Aboriginal Storytelling in Early Childhood (Pre-Recorded Webinar).
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Storytelling sits at the very heart of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, it is how we connect, how we belong, and how we pass knowledge from one generation to the next.
Embedding First Nations storytelling into your early learning program is about so much more than reading a book aloud. It's about pedagogy: the process of narrative, not just the text itself.
In this pre-recorded webinar, Jessica Staines guides you through a thoughtful, practical exploration of storytelling and story sharing as an Aboriginal way of learning.
Whether you're just beginning your journey or looking to deepen your practice, you'll come away with genuine confidence, culturally responsive ideas, and a renewed respect for the richness of narrative as a teaching tool.
Watch in your own time, revisit whenever you need to, and share the learning with your whole team.
Here's a taste of what's waiting for you inside:
- Discover story sharing as pedagogy: explore how the Eight Ways of Learning reframes storytelling as a process, not a product, and learn why consulting locally first is an essential act of respect for the diversity of First Nations peoples.
- Rethink your yarning circles: move beyond the buzzword and understand the cultural significance, protocols and purpose behind yarning circles, so you can offer them meaningfully and in genuine consultation with community.
- Curate a holistic First Nations library: receive Jessica's practical tips for selecting books by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors, embedding culture through children's interests, and balancing traditional and contemporary stories with cultural integrity.
- Embed Aboriginal perspectives through everyday practice: see how something as simple as retelling a familiar story in the sand or with a ball of wool can authentically include an Aboriginal perspective through the teaching process itself.
- Bring stories to life with hands-on tools: explore symbol cards, yarning cards, tell-a-story tiles, story dice and 'can you' cards, and learn how these open-ended provocations support oral storytelling, movement, dance and mindful play.
- Get started with First Nations bookish play: take away ready-to-use, play-based ideas for infants, toddlers and beyond that make including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives easy, meaningful and joyful.
By the end, you won't just have a list of activities, you'll have a deeper understanding of how, when, why and who shares these stories with children, and the confidence to weave First Nations perspectives into the everyday rhythms of your service.
This is your invitation to move from worrying about "doing the wrong thing" to embedding culture with genuine intention, respect and heart.
Access the Aboriginal Storytelling in Early Childhood webinar today and give the children in your care the gift of story, the oldest and most powerful way of learning there is.
Important Information:
- Please note that this is a pre-recorded webinar that runs for approximately 60mins in length.
- Webinar access details will be sent once you complete your order.
- Certificates of completion are issued automatically once you complete the webinar.
- Access to the webinar is for 3 months from the purchase date.
What Educators are Saying:
"Thank you so much Jess. Found your perspectives very useful - for me what was especially meaningful was language and literacy through an Aboriginal Perspective - embed throughout the curriculum." - Filomena Vimba
"Thank you, Jess, for an insightful and well presented webinar. I feel more confident in approaching Aboriginal Education in the early childhood setting and have come away with so many ideas to include" - Valeria Di Girolami
"Thank you so much Jess for the wonderful webinar and the incredibly valuable information you shared with everyone who was able to participate. I have very much enjoyed the experience and look forward to implementing some of the things you've shared with my local community at the library." - Zoe
"Thank you, Jessica, for this insightful session. I truly appreciate the abundance of ideas on how to incorporate Indigenous culture into my teaching practices. The resources and storytelling concepts have particularly stood out to me, and I'm eager to begin implementing them in my lessons. Your guidance has been invaluable, and I look forward to the positive impact it will make on my students' learning experiences." - Laura
"Wow! This is just the information I needed! Thank you."
- Esther
"So much information just amazing, and so many things to think about thank you for the insight just awesome" - Kerry
"Blew my mind" - Nicol
"Terrific session Jessica Staines. I got lots out of it. Thank you." - Leanne
"Thank you! You have inspired some wonderful story-sharing ideas that I cannot wait to practice with the children" - Lisa
"A wonderful presentation, thank you, Jess. I always look forward to hearing you speak. 'Learning through narrative' really resonates with me so I really appreciate the great ideas shared." - Vanessa
"Brilliant session - thank you so much! It's made me realise that we can't take for granted that if a book is on the shelf, it's safe to read. You also mentioned the tools we need to ensure that the resources were made ethically." - Rebecca
"Found this webinar very useful. Some great ideas on incorporating First Nation stories into our sessions and also ways of including First Nation culture in our libraries." - Vicki
"Great webinar, lots of good ideas we can use in our sessions. Thank you." - Jacqui
"Loved this. Some really practical ideas and links to some great resources." - Karen
"Thank you for sharing your wealth of information and knowledge Jessica. Extremely helpful and useful." - Sue
"This was a great webinar, Thankyou" - Nicole
"Superb session. Thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and I will definitely be looking at the recommended book titles." - Jenni
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Q: Are the webinars NESA accredited?
As of 5th February 2021, NESA deregistered all early childhood providers and any courses they had accredited, this included any offered by the Koori Curriculum.
Information about the new processes for accreditation of PD courses, including course content criteria, is expected to be available on the NESA website around mid-July 2021 and applications will open shortly after that time. We aim to applying for accreditation during this time.
Early Learning Educators are able to log completed hours under Elective PD course hours as they will count equally for teachers who are completing their Maintenance of Accreditation in 2021 and 2022: https://www.educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/teacher-accreditation/meeting-requirements/maintaining-accreditation/maintenance-transition-arrangements
Should you have any further queries on this, please reach out to the Department of Education directly on +61 2 9367 8291 or email on PD@nesa.nsw.edu.au
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