Koorie perspectives in Curriculum Bulletin: September-October 2017 This edition of the Koorie Perspectives in Curriculum Bulletin features: Launch of the Coranderrk – Minutes of Evidence Teacher Resource Package National Literacy Week and Indigenous Literacy Day readings. Koorie seasons and Aboriginal astronomy – a view at stellar landscapes and Aboriginal narratives. In this bulletin, you’ll find Victorian Curriculum links to Content Descriptions. Select the code and it will take you directly to the Victorian Curriculum site with additional elaborations. We know that Aboriginal people are the best equipped and the most appropriate people to teach Indigenous knowledge. Therefore wherever possible you should seek to involve your local Koorie community in education programs that involve Aboriginal perspectives. For some guidance about working with your local Koorie community to enrich your teaching program, see VAEAI’s Protocols for Koorie Education in Primary and Secondary Schools. For a summary of key Learning Areas and Content Descriptions directly related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures within the Victorian Curriculum F- 10, select the link for a copy of the VCAA’s: Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures. We're extremely pleased to announce the release of the CORANDERRK - TEACHER RESOURCE PACKAGE. Aligned to the Victorian Curriculum, this online resource package is targeted to Years 9 and 10 History, and Civics & Citizenship, and can be easily adapted for other year levels. The Coranderrk - Teacher Resources Package was developed by Social Education Victoria Inc. in partnership with the Vic. Department of Education and Training and the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc., as part of the Minutes Of Evidence Project (hosted by the University of Melbourne and funded by the Australian Research Council 2011-2016). The Minutes of Evidence project overall sheds light on a little-known chapter of Victoria's past, the 1881 Parliamentary Inquiry into the Aboriginal Reserve at Coranderrk, in order to spark conversations about history and structural justice, and to raise awareness about the importance of collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to promote a just and shared future. The project creates 'meeting points' in schools, on Country, in theatres and between scholars, so that the nation's past — and present — can be explored, shared and interrogated in new and engaging ways. The Coranderrk Teacher Resource Package, containing various audio/video and written materials, is housed on FUSE (Find, Use, Share Education) - a Department of Education and Training (Victoria) digital repository and sharing space. Materials offer links to useful
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Koorie perspectives in Curriculum Bulletin:
September-October 2017
This edition of the Koorie Perspectives in Curriculum Bulletin features:
Launch of the Coranderrk – Minutes of Evidence Teacher Resource Package
National Literacy Week and Indigenous Literacy Day readings.
Koorie seasons and Aboriginal astronomy – a view at stellar landscapes and Aboriginal narratives.
In this bulletin, you’ll find Victorian Curriculum
links to Content Descriptions. Select the code
and it will take you directly to the Victorian
Curriculum site with additional elaborations.
We know that Aboriginal people are the best
equipped and the most appropriate people to
teach Indigenous knowledge. Therefore
wherever possible you should seek to involve
your local Koorie community in education
programs that involve Aboriginal perspectives.
For some guidance about working with your
local Koorie community to enrich your
teaching program, see VAEAI’s Protocols for
Koorie Education in Primary and Secondary
Schools.
For a summary of key Learning Areas and
Content Descriptions directly related to
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories
and cultures within the Victorian Curriculum F-
10, select the link for a copy of the VCAA’s:
Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander histories and cultures.
We're extremely pleased to announce the release of the CORANDERRK - TEACHER RESOURCE PACKAGE. Aligned to the Victorian Curriculum, this online
resource package is targeted to Years 9 and 10
History, and Civics & Citizenship, and can be
easily adapted for other year levels.
The Coranderrk - Teacher Resources
Package was developed by Social Education
Victoria Inc. in partnership with the Vic.
Department of Education and Training and the
Victorian Aboriginal Education Association
Inc., as part of the Minutes Of Evidence
Project (hosted by the University of Melbourne
and funded by the Australian Research
Council 2011-2016).
The Minutes of Evidence project overall sheds
light on a little-known chapter of Victoria's past,
VCHHK094 The different experiences and perspectives of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrants, women, and children: History 5-6
VCHHK134 Intended and unintended causes and effects of contact and extension of settlement of European power(s), including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: History 9-10 VCHHK152 Causes of the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for rights and freedoms before 1965: History 9-10 VCHHK156 Continuity and change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in securing and achieving civil rights and freedoms in Australia: History 9-10 VCHHC121 Sequence significant events in chronological order to support analysis of the causes and effects of these events and identify the changes they brought about: History 9-10
VCHHC123 Analyse and corroborate sources and evaluate their accuracy, usefulness and reliability: History 9-10
VCHHC127 Analyse the long term causes, short term triggers and the intended and unintended effects of significant events and developments: History 9-10 VCHHC124 Analyse the different perspectives of people in the past and evaluate how these perspectives are influenced by significant events, ideas, location, beliefs and values: History 9-10
VCHHC126 Identify and evaluate patterns of continuity and change in the development of the modern world and Australia: History 9-10 VCHHC128 Evaluate the historical significance of an event, idea, individual or place: History 9-10 VCCCG028 Discuss the role of political parties and independent representatives in Australia’s system of government, including the formation of governments, and explain the process through which government policy is shaped and developed: Civics & Citizenship 9-10 VCCCG030 Analyse how citizens’ political choices are shaped, including the influence of the media: Civics & Citizenship 9-10
VCCCL032 Explain how Australia’s international legal obligations shape Australian law and government policies, including in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Civics & Citizenship 9-10 VCCCL033 Describe the key features of Australia’s court system, including jurisdictions and how courts apply and interpret the law, resolve disputes and make law through judgments, and describe the role of the High Court in interpreting the Constitution: : Civics & Citizenship 9-10 VCCCC035 Analyse contemporary examples and issues relating to Australian democracy and global connections, including key aspects of citizenship in a pluralist society: Civics & Citizenship 9-10 VCCCC036 Discuss challenges to and ways of sustaining a resilient democracy and cohesive society: Civics & Citizenship 9-10 VCCCC037 Discuss how and why groups, including religious groups, participate in civic life: Civics & Citizenship 9-10 VCCCC038 Examine the influence of a range of media, including social media, in shaping identities and attitudes to diversity and how ideas about Australian identity may be influenced by global events: Civics & Citizenship 9-10 VCADRE033 Combine the elements of drama in devised and scripted drama to explore and develop issues, ideas and themes: Drama 7-8
VCADRR039 Identify and connect specific features and purposes of drama from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints and enrich their drama making: Drama 7-8 VCADRE041 Manipulate combinations of the elements of drama to develop and convey the physical and psychological aspects of roles and characters consistent with intentions in dramatic forms and performance styles: Drama 9-10
VCADRD042 Practise and refine the expressive capacity of voice and movement to communicate ideas and dramatic action in a range of forms, styles and performances spaces: Drama 9-10 VCECU015: Investigate why ethical principles may differ between people and groups, considering the influence of cultural norms, religion, world views and philosophical thought: Ethical Capabilities 7-8
“Aboriginal ancestral narratives aren’t just about the land – they’re also about the Sun, the Moon and the stars. Indigenous people have a very holistic understanding of the universe. It doesn’t just stop at the horizon.” The Boorong people in north western Victoria
Victorian Curriculum: VCHHK064 The significance today of an historical site of cultural or spiritual importance: History F-2
VCHHK060 How the present, past and future are signified by terms indicating and describing time: History F-2
VCMMG118 Name and order months and seasons: Maths Level 2
VCGGK066 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Country/Place on which the school is located and why Country/Place is important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the ways in which they maintain special connections to particular Country/Place: Geography F-2
VCGGK067 Weather and seasons and the ways in which different cultural groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, describe them: Geography F-2
VCSSU046 Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape; daily and seasonal changes affect everyday life: Science F-2
VCHHK078 The diversity and longevity of Australia’s first peoples and the significant ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the effects on their daily lives: History 3-4
VCSSU099 Predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the Sun, Earth and the Moon: Science 7-8
VCLVC179 Interpret and respond to texts by sharing personal reactions, comparing themes, describing and explaining aspects of artistic expression and how these relate to land, sky, sea, water, people, plants, animals and social and ecological relationships: Victorian Aboriginal Languages 7-10
VCHHK105 How physical or geographical features influenced the development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ communities, foundational stories and land management practices: History 7-8
VCGGK120 Spiritual, cultural and aesthetic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, that influence the significance of places, and ways of protecting significant landscapes: Geography 7-8
Unurgunite: Victorian Baraparapa artist Esther Kirby's
impression of the story of the constellation Canis Major.