Shelley has collaborated with organisations like SBS Learn, ABC Education, Culture is Life, Composer and more, writing and co-writing curriculum at a National Level. She also delivers workshops, aimed at teachers to further support their professional development, so they feel confident, to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History and Culture, into their clssrooms and schools, in a culturally safe manner. She continues to work with students, in schools around Australia, delivering Aboriginal Art, History and Cultural lessons. Shelley has been a classroom teacher and specialist teacher in primary schools, for more than 20 years. Currently she is an Aboriginal Education Officer at Parade College.
Book Shelley Ware now, to come to your school’s next professional development day to work closely with your staff and consult with your leadership team.
See workshops and lesson ideas below, that Shelley provides that will upskill your teachers and students within your school. Shelley is also more than capable, and happy to develop a lesson, to suit your students, school and classrooms needs.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY
Shelley Ware can visit your school, or conduct an online series of workshops or stand alone lessons, teaching Aboriginal art. She will teach students and or teachers, how to be create art pieces, through the lense of storytelling and being influenced by Aboriginal artists and art styles, in a culturally safe and respectful way.
Shelley’s favourite mediums to work in are print, basketweaving, whole class collaborative pieces, outdoor environmental, 3D art, art therapy and clay. She looks forward to working at your school soon.
INCURSIONS
Invite Shelley Ware to come to your school and be a part of the your school community, for the day or week. She has years of experience delivering workshops, lesson and talks in the following areas.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History and Culture talks and workshops
Basket weaving workshops
Collaborative whole school and class art pieces
Aboriginal art lessons
Aboriginal art therapy lessons
Using Indigenous picture story books to create art works and develop understandings.
EDUCATION CONSULTANCY WORK
Shelley has 25 years of education experience, she would love to work with your school’s teachers and leadership team, to help embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, into your everyday curriculum. Book her now to attend a staff meeting, professional development day or your next leadership meeting.
Shelley wrote these Teaching Notes for the Sunshine Classics digital and print literacy program. They provide explicit teaching plans for small group teaching and focus on comprehension, vocabulary, fluency and writing. She hopes that these teaching notes will provide a time-saving guide so that teachers can pick up a book and start teaching immediately.
The book is free for download when you buy packs E and F from Sunshine Books
Watch this video where Shelley Ware uses and explains how Teachers can use the book she wrote "Teaching Notes"
A testimonial from one of my private students Matthew L who wanted to share with you all how he felt about his reading after the help I gave him...
"My reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation were not at the level I needed to be at for year 6 as told to me by the school that I attend. They suggested to my Mum that I should get further testing. I was aware that I was not at the same level as all my friends and this affected my confidence. I would always be thinking about my unfinished work and if I was going to get told off because of it. It always gave me headaches. While other people had written one page I had only written three lines, this made me feel anxious and emotional.
Then Shelley offered to help me and I felt really comfortable with her, she was really easy to talk to. Shelley was kind and very dedicated in spending so much time with me. She assessed the level I was at and agreed that I was not where I should have been at. I remember her having full faith in me and saying “Don’t worry Matthew we will fix this and in no time you will be at the level you need to be at”.
Well she was right!! Within six weeks of reading and working on activities daily from the program that Shelley used I became a different and confident person!!
Now I can play and have fun without having to worry about my work because I am happy with the work that I produce. I am now proud to talk about my reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation. I am now reading above the level required and feel so much more confident in all I do. It feels so good to be able to finish my work and fit back in with all my friends and not be left behind.
Thank you so much Shelley, you’re the best!"
*I truly feel so blessed every day to be able to work with wonderful children like Matthew...thank you Matthew you're awesome!
