Resources and Projects for Educators
First Languages Australia works with educators to develop plans and produce resources that support the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities who wish to share their languages through schools, early learning centres and beyond.
The following projects and resources may be useful to Indigenous language teachers, educators, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language teaching teams and schools looking to work with their local language custodians to share their languages through school and early learning programs.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators and language advisory groups working with schools may also find our projects and resources for families and communities useful.
Resources
Use this map to help students locate the language of land on which they live, with teachers' notes to will help you teach about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages as a cross curricular priority
Industrial Guidelines for Employees Delivering First Nations Language and Cultural Education Programs
Winhangarra: First Languages Education Portal
Junyirri: A tool to help language custodians plan projects that meet their long term goals
Teaching and learning with pictures
A guide for people collaborating to produce language resources
Nintiringanyi: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Teaching and Employment Strategy
Global Lessons: Indigenous languages and multilingualism in school programs
Work with local language custodians to share language through your primary school or early childhood centre
Connect your Young Language Champions with our national network
A growing collection of place stories for sharing
A collection of community stories of language activities
Learn some great words that don't have English equivalents
Template contracts and agreements
Things to think about before making digital resources
Contact your local language program
A selection of words from languages around the country
Gakal: First languages skills register
Fact sheets to assist with understanding the Australian Curriculum Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages.
Projects
Yalbilinya: National First Languages Education Project
Nangun wruk: Our earth
Support community language activities throughout the International Decade