By Marie-Ann on 18 June, 2012
With support from Queensland’s Department of Education & Training, the Museum has produced replicas of an amazing object – a late 19th-century book of drawings by an Indigenous boy called Oscar. Marie-Ann explores how the books provide a palpable connection to the past and inspire all kinds of wonder. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects, Program | Tagged art, culture, emotional engagement, haptic learning, Indigenous, storytelling, wonder
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 Susanna on 13 October, 2011
As she thinks through which character to develop for her ‘Meet the People’ performance, Susanna wonders whether some stories are too hard or too much for students to take. Read more >
Posted in Program | Tagged affect, emotional engagement, question, storytelling, work-in-progress
By Cath on 17 June, 2011
For any teachers or students of English or media or another subject with space for digital media creation… these three competitions look awesome! Read more >
Posted in Be involved | Tagged competition, storytelling
By Jess on 13 June, 2011
History detectives have been bustling through our doors, uncovering stories and ‘reading’ sources in our program Not Just Ned: Irish Evidence. Read more >
Posted in Exhibition, Program | Tagged critical thinking, emotional engagement, storytelling, teaching
By Cath on 22 December, 2010
Taking inspiration from the exhibits at the National Museum, eight schools participated in the inaugural festival of museum theatre in early November 2010. Experience a taste of their creative, engaging performances. Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Exhibition, Inspiration | Tagged participation, re-enactment, storytelling, theatre
By Cath on 15 December, 2010
Yesterday we enjoyed some time with Curtis Taylor, whose short films appear in the wonderful Yiwarra Kuju (One Road) multi-touch table. Curtis is from Martu country, the western region of the stock route. Below are notes from some of the team about the visit. TRISH: A heartfelt thanks to Curtis for sharing his background knowledge [...] Read more >
Posted in Exhibition, Inspiration | Tagged art, engagement, history, Indigenous, real, storytelling, Western Australia
By Ange on 12 November, 2010
A lot of people have been doing a lot of talking about the way we teach history, why students engage with this subject and, more importantly, why they disengage. One response to this is the developing national curriculum. Any sort of curriculum is going to try and achieve a balance between content, skills and methodology, [...] Read more >
Posted in Be involved | Tagged children, culture, emotional engagement, history, storytelling, theatre
By Ange on 29 October, 2010
Cub bloggers Dawn and Ange reporting in with another story from Acton. It’s important to be inclusive, right? And to live in a place that’s cohesive, yes? These are important values to Australians that are celebrated every year on March 21st. Harmony Day seeks to speak, loud and proud, the key message, ‘Everyone Belongs’. These [...] Read more >
Posted in Inspiration | Tagged cohesion, harmony, inclusion, storytelling
By Susannah on 27 October, 2010
It’s been a dramatic week so far. Senior students from several Canberra schools have been rehearsing in the Visions theatre for Come Alive the inaugural schools festival of Museum Theatre, which runs from 3rd to 6th November here at the National Museum. Read more >
Posted in Be involved | Tagged storytelling, theatre
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