For Teachers
Human Rights Education: Resources
List of resources to support Human Rights Education
The following documents and websites assist teachers in developing human rights education in the classroom:
The Languages and Multicultural Education Resources Centre (LMERC) is a lending library with over 35,000 items to support the teaching and learning across VELS domains and year levels. Membership is free and open to teachers across school sectors. For a list of available resources to support human rights education, see LMERC Resource Lists.
Ideas for Human Rights Education – abooklet prepared by the Department, provides a variety of lesson sparks and ideas for whole school organisation and activities. The booklet also includes details of school and community partnerships that highlight human rights education and global issues. Download a copy from Ideas for Human Rights Education Resource (PDF - 436Kb).
Human Rights and Refugee Issues Teaching Resources – developed by The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, contains a range of practical classroom strategies. For more information and a copy of the resource, see Taking Action - Human Rights and Refugee Issues Teaching Resource (2005) at Foundation House publications (http://www.foundationhouse.org.au/resources/publications_and_resources.htm).
Human Rights Today: Curriculum Resources for Years 9-10 – developed by Curriculum Corporation for Amnesty International, is designed for use in Humanities/Social Science, History, Geography, Health, Civics and Citizenship Education, Religious Education and Values Education. For more information and a copy, see Amnesty International: Human Rights Education (http://action.amnesty.org.au/hre/).
Human Rights: On-line Resources provides useful links to a number of national and international websites for information, strategies and resources in Human Rights Education. See Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Civics and Citizenship Education Resources (http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/human_rights_online_resources,15589.html)
Education Resources for Human Rights – a range of activities and web-based learning modules for classrooms with students from 12-17 years old are available from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC): Education resources (http://www.hreoc.gov.au/education/modules.html).
Human Rights Education Resources – the University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource Centre has materials produced by non-profit organizations and independent publishers accessible to all. These resources include more than 50 curricula, guides, videos, documents, and other educational aids. For information, see Human Rights Resource Centre: Material Resources (http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat)
See also: Human Rights Resource Centre (http://www.hrusa.org)
Unicef education program provides curriculum resources and information about human rights for use in schools. A particular focus is about Australia and its position the Asia region. See Unicef (Australia) Education Links (http://www.unicef.org.au/SchoolRoom-Subs.asp?SchoolRoomID=2)
Diversity: An educational advantage – an online teacher support program conducted by Deakin University Centre for Arabic Studies which outlines the challenges faced by students of Arabic speaking backgrounds. It provides examples of pedagogy, resources and strategies utilised by teachers working in culturally diverse settings. For more information about the program, see Diversity: An educational advantage (http://www.teachingdiversity.org.au/preview).
Values Education Kit – provided to all Australian schools in 2006, by Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), further copies and more information can be obtained from DEEWR: Values education for Australian schooling (http://www.valueseducation.edu.au/values)
Further support and advice regarding Values Education in Victorian schools is available through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development website at Values Education and Victorian School