Teacher Professional Development: History
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Audience
Teachers -
Learning stage
Stage 4, Stage 5, Stage 6 -
Learning area
First Nations, History -
Type
Professional development
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Gain confidence in embedding authentic First Nations voices and perspectives in the History classroom in this NSW Education Standard Authority (NESA) accredited teacher professional development program at the Australian Museum.
This teacher professional development is designed for History teachers across all stages.
Effectively integrating First Nations voices into your teaching practices can be a daunting task, especially in History education where First Nations content is explicitly taught from stages 4 to 6. This teacher professional development workshop will help teachers embed First Nations perspectives in the classroom in authentic and meaningful ways.
Teachers will explore First Nations pedagogies, research and resources, and reflect on classroom practices through a range of collaborative activities. We aim to provide each participant with a strong evidence-based foundation, before demonstrating learning activities you can take back to your classroom.
Completing Embedding First Nations' Perspectives in the Stage 6 History Classroom will contribute 5 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Aboriginal education and supporting Aboriginal students/children addressing Standard Descriptors 1.4.2 & 2.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher in NSW.
- Career Stage: Proficient, Highly Accomplished, Lead
- Priority Area: Aboriginal Education and Supporting Aboriginal Students/Children
- Related Standard Descriptors: 1.4.2, 2.4.2
- how to embed authentic First Nations voices and perspectives throughout your teaching and learning programs
- how to utilise First Nations pedagogical approaches in the classroom
- how to support First Nations student's learning outcomes
- how to find and use appropriate historical sources that champion First Nations history and decolonial epistemology
- how to create lessons that work toward reconciliation and truth telling
- collaborative learning tasks that unpack First Nations pedagogy
- examples of learning activities to take back to the classroom
- a viewing of Daniel King's "Her Name is Nanny Nellie"
- the provision of a curriculum aligned worksheet for the unit 'The Constructions of Modern Histories' of over 30 pages
- A guided tour of the Australian Museum's First Nations gallery Garrigarrang
Upcoming dates
- Audience: Secondary Teachers
- Cost: $150
- Time: 9:30 - 4:00
- Duration: 6.5 hours
- Lunch is not provided, food is available for purchase onsite
Enter the Museum via the groups booking entrance on William Street. The professional development session will take place in the Patricia McDonald Education Rooms on the Lower Ground (LG) floor.
