Teacher resources to develop professional knowledge

Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.aecg.nsw.edu.au

This website provides programs and resources that allow teachers to broaden their
understanding of Indigenous culture, and teaching Indigenous students.
ACARA. (2014). English as an Additional Language or Dialect Teacher Resource. Retrieved from
http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/EALD_Overview_and_Advice_revised_February
_2014.pdf
This resource provides teachers with information about EAL/D learners, including advice on
what they will need to learn, and strategies teachers can use to help them do so.
Barker, M., Fredericks, E. & Farelly, B. (n.d.) Create a Culturally Inclusive Classroom
Environment. In GIHE Good Practice Resource Booklet on Designing Culturally Inclusive
Learning and Teaching Environments.
Retrieved from http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/184853/Creating-aCulturally-Inclusive-Classroom-Environment-mcb2.pdf
This resource provides teachers with strategies, tips and examples for how to create a
culturally inclusive classroom.
Creative Spirits. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.creativespirits.info/#axzz3c9eSXOUB
This website offers resources including articles, movies and music that provide visitors with
information about Indigenous culture, that are told from an Aboriginal point of view.
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. (2009). Supporting Diversity. In
Transition: A Positive Start to School Resource Kit (pp. 30-36). Retrieved from
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/childhood/professionals/learning/trkpart2diver.
pdf
This document provides teachers with strategies to use to support Indigenous, and culturally
diverse students as they transition into school. Although this resource is designed for

teachers of early primary school, the strategies recommended can also be used in a high
school to welcome, and encourage culturally diverse students.
English Teachers Association NSW (2013). Faculty Professional Development: Identity and
Cultural Diversity. Retrieved from
http://www.englishteacher.com.au/Portals/EnglishTeachers/PublicDocs/Free
%20Resources/GlobEdICDPackage.pdf
This document provides English teachers with strategies and learning materials for how to
integrate cultural and personal diversity into the curriculum, supplying sample units and
activities for years 7-10.
Hanlen, W. (2010). Aboriginal Students: Cultural insights for Teaching literacy. In Improving
outcomes for Aboriginal students. Retrieved from
http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/northernadelaide/files/links/Aboriginal_Students__Cultu.pdf
This article provides teachers with in depth information about Aboriginal culture and
language, giving them information they may need to get to know the Indigenous students
better. This resource also provides teachers with professional learning suggestions about
how they can broaden their knowledge about Indigenous culture further so as to be a better
teacher for these students.
Lesson plans with an Indigenous Focus (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.lsa.lutheran.edu.au/__files/f/2812/Indigenous%20Education%20Lesson
%20Ideas%20&%20Information%20Links.pdf
This online document provides teachers with a list of resources for websites to support the
education of Indigenous students, as well as to create a lesson or unit of work where
Indigenous culture is the focus.
Macer, P. & Nicholson, P. (2004). Beginning EAL Secondary. Retrieved from
https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/content/6215dc1e-1080-4c45-9f00a6ea194a469d/beginning_eal_secondary_2014.pdf
This document provides teachers with support material for teaching secondary students who
are English as Additional language (EAL) learners. This resource provides activities,
worksheets, and unit and lesson plans for teaching EAL students in a mainstream classroom.

Multiculturalism and Diversity (2015). In Scholastic. Retrieved from

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/multiculturalism-and-diversity
This page from the Scholastic website offers teachers a list of links to access articles,
resources, lesson plans, and activities for support when teaching a class that is diverse and/
or multicultural.
Teaching and learning resources to develop students cultural awareness, cultural inclusivity,
and cultural competence
Classroom resources
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Access to computers/ Internet

iPads
Smartboard/ Projector
Pens/pencils
Paper
Access to art supplies, and musical instruments
Visual cards for ESL/ EAL learners

Week 1
Benton, T.H. (1951). Flood Disaster [Artwork]. Retrieved from
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artmarketwatch/may-2011-auctions-of-americanart-5-26-11_detail.asp?picnum=7
Bubien, M.S. (1997). Attitude. Retrieved from
http://www.storybytes.com/view-stories/1997/attitude.html
Buttigieg, P. (2007). Aboriginal Land. Retrieved from
http://www.paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/aboriginal-land/
Hansen, M. (1998). Writers Block. Retrieved from
http://www.storybytes.com/view-stories/1998/writers-block.html
Week 3
Barramundi [Artwork]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.didjshop.com/stories/barra.html

Benton, T.H. (1951). Flood Disaster [Artwork]. Retrieved from

http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artmarketwatch/may-2011-auctions-of-americanart-5-26-11_detail.asp?picnum=7
Heaphy, C. (1840). Mt. Egmont from the south [Artwork]. Retrieved from
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/1735/new-zealand-art
Peace [Artwork]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.theartblog.org/wp-content/uploaded/Obey-Middle-EastMural.jpg
Vernet, J. (1787). A Harbor in Moonlight [Artwork]. Retrieved from
https://www.slam.org/european/works/17.html
Woodruff, H. (1944). Documenting Jim Crow Discrimination [Artwork]. Retrieved
from
http://coffeewithhallelujah.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/hale-woodruff-artiststory-teller.html
Week 4
Songs that tell a story [Webpage]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.lyricinterpretations.com/categories/songs-that-tell-a-story
Week 5
1989NickyD [User Name]. (2013, April 13). Attraction (Shadow Theatre Group) 1st Audition
Britain's Got Talent [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CvQBUccxBr4
Bangarradancetheatre [User Name]. (2013, August 26). MOTH Bangarra Dance Theatre Education
Resource [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvkUBfIq50I

Erudius [User Name]. (2013, August 6). SYTYCD Tears of an angel #bullyingmuststop [Video
File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDBHvhR0gKU
ETtheMime [User Name]. (2013, March 18). Mime ET the Mime Adam and Eve The First Love
Story [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh1b0rNPm3A
Week 6
Burningham, J. (1977). Come away from the water, Shirley. London, Random House
The Bradfield Company. (2015). Inanimate Alice [Webpage]. Retrieved from
http://www.inanimatealice.com