Learning from One Another: Bringing Muslim perspectives into Australian schools

FREE ONE-DAY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS TO ASSIST TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A MULTIFAITH CLASSROOM

Geelong  - Tuesday 1 March 2011. Register here.

All workshops are from 9am to 2.30pm. Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

Learning from One Another is a new resource providing information, practical advice, and classroom strategies for teachers in all Australian Schools. Whether your school has one or many Muslim students, this resource will:

• provide avenues for you to introduce Islam and Muslim related content in your classrooms
• equip you with the skills to meet the needs and expectations of Muslim students and their parents in education
• facilitate a whole-school approach to supporting healthy relationships and engagement with Muslim students, parents and communities
• offer a greater awareness of the diversity of Islam and Muslims, nationally and globally
• develop an appreciation of Muslim history and cultures in Australia.

This professional learning workshop will familiarise you with the resource and help you identify its relevance to your school situation. All workshop participants will receive Learning from One Another: Bringing Muslim perspectives into Australian schools at no cost.

The workshops will be facilitated by the resource authors, Eeqbal Hassim, Islamic Education Consultant to NCEIS and Jennet Cole-Adams, Director of Curriculum Services at ACSA.

This professional learning opportunity is brought to you by the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies (NCEIS), University of Melbourne, and the Australian Curriculum Studies Association (ACSA), with funding from the Myer Foundation. It has been generously supported by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

For the Geelong flier click here

For further information please call ACSA on 02 6260 5660 or email acsa@acsa.edu.au.