By Jess on 15 February, 2011
You may think January is a relaxing time in the Education section, enjoying the quiet lull before the tide of visiting school groups wash through our doors. Well, we have been everything but relaxing as we prepare for the Museum’s upcoming exhibition Not just Ned: a true history of the Irish in Australia, which opens on 17 March. [...] Read more >
Posted in Exhibition | Tagged critical thinking, programs, sources, teaching, veracity
By Susannah on 22 November, 2010
The National Museum of Australia is a fantastic place to work. Apart from the joy of working in this magnificent place with its wealth of objects and stories, an education officer’s work is infinitely enriched by the many children who take part in our programs. Every child is different, so although we may do our [...] Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Inspiration | Tagged children, engagement, teaching
By Ange on 24 September, 2010
Ah, objects can tell so many stories! Dawn and I want to tell you about our latest education collection acquisition. It’s a suitcase. After World War II (in 1949) this suitcase travelled to Australia with Elisabeth and Johannes Peter (and Elisabeth’s daughter Brigitte) from Germany. They were displaced people. They travelled on the converted troop ship [...] Read more >
Posted in Inspiration | Tagged displaced persons, health, history, migration, teaching
By Ange on 8 September, 2010
One of the best things about working with kids at the National Museum of Australia is haptic learning (learning by touching). We’ve got a pretty interesting handling collection, so kids can come into our rooms and handle a sheep skull or a werris (Torres Strait Islander sardine catcher) or paraphernalia from Holden or Akubra. They [...] Read more >
Posted in Inspiration | Tagged children, haptic learning, teaching
By Cath on 10 August, 2010
In partnership with Ryebuck Media, the Museum now has a brand new website for the award-winning Australian History Mysteries series. A sample of the rich content is available for free, and schools can subscribe for $199 per year to have unlimited access to the full set of content, which currently includes 15 units of work [...] Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources | Tagged history, teaching
By Cath on 31 July, 2010
The National Film and Sound Archive recently surveyed teachers about their use of digital learning resources. I was interested in teachers’ freeform response to the question of what they would like cultural institutions to be ‘doing more of’. Read more >
Posted in Classroom resources, Inspiration | Tagged games, teaching
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