Pre-order: This resource will not be shipped until the end of January 2025

Elevate your teaching practice with Planning for Connection 2025 — a one-of-a-kind resource for Australian educators.

Designed for teachers ready to deepen their approach to First Nations education, this guide offers practical advice and unique planning templates to build meaningful learning experiences throughout the year with a focus on connection. 

Planning for Connection 2025 will help you prepare, connect and reflect on your approach to First Nations education for the benefit of all students:

Prepare – Learn, research and develop a strong knowledge base of guiding policies, correct terminology, professional learning needs, and student, family and community relationships.

Connect – Understand relationality and how it can be used to better engage First Nations students. Use the templates provided to get to know your First Nations students and plan out connected learning experiences across all subject areas with a focus on diversity.

Reflect – Evaluate and refine your approach by reflecting on your impact, celebrating successes, and identifying areas for continued growth and advocacy in First Nations education. Feel confident, supported and inspired with Planning for Connect 2025 and create a yulang (ripple) effect that reaches students now and into the future.

Features:

• Durable full-colour 300gsm A4 cover

• 135 full-colour A4 internal pages of 100gsm crisp white paper

• Brown wire coil binding so book can lay flat

• Advice for creating a unique and meaningful Acknowledgement of Country

• Information about the most up-to-date preferred terminology

• List of the national, state and territory First Nation education policies, strategies and frameworks

• Brainstorming template and list of considerations for planning First Nations professional development

• An example teacher professional development SMART goal for First Nations education

• Suggestions for how to connect with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community members and stakeholders

• Example email to a local Aboriginal artist

• Advice for establishing a strong First Nations education team and an example invite and agenda

• A yearly planner for teachers to plan meetings and events around significant First Nations dates throughout the year

• A First Nations education action list with suggestions to holistically improve First Nations education across the whole school

• Insight into relationality from a First Nations perspective

• An example Personalised Learning Pathway (PLP)

• Four thought-provoking and unique templates to generate ideas and plan for connection across lessons and learning area

• Three unique reflection and goal-setting templates that encourage effective teaching practices grounded in improvement, impact and growth

• A list of useful First Nations websites and resources

• A list of recommended First Nations businesses where teachers can purchase authentic educational resources from

• Blank pages for teachers to record any notes or ideas

About the author:

Jordyn Green is a Wiradjuri, Ngemba, and Paakantji woman and the founder of The Yulang Effect. A primary teacher with over a decade of experience leading Aboriginal Education in schools, she is deeply committed to supporting and empowering Australian educators.

In 2019, she launched the Instagram account Learning to Ngangaanha, where she shared valuable insights and practical advice to help teachers effectively embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures, and perspectives across the curriculum. Her account quickly grew to over 11,000 followers, reflecting not only her ability to inform and inspire but also the strong demand from educators eager to better understand and incorporate First Nations perspectives in their teaching.

In 2024, Jordyn founded The Yulang Effect to build on this momentum and empower educators to become strong allies and changemakers in First Nations education. Her mission is to help teachers create a yulang (ripple) effect that impacts students now and into the future. In her opinion, this begins with one essential step: planning for connection.