Learning and Teaching Support
This section contains links to digital resources and web sites that provide learning and teaching support for teachers.
Digital learning in the Arts
australianscreen is developed in partnership with the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) by Curriculum Corporation through The Le@rning Federation. The site brings together material from the vast collections of the NFSA, the National Archives of Australia, the ABC, SBS, and AIATSIS in a unique collaboration. It represents over 1,300 Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, advertisements, short films, animations and home-movies produced over the last 100 years, with clips and curators’ and teachers’ notes. All material is made available with the permission of the copyright holders. The resource includes many clips on the Arts, film and media, society, identity and culture.
Connect - includes unique environments for teachers, primary and secondary students. Users can search for websites, images, video and audio with all resources tagged according to audience. Topic lists of websites are clustered under the VELS.
DigiLearn - the new way teachers can access and download The Learning Federation’s learning objects and digital resources. Teachers are now able to search online by keyword or browse by Domain to discover hundreds of different digital learning resources.
ICT in Education Victoria - is the professional association that provides support and leadership to all educators in the use of ICT in teaching and learning. The ICTEV support Victorian teachers by introducing and developing strategies for the use computers in the classroom, and to use ICT tools in appropriate and effective ways for the development of student outcomes.
The Arts related video resources
Dance technique video clips - these videos from Learning and Teaching Scotland are designed to support learning in Dance. Each clip will support learners to improve knowledge, skill and understanding of accurate technique for classical, contemporary and jazz dance. The videos focus on basic alignment for each technique.
MOVE: Video art in schools
Video art is recognised as one of the most popular art forms for students, being the most familiar in our contemporary world, yet it is the most challenging to teach. The benefactor of MOVE: video art in schools project, John Kaldor, was inspired to create an innovative teachers’ resource when he saw a group of children engaging with a Richard Long sculpture in the Tate Gallery, London. He was so taken with their response that he wanted to do more, hence he established MOVE: Video art in schools in 2007. MOVE is currently being distributed to all Victorian State secondary schools by DEECD and Arts Education Victoria.
Contact Art Education Victoria for professional learning opportunities using this resource.
An introduction to the traditional performing arts of Asia
DVD Documentaries
This series of documentary programs about the performing arts of Asia provides an exciting and informative introduction to the cultures and performing arts of the Asian region. The programs showcase selections from China, Indonesia, India, Vietnam and Thailand and include rare and unique footage of dance, drama and music.
The DVD is available to purchase from the Curriculum Corporation
Arts Matters
A learning and teaching resource for the Arts
These two DVDs are suitable for use by primary and secondary teachers. They contain 13 episodes with an Arts focus and include such topics as: music and dance, indigenous Art, dramatic styles, visual arts, media technologies, multicultural arts, visual literacy, circus and Chinese brush painting. They have a running time of 396 minutes and are available for purchase from the Curriculum Corporation
A Studies of Asia program embeds the study of history, geography, literature, popular culture and traditional arts of the countries of Asia within the domains of Humanities, English and The Arts. Such learnings are imperative to prepare students to live, learn and work in the 21st century.
The Arts related websites
Creative Arts
Bendigo Art Gallery - offers a range of constantly changing educational activities to help students and teachers understand the importance of visual arts in the school curriculum. The web site provides information on school holiday programs, educational talks and after school art classes.
Complete Works Arts Education Inc. - has an active student participation program. The web site provides details of the program, the company's student awards, tour dates and shows.
Gippsland Art Gallery - provides details of its education program, membership details for schools within and outside Wellington Shire, outreach programs, the Artiebus program and general visitor information.
Hamilton Art Gallery/Hamilton Youth Biz - famous for its outstanding collection of fine and decorative arts. The web site includes details of education programs for pre-school, primary and secondary school students, workshops, newsletters and upcoming events.
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery - provides details of their education program, exhibits and workshops for schools, special events, exhibitions, visitor information and details of their collection.
Warrnambool City Council - owned and operated by the Warrnambool City Council as a memorial to Sir Fletcher Jones. The web site provides information about the collection, exhibitions, gallery hours and contact details.
Performing Arts
Bushfire Press – is an Australian publishing house servicing Performing Arts education in primary and secondary schools and non professional and youth theatre. The website also has a link to professional learning opportunities for teachers.
Dandenong Ranges Music Council - established in 1993 as a joint initiative of the Dandenong Ranges Music Council and Upwey High School Council. The web site provides details of performances, how to get involved, the Youth Music Awards, projects and commissions, and links to useful resources.
Hot House Theatre - a contemporary theatre in the Albury Wodonga region. The web site provides details of theatre workshops, tours, what's on and details of how to get involved with the theatre.
JOINING the CHORUS - the performing arts initiative of the Department of Education. Established in 1995, its underlying philosophy is to promote the performing arts in Victorian government schools by offering students performance opportunities that both showcase excellence and provide valuable performance experiences in professional environments.
Kodály Music Education - a community inspired by the educational and aesthetic philosophies of the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály. This association provides professional learning for teachers as well as downloadable resources based on the Kodály method.
Marimba Music – Marimba Music is dedicated to an innovative approach to school music making. They provide school visits, giving students an opportunity to play marimbas and drums, marimba making workshops and other resources such as instrument making books.
Melbourne Youth Music Council Inc - provides information on Saturday music programs, their summer school and prelude program, summer school concert information, summer school booklets and registration information.
Musicaviva - offer colourful music programs in Victorian schools. The web site provides information on primary school programs, secondary school programs, excellence awards, and online musical activities through the Viva Zone which lets teachers and students explore music in a fun way.
Season of Excellence - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authorit - each year VCE performing arts students who achieve a very high score in drama, theatre studies, music performance: group, music performance: solo, dance and VET dance are selected to participate in 10 Top Class concerts. From these performances, selected students are chosen to appear in Top Acts.
Take Note Music – this website provides a range of resources which support Kodály and Orff music programs. The authors of the resources are practicing classroom teachers and also provide professional learning.
The Song Room - dedicated to providing music and arts programs in Australian schools and communities. The web site provides details of their school performances, workshops, provides access to teaching packs and includes details of their Song of the Year competition.
Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association – provides teaching resources and professional learning based on the Orff Schulwerk approach to music education.
Westside Circus - a community arts organisation creating circus, performance, physical theatre, music and leadership opportunities for young people. The web site details outreach projects, provides class information sheets and contains photo galleries of past performances.
General
Asia Education Foundation – this website assists teachers to develop confidence in teaching about Asia though up-to-date curriculum resources and professional learning.
Cultural Development Network – is an independent non-profit group that links communities, artists, local councils and organisations across Victoria.
Cultural Infusion Limited - a national, not-for-profit organisation promoting arts and culture. The web site provides links to their Victorian schools program – Cultural Infusion, teaching materials, tour dates, concerts and events.
Western Edge Youth Arts - a newly incorporated youth arts company in the west of Melbourne. The web site provides details of the Scrayp program, aimed at school children, professional development programs for teachers, the Youth Action Group and the Toolbox mentoring program.