-and-cuban-animation/>
Max Bannah lives in Brisbane, Australia, where he works as an animator producing illustrations and cartoon graphics, television commercials, and short films. He teaches Animation History and Practice, and Drawing for Animation at the Queensland University of Technology where he completed his Master's thesis, 'A cause for animation: Harry Reade and the Cuban Revolution'.

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Little known Picture Books by Harry Reade

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Harry Reade (1927-1998) was a character. An ardent Australian communist who was a journalist, a seaman, a truck driver, kangaroo shooter, fisherman, political activist, comedian, film director, cartoonist, animation artist, illustrator, photographer, play writer.

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A guide for teachers for incorporating Koorie content across the curriculum

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Convincing Ground: Learning to Fall in Love with Your Country

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Convincing Ground: Learning to Fall in Love with Your Country

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by Bruce Pascoe - not for children but every adult needs to read this book too.

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Australia's free online research portal. Trove is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia.

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Indigenous weather knowledge from the BOM

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Indigenous weather knowledge from the BOM

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Select a community to
view their seasonal calendar.
Great resource from the BOM.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have developed an intricate understanding of the environment over many thousands of years.

Artist: Laurie Nilsen

The artwork used in the design of this website represents the relationships between seasonal, meteorological and astronomical changes - and how the Mandandanji people read these changes to inform life on country.
About the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website
Learn more about the Indigenous Weather Knowledge (IWK) website and the Bureau of Meteorology's commitment to strengthening respectful and collaborative relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Language, culture and environmental knowledge
See an overview of the relationships between language, culture and environmental knowledge.
Reconciliation Action Plan
This plan formalises the Bureau of Meteorology's commitment and contribution towards reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples and the wider Australian community.
Please note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have developed an intricate understanding of the environment over many thousands of years. Artist: Laurie Nilsen The artwork used in the design of this website represents the relationships between seasonal, meteorological and astronomical changes - and how the Mandandanji people read these changes to inform life on country.

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50 words project - Research Unit for Indigenous Language | Faculty of Arts

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50 words project page in the Research Unit for Indigenous Language site.

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The First Nations cultures of Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - speak over 250 distinct languages and stretch back for over 65,000 years. This makes the First Australians the oldest astronomers and the oldest continuing cultures in the world. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people developed a number of practical ways to observe the Sun, Moon and stars to inform navigation, calendars, and predict weather. Australia's First Nations people assign meaning and agency to astronomical phenomena, which informs Law and social structure. It also serves as the foundation for narratives that are passed down the generations through song, dance, and oral tradition over tens of thousands of years.

Indigenous Astronomy now part of the National Curriculum

We are happy to announce that the new National Curriculum incorporating Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge is now available for teachers and educators via the University of Melbourne Indigenous Education web portal. The 14 Units are aimed at Years 5 & 8, and show how Indigenous Astronomy can be incorporated into the seven learning areas of Science, Mathematics, The Arts, English, Technologies, Humanities and Health. Please take some time to explore.

Indigenous Astronomy features in new Commemorative Coin

The Emu in the Sky is one of Australia's most famous dark constellations, holding special meaning for Aboriginal Australians. Now, it has been commemorated in a silver coin by the Royal Australian Mint. It features "Gugurmin: the Emu in the Sky", from the skylore of the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales. The constellation artwork was produced by Scott 'Sauce' Towney, a Wiradjuri artist from Peak Hill in New South Wales. The uncirculated $1 coin design shows a male Emu (Dinawan) sitting on a nest and a trio of young men dancing in a Bora ceremony while Gugurmin appears in the sky above them, indicating the connection between the Earth and the sky. The back story can be read in this article from the University of Melbourne's Pursuit eMagazine.

by Duane Hamacher, Krystal De Napoli and Bon Mott. Journal of Dark Sky Studies, Vol. 1 (in press).

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Astronomy The First Nations cultures of Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - speak over 250 distinct languages and stretch back for over 65,000 years. This makes the First Australians the oldest astronomers and the oldest continuing cultures in the world.

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Living on stolen land by Ambelin Kwaymullina

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Living on stolen land by Ambelin Kwaymullina

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Brilliant. A must have in homes and libraries.

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"Living on Stolen Land looks warm and inviting but in reality, packs a major punch."
- Rachael Knowels, National Indigenous Times

"Kwaymullina's work is part of a growing and flourishing body of Indigenous authored literature by poets such as Natalie Harkin, Charmaine Papertalk Green, Ellen van Neerven and Alison Whittaker, whose works are a radical, timely and continuing counter-intervention..."
- Jeanine Leane, Sydney Review of Books

"If you want to know how to be a good ally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Living on Stolen Land, is the perfect primer."
- Marjorie Lewis-Jones, The South Sydney Herald

"...a punch to the gut that white Australia so desperately needs."
- Chloë Cooper, Kill Your Darlings

"With grace, precision and conviction - Ambelin takes readers back to the first principles of decolonisation on this continent. ' Living on Stolen Land' is both a loving, brilliant monument to these principles and a guide. Her work is perfect for those non-Indigenous people just beginning to think about living on stolen lands and a reminder for those who have thought about it for a while. For those of us who live these principles as First Nations people, well, these poems are like listening to an echo that's travelled a long time. There's not a single person who doesn't stand to gain something from this book."
- Alison Whittaker

"I believe this one of the most important statements on restoration to the dispossessed, on how all of us might go about the essential processes of decolonisation with sensitivity and awareness, that has ever been articulated."
- John Kinsella

"This book is a poetic and musical manifesto about the current state of affairs in this country...an unapologetic exercise in truth telling that forces you to confront yourself. It contains powerful instructions about the action and doing-work that is now required."
- @blackfulla_bookclub

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SHORTLISTED, 2021 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR Living on Stolen Land is a prose-styled look at our colonial-settler 'present'. This book is the first of its kind to address and educate a broad audience about the colonial contextual history of Australia, in a highly original way.

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A variety of resources including videos and suggested classroom activities. including the following one:

https://www.enhancetv.com.au/video/spread-the-word-ngarrarndirrarjena/62640?utm_source=teachingwithvideo

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A small guide to some of the features of Koorie English.

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Inclusive Collection Development - Ruth Woolven

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Inclusive Collection Development - Ruth Woolven

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AITSL Indigenous cultural competency in the Australian teaching workforce - Discussion paper - September 2020

Link to National Library of New Zealand selection criteria for Maori resources

Article on assessing and selecting diverse materials

Readings list of Read First Nations Voices and Recommended First Nations Children’s Picture Books

Magabala Books website for teaching notes

Department of Education and Training - Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and Koorie Protocols

Deadly Questions – how should schools teach about Aboriginal culture

AITSL Illustrations of Practice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN) protocols as a guideline for best practice for working with Indigenous Australian peoples, content and collections

National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature (NCACL) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resource

Our Land, Our Stories Resource – books, cards and digital content

Navigating our Future podcast about teaching Australian Literature in Secondary schools

Australian Literature’s Great Silence - University of Melbourne study

VCAA Professional Development Aboriginal Perspectives in the Victorian Curriculum – Primary & Secondary PD

Preparing for NAIDOC Week Online PD Event

A case of being the same? Australia and New Zealand’s reading in focus

Twitter thread on inappropriate resources in a school library
Kerry Klim@flaskblak Sep 30 2020 thread including photos of books and notes on why they should be weeded.

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Welcome to Country by Marcia Langton – Adult and Youth Edition

The Little Red Yellow Black Book by Bruce Pascoe

Dark Emu and Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe. We have Young Dark Emu as a guided reading set in our upper primary.

Nganga by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson for explanations of words and phrases

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A list of children's and YA literature in a range of genres written by Aboriginal authors . Includes background reading, links to teacher guides, abstracts, authors' Communities/Country.

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Welcome to Country: an introduction to our First peoples for young Australians book and Teacher notes by Melinda Sawers

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curricula 

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curricula 

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A project led by Professor Marcia Langton at Melbourne University which developed a suite of cross curriculum resources for Years 3 – 10. The resources are compatible with all State and Territory curricula.
The resources relate to the three themes of Fire, water and astronomy and include lessons to incorporate Indigenous knowledge related to science, maths, technology, English, humanities, social studies, health and physical education.

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Indigenous Knowledge Resources for Australian School Curricula Project

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curricula Project is a University of Melbourne initiative which aims to empower all teachers to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures in their teaching using these curriculum resources that incorporate Indigenous knowledge.

The project is a partnership between the Indigenous Studies Unit (Centre for Health Equity, MDHS), the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and the Indigenous Knowledge Institute.

Browse/ search by learning area

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The development of these resources was funded through an Australian Government initiative delivered by the University of Melbourne's Indigenous Studies Unit. The resources include the views, opinions and representations of third parties, and do not represent the views of the Australian Government. They have been developed as a proof of concept to progress the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content in Australian classrooms. In drawing on the material, users should consider the relevance and suitability to their particular circumstances and purposes.
Project Team
Professor Marcia Langton AO Indigenous Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Professor Marcia Langton AM is an anthropologist and geographer, and since 2000 has held the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne. She has produced a large body of knowledge in the areas of political and legal anthropology, Indigenous agreements and engagement with the minerals industry, and Indigenous culture and art. Her role in the Empowered Communities project under contract to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and as a member of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians are evidence of Professor Langton's academic reputation, policy commitment and impact, alongside her role as a prominent public intellectual.
Professor Jim Watterston Dean, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
From his first job as a teacher in a rural Indigenous classroom in his home state of Western Australia to his appointment as the Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Professor Jim Watterston brings more than 35 years of successful experience across a diverse range of educational roles and sectors. Jim spent his first ten years in the profession as a teacher before being promoted to the position of principal in a range of primary and secondary schools.

He then progressed to the role of Regional Director in WA and Victoria before he was appointed as the Deputy Secretary of the Victorian Education Department, and Director General of both the ACT and, most recently, Queensland Departments of Education and Training. Jim was awarded a Doctorate in Education at the University of WA in 2004.
Dr Kirsten Smith Indigenous Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Dr Kristen Smith is a medical anthropologist in the Indigenous Studies Unit. Her interdisciplinary work traverses the fields of anthropology, epidemiology, human geography, public health and health promotion.
Tahlia Eastman Indigenous Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Tahlia Eastman is a Research Fellow in the Indigenous Studies Unit with a background in Indigenous health policy. Tahlia has Palawa ancestry from the north-west coast of Tasmania. Tahlia is currently undertaking her PhD, focusing on the link between Aboriginal identity and youth mental health.
Dr Melitta Hogarth Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Melitta Hogarth is a Kamilaroi woman who is the Assistant Dean Indigenous and a Senior Lecturer in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Prior to entering academia, Melitta taught for almost 20 years in all three sectors of the Queensland education system specifically in Secondary education.

Melitta's interests are in education, equity and social justice. Her PhD titled "Addressing the rights of Indigenous peoples in education: A critical analysis of Indigenous education policy" was awarded both the QUT and Faculty of Education Outstanding Thesis Awards and was awarded the Ray Debus Award for Doctoral Research in Education.
Dr Sophie Rudolph Melbourne Graduate School of Education
As a non-Indigenous Australian, I have had a long-standing interest in exploring issues of social justice, diversity and equity in education and, in particular, the impact that colonial history has on present day inequalities in Australia. These interests frame my teaching and research practices.

My research includes sociological and historical examinations of education and investigates issues of curriculum, pedagogy and politics in education, policy and practice. My work is informed by critical and post-structuralist theories and aims to offer opportunities for working towards social change.
Dr Katherine Coleman Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Kathryn Coleman is a feminist, artist, researcher and teacher who lives and works in Kulin Nation. Her work focuses on the integration of digital pedagogies and digital portfolios for sustained creative practice, assessment and warranting of evidence across education sectors.

Kate's praxis includes taking aspects of her theoretical and practical work as a/r/tographer to consider how artists, artist-teachers and artist-students use site to create place in digital and physical practice.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School Curricula

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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curricula Project is a University of Melbourne initiative which aims to empower all teachers to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures in their teaching using these curriculum resources that incorporate Indigenous knowledge.

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River of Language Virtual Tour Co-curated with the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages and Melbourne Museum, ngulu wurneet, galada-al wurrung-u, parniwaru tyalingi, waran woorroong-ee, barringgi dyaling - River of Language is now available to experience online as a virtual tour, and encourages visitors to be immerse themselves in Aboriginal ways of Knowing, Being and Doing, and to learn through listening and observation. .

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These modules have been developed for teachers in early childhood, primary and secondary school settings. They aim to promote awareness about Koorie English and associated teaching strategies to help strengthen literacy outcomes for Koorie English speakers. The modules have drawn heavily from the Koorie English Teacher Guidance Package .

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These modules have been developed for teachers in early childhood, primary and secondary school settings. They aim to promote awareness about Koorie English and associated teaching strategies to help strengthen literacy outcomes for Koorie English speakers. The modules have drawn heavily from the Koorie English Teacher Guidance Package .

Koorie English is a recognised and valued dialect of English that is spoken by members of Koorie communities across Victoria. It embodies cultural values, concepts and mores of Aboriginal culture, some traditional words, and non-verbal communication.

It is important that teachers not only value and accept Koorie English as a dialect of English, but also regard it is a crucial link to cultural identity and wellbeing for Koorie English speakers. The Australian Curriculum, the Victorian Curriculumand Marrung: Aboriginal Education Plan 2016-2026 all state the importance of creating a culturally inclusive learning environment for Koorie students to ensure successful educational outcomes.

Many teachers and even Koorie community members themselves have said they were not aware that Koorie English is a legitimate dialect, as opposed to a 'bad' form of English that needs to be corrected.

Therefore, teachers in early childhood settings and schools have an important role to play in:

Reinforcing for Koorie English speakers in their classrooms a sense of pride in their community dialect

Incorporating Koorie English in literacy learning programs

Supporting Koorie English speakers to develop strategies to code-switch between Koorie English and Standard Australian English effectively and appropriately, depending on context and purpose.

These online modules include background information about the features of Koorie English, the correlation between language and wellbeing, and strategies to help build a solid literacy foundation for students to effectively code-switch between Koorie English and Standard Australian English.

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Growing up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Anita Heiss. Look out for Mat Lillyst's 'Recognition'

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Growing up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Anita Heiss. Look out for Mat Lillyst's 'Recognition'

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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita Heiss

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What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, attempts to showcase as many diverse voices, experiences and stories as possible in order to answer that question.