Professional Learning with
The Tree of Knowledge
Educators are drawn to the craft of teaching. We have a desire to educate; to share our love of learning with others.
The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the Australian Professional Standards for Principals set out the professional expectations of educators – what they should know, understand and do at a specific level. Such definitions and expectations affirm the need for ongoing professional learning.
Learning through
Storytelling
Hear from some of the leading Indigenous education academics both nationally and internationally about the aspirations for Indigenous Peoples through education.
In a world of increasing complexity and uncertainty, how do we create and nurture and education system that supports and provides space for Indigenous students to flourish and achieve their goals?
Professor Melitta Hogarth Presents the 2025 Jenny Leaper Lecture
"As a teacher, I was identifying myself as part of the problem"
“I don’t want my daughter brainwashed by a nonsensical myth”
“I was constantly in trouble… I struggled terribly to just sit in a chair"
Learning through
Exploration
Critical to building knowledge and understanding is truth-telling. But whose truth?
In this Cluster, we invite you to question and examine ideas and theories shared by experts and academics as they debate the critical issues in education.
From Fragmentation to Inclusion: Transforming First Nations Education at Grimwade House
Teachers embedding First Nations perspectives in practice
Reframing Curriculum with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives
Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Traditions: Calls to Action
Teaching the Australian Wars Panel with Rachel Perkins and Marcia Langton
Reconciliation and Education: New report and recommendations
Learning through
Sharing
We are also learners in this space and therefore, feedback is critical.
As a research project, Ngarrngga regularly invites educators to share their thoughts on what types of resources and professional development they need in order to to this work. Read more about our Research here.
Ngarrngga Flexible Curriculum Trial: Terms 3 and 4 2026
Ngarrngga 2026 Strategic Partnerships Program – School Trial
Where to from here in Indigenous Education? Literacy & Literature Panel
Where to from here in Indigenous Education Panel #2: Truth-telling Pedagogies and Education
Where to from here in Indigenous Education panel #1: The Teacher Crisis
Ngarrngga Website Awarded Gold at Good Design Awards
Our inaugural Ngarrngga newsletter has landed!
Learning through
Reflection
As educators, we know that we need to consistently reflect on our practice, and on how our own lived experience impacts the way we teach and learn.
You are encouraged to engage with the various stories and resources shared in this space to act as prompts to build your self-awareness, as an educator.
‘We-Two’: What Sámi Pedagogies Can Teach Us
Recommended Professional Development & Resources
Indigenous Knowledges in Science: Representation, Relevance and Respect
To Know, to Hear, to Understand: Heart in Country
Showcasing Indigenous Design and Technology to Younger Audiences
Launching Ngarrngga’s Community of Practice
Now More Than Ever: Planning for Reconciliation Week 2024
“I got brave and joined the project”
Learning through
Art
Engage with critical political, social and historical issues and resistance through the Arts.
The power of the written and spoken word, visual texts and more contemporaneous modes of communication acts as an impetus for individuals to explore the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples through such mediums as song, art and music. Explore some of Ngarrngga's rich curriculum resources on the Arts here.
Ngarrngga’s learning journey: From Foundation to Year 2 and beyond
Bridging Pedagogies and Possibilities - Bringing a culturally responsive lens to our pedagogical preferences
Bridging Confidence and Competence - Going further with 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
Bridging Now to Next - Coming to know, hear and understand 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
Bridging Content and Contexts - Culturally responsive pedagogies for museum education
Bridging Care and Connection - Engage with 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts, Advocacy and Activism as a Context for Teaching & Learning
Learning through
Research
Read about innovative, ground-breaking research projects working to effect change in education.
Immerse yourself in contemporary educational debates focused on the provision of education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Safeguarding Rights to Cultures and Knowledges
Historical thinking for critically shaping the future
New Publication: An Approach to Indigenous Education for all Australians
Building a Practice of Truth-Telling in English Classrooms – New Publication
Ngarrngga’s Framework for Curriculum Interpretation and Enactment
Ngarrngga’s Methodology for Resource Creation
VATE Conference: Ruminating on What It Means to Reclaim Our Stories
The History of Advocating for Indigenous Knowledge within Australian Education
Meet architect, anthropologist and educator Paul Memmott
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Lived Experience
Explore the lived experience of diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators and students, as they reflect on the impact education has had on their lives.
“My class said to me: Go wherever they teach the teachers"
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