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Literacy resources for Secondary School students
Video of Sean, a secondary school teacher in the NT Sean is a secondary school teacher in Alice Springs. In this video he explains why the Honey Ant Readers are working so well with his students.
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NT Australian of the Year Awards Ceremony
On Thursday November 10th the recipients for the NT Australian of the Year Awards 2012 were announced in a ceremony at the Darwin Convention Centre. The honor of NT Australian of the Year 2012 went to Dr John Boffa , who has played an active and inspirational role in changing attitudes toward alcohol in Northern…
Read MoreBuilding Bridges: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Workers
In the 25 years since they were first introduced into Australian schools, Indigenous Education Workers have actively and tirelessly acted as a crucial bridge between non-indigenous teachers, their students, parents and the community. Knowledge of local environmental and community dynamics, kinship principles, values and languages, compounded by their deep concern for the success of their students,…
Read MoreBeginner reading in English as a Second Language (ESL)
It is extremely difficult to learn to read in a language that we don’t speak. Imagine how frustrating it would be for an Australian child, living in Sydney, to decipher their very first learn-to-read book if it was about nomadic life in Mongolian language. Or perhaps a little close to home, learning to read in…
Read MoreTransforming the Teacher in Indigenous Education
TED talks is a wonderful online resource, which shares videos from a global set of conferences formed to disseminate “ideas worth spreading”. At the independently organised TEDx conference, “Blood, Sweat and Ideas” held in Darwin in August this year, senior NT school teacher, Chris Garner, talked about just one of these ideas that we at…
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Early Childhood Education:HAR used in Ngaanyatjarra Lands School
It’s always exciting to hear from teachers and community members about how they use the Honey Ant Readers program. We recently heard from Catherine Reed, an Early Childhood Teacher at Ngaanyatjarra Lands School who described the exciting results of introducing the Honey Ant Readers to her classroom and how she has adapted the learning space…
Read MoreHAR in use:pre-school books for teaching ESL and building oral language
Jill is a teacher of a very lively transition class of Australian Aboriginal school children in the Northern Territory. She uses the Honey Ants Readers program to build oral language and to stiumlate her students’ interest in reading and books, starting with stories in Aboriginal English and then moving across to reading standard English. Watch her interview by…
Read MoreHoney Ant Readers author, Margaret James NT Australian of the Year Finalist 2012
Today the Northern Territory Australian of the Year 2012 finalists were announced and Margaret James, author of the Honey Ant Readers was selected among 3 other finalists. Everyone involved in the Honey Ant Readers project feels extremely honoured and thrilled that this nomination highlights the challenges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students face on entering school,…
Read More‘Focus Schools Next Steps initiative’
Last weekend, Margaret James was invited by Chris Sarra, director of the Stronger Smarter Institute to introduce the Honey Ant Readers program at a forum bringing together Next Steps School Principals and Indigenous Community members from across the country to discuss strategies for improving outcomes in education. Within minutes of her presentation, Margaret had 186…
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