NSW AECG Inc.
Monday 16 Wednesday 18 November 2009 @ Broken Hill TAFE, 248 Argent Street
Agenda
Day 1
9.00am Registration, nametags, workshop packages
9.30am Opening Welcome to Country. Aunty Maureen ODonnell, Broken Hill LALC Welcome to TAFE. Rod Towney, Manager Aboriginal Education & Training Western Institute TAFE NSW Introductions around the room
10.00am Paakantyi language warm-up activity. Susan Poetsch & Murray Butcher
10.30am School and community updates Dareton-Coomealla Wilcannia Menindee Kurnu-Barkindji Landcare & Cultural Management Group
11.15am Morning tea
11.30am Teaching language and culture through story
A Paakantji story. Murray Butcher
Moon and His Nephew / Frill-neck Lizard and Galah Kayleen Kirwin & Robert Lindsay
A story from the St at yem c First Nation. Lorna Williams & Georgina Nelson
12.30pm Lunch
1.15pm Finding our ways in Aboriginal languages. Tyson Yunkaporta
2.45pm Language education and training for adults
TAFE NSW Certificates I, II and III in Aboriginal languages and the Wiradjuri Journey. Rod Towney & Cecil See
Aboriginal languages teaching qualifications. John Hobson
3.30pm Close
Day 2
8.30am Paakanytji sounds and spelling John Hobson
10.00am Brewarrina Central School Wayilwan-Ngemba program Margaret Nicholls & Dianne Kelly
10.30am Morning tea
10.50am Curriculum development for Aboriginal languages Susan Poetsch
11.30pm Campfire Mari Rhydwen
12.00pm Ning for Aboriginal languages teachers NSW Tyson Yunkaporta & Mari Rhydwen
12.30pm Lunch
1.15pm Kurnu Barkindji Landcare & Cultural Management Bruce Turnbull, Uncle Bill Knight & Uncle Ken (Peter Knight)
2.00pm Community-driven language planning Kevin Lowe, Cindy Berwick & Cathy Eatock
3.30pm Close
Day 3
8.30am More sharing of language teaching and learning activities
Saying I love you in Paakantyi. Kayleen Kirwin & Robert Lindsay
Brewarrina fish traps lessons. Margaret Nicholls & Di Kelly
Contributions and lesson ideas from other people
9.30am Technology in Language Teaching John Hobson
10.30am Morning tea
10.45am Observations and links to the Lil wat community of the St at yem c First Nation, British Columbia, Canada. Lorna Williams & Georgina Nelson
11.30pm Workshop evaluation. Group discussion and feedback.
12.15pm Plans for 2010
1.30pm Lunch and farewell