The Learning Centre

Welcome to the ACTF’s Learning Centre, a unique, free resource for educators (early years to tertiary). Television, film and multimedia provide a rich source of engaging multidiscipline content. Within the ACTF Learning Centre you will find high quality, downloadable teaching ideas and video clips, searchable by many themes and topics pertinent to current curriculum.

Featured Teaching Resources

1938: Colum: The Dole Inspector

The dole inspector is a feared authority in the neighbourhood where Colum and his family live. When the alarm is given that he is on his way, the families hide any evidence of making a living. The… Read More

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My Place - Series 1, My Place for Teachers, My Place Teachers' Guide v.1

Year level
Middle Years (5-9), Middle Primary (4-5)

Curriculum Study Areas
History

1968: Sophia: Speaking the Language

Sofia and her friend Mareka are watching Professor Julius Sumner Miller's television science show, Why is it so? Janice arrives and meets Sofia's mother and grandmother. She needs Sofia to translate… Read More

Related Programs
My Place - Series 1, My Place for Teachers, My Place Teachers' Guide v.1

Year level
Middle Years (5-9), Middle Primary (4-5)

Curriculum Study Areas
English

Australian Rules Study Kit

The feature film Australian Rules is adapted from Philip Gwynne’s book, “Deadly Unna?”. The book won the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year for… Read More

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Australian Rules

Year level
Senior Secondary and Tertiary

Curriculum Study Areas
Australian Studies, Indigenous Studies (histories and culture)

Themes/Topics
stereotypes, character, belonging, storytelling, communities, social responsibility, bullying, multicultural perspectives

Road Rules and Safety

In this activity, students will discuss concepts of community values, rules and norms that help shape society and make it a safer place and decide on the value to their lives and… Read More

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Animalia: Primary Teaching Resource

Year level
Middle Primary (4-5), Early Childhood (F-3)

Curriculum Study Areas
Values Education, Arts (Media), Civics and Citizenship, Studies of Society and Environment

Themes/Topics
democracy, freedom, social responsibility, rights of individuals, leadership, 5Es, roles

Stomp Rocket - Part A & B

Get set to blast off with a homemade rocket, complete with launch pad. This fun idea uses not much more than some paper, plastic tubing and bottle. And you don't have to be a budding astronaut to get… Read More

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Backyard Science: Primary Teaching Resource

Curriculum Study Areas
Science

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Screen Asia Website Portal

Screen Asia Website Portal

Screen Asia supports the development of Asia literacy in the middle years. Teaching activities in the resource apply to English, Studies of Society and the Environment and The Arts through video and related teaching activities. The resources include 20 free ready to use teaching/learning activities complete with video clips and Kahootz Xpressions that model student-generated learning objects.  Visit Screen Asia

My Place for Teachers

My Place for Teachers

On this website you will find rich educational material to support primary and lower-secondary teachers using the My Place TV series in the classroom. Explore background information, aligned with the My Place stories, on events and people that are significant to Australia's history. Download clips and stills from the TV series, as well as teaching activities and student activity sheets that relate to current themes. Go behind the scenes with production information and interviews, or chat with other teachers and share stories in the teacher's forum.  Visit My Place for Teachers

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