Teaching With An Indigenous Perspective

A FREE Teachers’ Professional Development opportunity for schools in the Blue Lake Partnership is being offered to all teaching staff through a partnership with NRM Education, DECD PACIO/SACIO and an Aboriginal Cultural Consultant.

The program will be offered across a full day on Wednesday 11th March Term 1-Week 7 8.45am – 4pm

Venue: Main Corner Complex City Hall Mount Gambier

Teaching With An Indigenous Perspective Program at a Glance:

8.45 Registration at Main Corner Complex City Hall, off Cave Gardens and board bus.

9.00 Experience and explore Bunganditj country tour, which can be run for a class of students, travelling from the Blue Lake to the coast at Port Mac Donnell with local elders and support teachers.

12.30 Lunch back at City Hall (provided)

1.00 *NEW Teaching with an Indigenous Perspective SE kit by NRM Education SE.

*Australian Curriculum links with Linda Clayton (ACC), Ros Cord-Udy (SACIO) & Andrea Lawrie (PACIO)

*View display boards of schools currently integrating Aboriginal studies

2.30 Participant planning to incorporate Aboriginal Perspectives into their teaching and learning programs.

3.30 Participants share planning outcomes

For more information contact:

Natasha Dawson - Environment Education Coordinator - NRM SE - 0427 015 531

Ros Cord Udy (SACIO) - 0408 588 375

Andrea Lawrie (PACIO) – 0427 015 531

Registrations by fax to Natasha Dawson by 20th Feb 2015 on 8735 1135