Selecting Texts to Teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives

PL # 13916

  • Starting on 8 Sep 2023
  • Cancellation permitted until 04 Sep 2023
  • Event registrations closed on 06 Sep 2023

Delivery Format : In Person

Event registration is Closed

Description

Do you have trouble finding quality literature, films, documentaries, and stories to teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives?
During this one-day workshop participants will explore texts that cover a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences in historical and contemporary settings.

- Hear from Jayden Boundry (WA author of Noongar Boodja Waangkan) 
- Discover relevant resources from Reading Australia 
- Explore criteria for evaluating literary resources for your school.

Participants will feel more confident in selecting texts to meet the requirements of the WA curriculum.

Presenters

Kerry Handley (AISWA Staff)

Consultant | Literacy

Kerry Handley <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Kerry Handley is a Literacy Consultant with many years of experience. She has worked in the WA education system as a classroom teacher, K-7 district coordinator and a consultant. Before joining AISWA, in 2012, Kerry was part of the team that reconceptualised and wrote the First Steps 2nd Edition resource and associated professional development. In this role she presented to educators around the world and spent four years living in the USA. She is one of the presenters of the Sharp Reading program and has a particular interest in assisting teachers in remote aboriginal schools.

Kerry has a Masters of Education, a Graduate Diploma in Intercultural Studies and a Diploma of Teaching. She is passionate about helping improve literacy outcomes for all students.

Jill Buckrell (AISWA Staff)

Literacy Consultant

Jill Buckrell <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Jill Buckrell is a Literacy Consultant with previous experience as a teacher and school leader in both urban and remote schools. She has a strong commitment to improving literacy outcomes for Aboriginal students and has been involved in several major Indigenous Education initiatives in the past as a school principal in remote WA and the Northern Territory. Jill began work at AISWA as a literacy consultant in 2012 and is involved in a number of key professional learning initiatives including: Big Six, Hot Readers and Data Conversations to Target Instruction (literacy). She is also an accredited Sharp Reading presenter and manages the implementation of this program in Western Australia. Jill co-organises the annual Broome Conference for remote Aboriginal schools. Jill’s particular interest lies in the research, development and application of quality literacy strategies and opportunities for students who underachieve in literacy.

Patricia Kershaw (AISWA Staff)

Literacy Consultant

Patricia Kershaw <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Pat Kershaw is a Literacy/English Consultant and has been with AISWA since 2009. She has taught at primary, secondary (English) and tertiary levels and has been involved in many research projects within the university sector and within AISWA, with a focus on literacy in cross-curricular and collaborative projects, which model approaches that teachers can take in the classroom. Her main areas of interest are writing, grammar, oral language and literacy across the curriculum. She works with teachers of literacy and/or English from P-10, as well as principals and teacher teams across WA to support schools with literacy requirements.

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Segments

Selecting Texts to Teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives

Date / Time

8 Sep 2023 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:30

Delivery Format : In Person

PL Hours : 6.00

Learning Area

  • English

School Area

  • Early Childhood (PK - 2)
  • Middle Primary (3-6)
  • Secondary (7-10)
  • Leadership
  • Education Assistants

Event Contact

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