Upcoming Adelaide workshop: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Histories & Cultures in the Australian Maths Curriculum
Join us this National Reconciliation Week at the South Australian Museum for a full day workshop: 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics'. This face to face event in Adelaide is a collaboration between the SA Museum and the University of Adelaide CSER Maths in Schools Professional Learning program. It will also include a tour of material culture in the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery inside the South Australian Museum with Bookabee Australia.
First Nations Australian string games
Participants will explorate the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures content in the latest version of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. This includes the nine rich contexts that weave narratives through the six strands and F-10 year levels. Important connections will be made with relevant items viewed earlier in the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery in the South Australian Museum such as projectile technologies (e.g. spear throwers), instructional games and fishing nets and traps. Teachers will receive access to lesson plan examples and teacher background information to support curriculum planning. Local contexts will be explored with the opportunity for some collaborative planning at the end of the day.
This workshop is held in-person on Kaurna Country at the South Australian Museum in the Royal Society Room and is perfect for Year Foundation – 10 educators. Teachers and Aboriginal educator teams are encouraged to attend.
Dr Caty Morris, ATSIMA and CSER Maths in Schools Team
Our workshop presenter, Dr Caty Morris is a Project Officer with the CSER Maths in Schools Professional Learning Program and Program Manager at the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) and under the leadership of Professor Chris Matthews, works on initiatives to support all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners be successful at mathematics. Dr Morris was the Curriculum Specialist, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education at ACARA and was involved in curriculum development in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures content and research in educational policy. In 2017, she received a doctorate for her research in responsive mathematics pedagogy with Aboriginal learners. Dr Morris is a Project Officer at The University of Adelaide and brings her rich experience and expertise in culturally responsive maths pedagogy to the Maths in Schools Professional Learning Program.
Culturally responsive mathematics education workshop
Event Details:
Friday 30th May, 8:30am - 4:00pm
South Australian Museum, Royal Society Room, Morgan Thomas Lane, Adelaide, SA
To register for free, please follow this link.
This workshop is part of the Maths in Schools: Teaching and Learning Resources to Support Mathematics project an initiative of, and funded by, the Australian Government Department of Education.