By Cath on 12 March, 2013
Canberra is 100 today! To mark the centenary, we have a new exhibition, Glorious Days: Australia 1913, and a suite of special programs for school groups. Read more >
Posted in Exhibition, Inspiration, Professional learning, Program | Tagged art, culture, exhibitions, history
By Cath on 25 October, 2012
Introducing… The Museum Game – a video introduction, curriculum links, and a booking form :) Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Program, The Museum Game | Tagged children, critical thinking, culture, engagement, English, exhibitions, games, history, interactive, photographs
By Jonathan Nalder, guest blogger on 12 September, 2012
A guest post by Jonathan Nalder from the Division of Indigenous Education and Training Futures, Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment, who worked with us to produce replicas of Oscar’s sketchbook so we could all use it for programs about Indigenous culture and history. Here, Jonathan talks about using the replicas in the Learning@Hand forum on mobile learning. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects, Professional learning | Tagged art, culture, haptic learning, history, Indigenous, Queensland
By David on 3 August, 2012
David Arnold announces significant changes to the subscription website that gives schools access to a rich suite of curriculum-relevant resources, Australian History Mysteries. Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources | Tagged history, mystery, video
By Mitch on 26 July, 2012
What do we not know about Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson’s crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813? Mitch joined the Ryebuck Media team in their latest historical adventure, and here shares highlights from their journey. Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources | Tagged geography, history, mystery, New South Wales
By David on 1 June, 2012
David Arnold introduces the latest case study in the Museum’s Australian History Mysteries (AHM) series, ‘What are the Mysteries of Lake Mungo?’ Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources | Tagged archaeology, history, Indigenous, mystery, ritual, video
By Cath on 30 May, 2012
Presenting… Tricia Meier, teacher of a Year 5/6 class at Curtin Primary School, talking about her and her class’ experience of playing Sembl at the Museum. Read more >
Posted in Program, The Museum Game | Tagged Arts, children, competition, critical thinking, engagement, English, exhibitions, games, history, inclusion, interactive, resonance, teaching, technology
By Susanna on 21 December, 2011
At a recent event about our exhibition of modern Chinese art, we heard three unique perspectives from three different teachers of: history, visual art and Chinese language and culture. Marie-Ann, Veronika and Susanna report. Read more >
Posted in Exhibition, Inspiration, Professional learning | Tagged art, culture, history, language, professional development
By Susanna on 27 October, 2011
Susanna makes a case for the value of historical fiction as a pathway to historical learning. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration | Tagged history, real, storytelling, veracity
By Cath on 2 March, 2011
This post introduces a set of resources on the National Museum website. Its starting point is resources related to Queensland, but from there it broadens to include resources of national interest. Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources, Professional learning | Tagged communications, environment, history, Indigenous, Queensland, teaching, transport
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