Live Webinar with Jess: "Building Community Connections"

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Hosted by Jessica Staines, Director of the multi-award-winning Koori Curriculum, this live webinar is dedicated to enhancing educators' understanding and practice in forming meaningful connections with Aboriginal communities and integrating authentic Aboriginal perspectives into learning environments.

This session will include:

• Cultural safety: Gain deep insights into the significance of building relationships with Aboriginal families and communities, ensuring culturally safe practices that align with the EYLF and National Quality Standards.

• Tips for Practical engagement: Learn practical approaches to engage respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal communities. Understand the importance of reciprocity and how to offer your service and support to foster genuine relationships.

• Resource integration: Discover how to utilise local knowledge and resources effectively within your educational setting, include Aboriginal perspectives daily, and understand the protocols and boundaries of working with Indigenous communities.

• Addressing challenges: Address common challenges and anxieties that educators face when trying to connect with Aboriginal communities, including fears of cultural missteps and finding local contacts.

• Comprehensive Support: Explore multi-layered reasons for integrating Aboriginal perspectives, including the vital role of education in closing educational and societal gaps for Aboriginal children.

• Interactive Learning: Engage with case studies and scenarios that illustrate successful community engagement and cultural inclusion. Participate in Q&A sessions to discuss specific challenges and learn from peers' experiences.

Benefit from Jessicas’ extensive experience and commitment to improving educational outcomes.

This webinar is not just a learning opportunity but a step towards transformation in your professional practice. It's designed for educators who are committed to making their educational spaces welcoming and affirming of Aboriginal families and communities, ensuring that these essential perspectives are woven into the fabric of everyday learning.

Join us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of all children and communities.

Links to EYLF:

Outcome 1.2: Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter dependence, resilience and agency. Educators support this learning when they for example build on culturally valued learning of individual children’s communities. 

Outcome 1.3: Children develop knowledgeable confident self identities, and a positive sense of self worth. This is evident when children for example engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and community members to explore their own and others social and cultural heritage.

Outcome 1.3: Children develop knowledgeable confident self identities, and a positive sense of self worth. Educators promote this learning for all children when they for example demonstrate deep understanding of each child, their family and community contexts in planning for children’s learning, development and wellbeing. 

Outcome 1.3: Children develop knowledgeable confident self identities, and a positive sense of self worth. Educators support this learning when they for example have opportunities to develop knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander relationships and connections to Country and family including kinship systems. 

Outcome 2.1: Children develop a sense of connectedness to groups and communities and an understanding of their reciprocal rights and responsibilities as active and informed citizens. Educators support this learning when they for example create opportunities for open and authentic partnerships with all families, communities and organisations, including with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations and those from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Outcome 2.1: Children develop a sense of connectedness to groups and communities and an understanding of their reciprocal rights and responsibilities as active and informed citizens. Educators support this learning when they for example build partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations that are genuine and sustainable. 

Outcome 2.2: Children respond to diversity with respect. This is evident when children, for example explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s kinships systems, their relationships, and connections that they have built with their own community. 

Outcome 4.2: Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesizing, researching and investigating.  This is evident when children, for example connect with their local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community (e.g Elders, role models) to engage with stories about place- based history and culture. 

Please note: the webinar will be live and not recorded.

Duration: approximately 1 hour 

Please email info@kooricurriculum.com for group bookings of 21 or more

How to access the live webinar:

1. After you purchase the webinar you will be sent an email confirming your purchase with additional information to the email address used when you purchased the live webinar.
2. We will contact you 1 week before the live webinar with Jess with the link to join. 
3. Please ensure you mark info@kooricurriculum.com as a safe sender to avoid important emails going into your junk

Important: If you purchase a ticket on behalf of another educator, please contact info@kooricurriculum.com with their details so they receive communications.

"Working with Building Community Connections" Live Webinar FAQ:

Q: How do I access the webinar after I purchase it?

A: After you purchase the webinar you will be sent an email confirming your purchase with additional information. We will contact you 1 week before the live webinar with Jess with the link to join.

Q: How long is the live webinar session?

A: The live webinar is approximately 1 hour long.

Q: Is the live webinar interactive and can I ask questions during the live webinar session?

A: Yes. The Koori Curriculum team is on each live webinar and will respond to your questions received during the session via the chat function of the webinar platform.

Q: What platform is the live webinar delivered on?

A: We hold our live webinars on a platform called “WebinarNinja”.

Q: Is there a payment plan?

A: Yes, via AfterPay. Choose AfterPay at checkout for more details.

Q: Is there a group rate?

A: No there is no group rate for this live webinar.

 Q: Can I share my individual access with other people?

A: No. The live webinar will be held on Zoom, links are specific to each individual.

Q: I have purchased the live webinar on behalf of someone on my team, how do I update their email address for communications?

A: Please contact us at info@kooricurriculum.com including the email address used for the purchase and the new email address.

Q: I have purchased multiple individual seats for the live webinar for my team, how do I ensure they are sent their link to join?

A: Please contact us at info@kooricurriculum.com including your order number and the email addresses to be included in communications.

Q: Will the live webinar be recorded?

A: The live webinar will not be recorded.

Q: Do you offer refunds on live webinars?

A: We are confident that once you watch the live webinar, you'll be sure you made the right decision. If you have accidentally purchased the live webinar twice (it happens) please contact us at info@kooricurriculum.com

Q: I can no longer attend the live webinar on the date I chose, can I reschedule?

A: We understand that availability can change, if you let us know by close of business 1 week before the start of your webinar that you cannot attend then we can fit you into the live webinar happening the following month.

Q: It is less than a week until my webinar and I can no longer attend, can I have a refund?

A: Unfortunately we require 1 week's notice prior to the live webinar date, please contact us at info@kooricurriculum.com to discuss options. A fee may be charged for changing dates.

Q: Who do I contact for any queries?

A: You can reach us at info@kooricurriculum.com and one of our team will respond within 1 business day.

Q: Is the webinar live and do I need to attend at a certain day or time, or will recordings be available?

A: Yes the webinar is live. There will be no recordings of the live webinars. 

Q: Are copies of the books mentioned in the live webinar part of the price?

A: No. The books mentioned in the live webinar are not included, some of the books are able to be purchased in the Koori Curriculum store, and others can be purchased through book retailers such as Amazon or through the author's website directly.

Q: I am a member of the Koori Curriculum Club, should I purchase the Building Community Connections live webinar?

A: No. As you have the option to apply for live mentoring with Jess and have access to the Building Community Connections webinar included in your Koori Curriculum Club membership, along with our other great webinars, we do not recommend purchasing the live webinar.

Q: What happens if I have technical issues with the live webinar on the date and time it is scheduled?

A: Please contact us at info@kooricurriculum.com and one of our team will respond as quickly as they can to support you during the live event.

Q: Can I download or record the live webinar?

A: No. We do not allow downloading or recording of our live webinars.

Q: Are the live 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 apply 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

Q: I have previously purchased a live webinar from Koori Curriculum, how do I access a newly purchased live webinar?

A: You will receive an email with a link to join the live webinar 1 week prior to the event.