Curriculum resources
Curriculum collection locations
All campus libraries have collections of curriculum and children's resources. Extensive collections are held at:
- Albury-Wodonga Campus Library, Level 1. The collection is called the Curriculum Resources Collection.
- Bendigo Campus Library, Level 2. The collection is called the Learning Resources Collection (LRC).
- Bundoora Campus Library, the collection is called the Education Collection (EC).
To limit your search to physical items in your local collection, select the relevant Campus collection from the drop down option on the Library's homepage (it defaults to All Collections.)
General curriculum resources
- ABC EducationHosts video clips, games and resources about a range of topics including English, Maths, Science and History.
- ScootleA national repository that provides Australian schools with more than 20,000 digital resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum. Free membership for faculty and students at Australian Universities and TAFE'S.
- Victorian Curriculum F-10Foundation to Year 10 curriculum from 1 January 2017.
- ARC LearningARC Learning provides high quality curriculum aligned teaching resources for Victorian teachers. Provided by the Department of Education, the resources have been mapped to the Victorian curriculum frameworks and the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model.
Discipline specific curriculum resources
- Art Education VictoriaVarious teaching resources available for members.
- Arts:LiveAn award-winning, creative learning hub for the arts and essential learning tool for future teachers. With hundreds of hours of creative educational content, ARTS:LIVE allows children of all ages, educators and parents to explore, learn and develop their creative skills in the classroom and at home.
- The Arts: Victorian Curriculum ResourcesResources for delivering the arts curriculum in Victorian schools.
- The Arts UnitThe Arts Unit delivers programs in dance, drama, music, visual arts, debating, public speaking, reading, spelling and special events to NSW Schools.
- International Society for Education through ArtArt events and research.
Media Arts
- ACMI - Australian Centre for the Moving ImagePromotion of exhibitions, events and films.
- Australian Teachers of MediaMagazines and resources for sale.
- Media Studies Teachers Online Resource CentreLinks, articles and websites.
Music
- aMuse - Association of Music EducatorsResources available to members.
- Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music EducationConferences, research and publications.
- Australian Music CentreMusic clips, information about artists, and access to Resonate magazine.
- ClassicalNetClassical music resources.
- Music AustraliaPreviously Music Council of Australia. Aims to provide a unified voice in Australia for all forms of music.
- Australian Association for the Teaching of EnglishNews, resources, journals and events.
- Australian Council for Adult LiteracyNews, reports, events and resources.
- Australian Council of TESOL AssociationsPromotion of activities in local, regional, national and international contexts.
- Australian Literacy Educators' AssociationEvents, conferences and resources.
- NCACL Cultural Diversity databaseThis database of around 340 titles (as of April 2023) was collated by a range of experts to provide a searchable database of books which feature Australia’s culturally diverse population - with the focus on understanding cultures, both similarities and differences.
Please note: a future database under development will focus on books by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, so these books are generally not included in this Cultural Diversity Database.
(from database website). - Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA)News, events, publications.
- Reading AustraliaA collection of nearly 500 Australian books, celebrating leading writers and illustrators as they tell the Australian story. The list is supplemented by over 275 resources covering all year levels to help teachers navigate Australian texts within the framework of the Australian Curriculum.
- Australian Association for Environmental EducationPublications and conferences.
- Behind The News (BTN) - ClassroomSelect Teacher Resources for resources relating to each show as well as quizzes and additional content.
- History Teachers' Association of VictoriaPublications and events.
- Parliament@WorkInformation about Australian parliaments and political parties.
- Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Inc. (ACHPER)The leading professional association representing teachers and other professionals working in the fields of health and physical education.
- AUSPORT This link opens in a new windowAustralian Sport Database includes material on sport administration, children, coaching, economics, medicine, psychology and Olympic games
- SPORTDiscusComprehensive coverage of sport, exercise physiology, physical fitness and related disciplines.
- Australian Association of Mathematics TeachersResources to support and promote mathematics education.
- Australian Mathematics SocietyThe national society of the mathematics profession in Australia.
- Mathematical Association of VictoriaMembership driven association that provides a voice, leadership and professional support for mathematical education.
- Maths 300Offers over 175 lessons ideas for mathematics teachers from 0-12. The lessons demonstrate an inquiry based pathway that offers classroom teachers many opportunities to implement and adapt ideas to meet students' needs and understandings. You will find the most interesting and innovative classroom lessons from across Australia. It also provides an interactive platform for teachers across the world to share their experiences and continue their commitment to best practice in mathematics education.
- Australian Academy of ScienceIssues and news.
- Australian Science Teachers AssociationResources and publications.
- Primary Connections: Linking science with literacyCurriculum resources linking the teaching of science with the teaching of literacy in Australian primary schools.
- Quantum VictoriaPrograms and resources for different science subjects.
- Science Teachers' Association of VictoriaEvents, activities and resources.
Design and Technologies
- Design and Technologies Teachers Association, Victoria (DATTA Vic)DATTA Vic provides resources, publications, advocacy and professional learning to support the Victorian Curriculum.
- Home Economics VictoriaProvides professional learning and curriculum resources as well as an annual conference.
Digital Technologies
- Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria (DLTV)Supports teachers of Digital Technologies as well as any teacher who uses digital devices in their teaching. Runs professional learning programs and have a number of useful resources.
- STEM Professionals in SchoolsA program which facilitates partnerships between science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals and teachers in schools across Australia.
- Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE)Resources to support teachers implement the Digital Technologies curriculum.
Topic specific curriculum resources
- Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE)Resources to support teachers implement the Digital Technologies curriculum.
- Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria (DLTV)Supports teachers of Digital Technologies as well as any teacher who uses digital devices in their teaching. Runs professional learning programs and have a number of useful resources.
- AIATSISIndex compiled by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Topics include languages, culture, oral histories and more. Warning: There is the possibility that some records contained in this database may contain references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional, may cause distress to some people.
- Indigenous Australia - Australian MuseumTeaching resources.
- Indigenous KnowledgeA University of Melbourne project aiming to empower all teachers to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in their teaching.
- Learning GroundIndigenous Education Research Database.
- NCACL Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander ResourceThe Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Resource contains over 570 books with additional books routinely added.
- Reading AustraliaA collection of nearly 500 Australian books, celebrating leading writers and illustrators as they tell the Australian story. The list is supplemented by over 275 resources covering all year levels to help teachers navigate Australian texts within the framework of the Australian Curriculum.
- NCACL Cultural Diversity databaseThis database of around 340 titles (as of April 2023) was collated by a range of experts to provide a searchable database of books which feature Australia’s culturally diverse population - with the focus on understanding cultures, both similarities and differences.
Please note: a future database under development will focus on books by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, so these books are generally not included in this Cultural Diversity Database.
(from database website). - Reading AustraliaA collection of nearly 500 Australian books, celebrating leading writers and illustrators as they tell the Australian story. The list is supplemented by over 275 resources covering all year levels to help teachers navigate Australian texts within the framework of the Australian Curriculum.
- Victorian Multicultural Commission - Teacher's Resource KitStart classroom conversations about multicultural Victoria, access the Teachers resources kits and connect with the Commission's wider activities.