Australian teachers are not the only ones busily studying the new Australian Curriculum. Here at the Museum, we have been actively familiarising ourselves, with a particular focus on the History strand. Our office walls have been consumed by summary pages of the Australian Curriculum: History; we have had meetings devoted to exploring, learning and memorising the content of each year level; and our minds are full of ideas for developing programs and providing resources to support teachers as we begin this curriculum journey together.
The Australian Curriculum is not perfect. There will be kinks and the implementation process will be long and challenging. But wouldn’t it be great if we could use this opportunity to build better relationships between cultural institutions and teachers, have an open dialogue to share ideas and support each other. With that in mind, how can we help support you? If you are a teacher or if you work at a cultural institution, I’d love to hear your thoughts. And it can be anything from a query to an idea for classroom resources – let’s just start talking.
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