Aboriginal educator · Researcher · Author
Transforming education through culturally responsive practice.
Melissa Serrurier is a proud Aboriginal woman, educator and researcher helping schools, universities and educators embed Indigenous knowledges and perspectives with authenticity and care.
Her work
More than a decade across primary, secondary and higher education, now focused on how teachers are prepared to bring Indigenous perspectives into every classroom.
Speaking
From good intentions to real practice
Keynotes, panels and workshops that give educators the confidence and practical tools to embed Indigenous perspectives, not as an add-on, but as a foundation.
Recently Kummargii Yulendji Symposium and Informit webinar
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Research
Changing how teachers are made
Her PhD asks how Initial Teacher Education prepares future teachers to embed Indigenous perspectives, and what has to change so every new teacher is ready on day one.
Featured in Teacher magazine and Informit’s Indigenous Scholars You Should Know
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Books
Knowledge for every age
A picture book that helps children celebrate what makes them unique, and a CSIRO Publishing book honouring a century of research into the medicinal plants of Australia's First Scientists.
Published by Nightingale Books and CSIRO Publishing
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“It begins with listening, not leading.”
About Melissa
Melissa is an Indigenous educator, deputy director, researcher and advocate. Guided by lived experience and cultural learning, she works alongside educators and institutions to support truth-telling and equity through curriculum design.
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Conferences, professional development days, universities and schools. Get in touch to discuss dates, topics and format.