Helen Margaret Murray

About

Teaching

Culture, English KfK 1-7, 5-10, 8-13

Sami Topics in School (starting Autumn 2021)

Interests

Indigenous peoples, both in Norway and internationally

Intercultural competence

Multiculturalism

Textbook and curriculum analysis

Research groups and stipends

Leader of research group: Indigenous Topics in Education

Member of research group: North American Studies

Receiver of Kvalifiseringsstipend fra Literacy-miljø 2019/2020 and 2020/2021

Language stipend from Sametinget, South Sami language. Both for own acquisition of language and for coursing at NTNU.

Activities

Diverse guest lectures

Chronicles in national newspapers

Development and distribution of teaching materials online

Education

Year	Faculty/department - University/institution - Country
2015	Master – Culture and language subject didactics– Hedmark University College (now Innland University College), Norway
1999	Teacher certification – Practical Pedagogical Education – University of Oslo, Norway
1996	Master of Arts (Cantab) - Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic – Cambridge University, United Kingdom

Positions - current and previous

Year	Job title – Employer - Country
2018-	Assistant professor, Norwegian University of Science and Teachnology (NTNU), Norway
2007-2018	Teacher, Gjøvik Upper Secondary School, Norway
2004-2007	Teacher, Raufoss Upper Secondary School, Norway
1999-2004	Teacher, diverse short term contracts in lower and upper secondary schools, Norway

Project management experience

Year	Project owner - Project - Role - Funder
2022	NTNU – South Sámi Language Stimulation Project – Leader -The Sami Parliament (Sametinget)
2021-2022	NTNU – Half day seminars in Sámi topics in education -Co-organizer - NTNU

Supervision of students

(Total number of students)

Master's students	Ph.D. students	University/institution - Country
2		Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway

Other relevant professional experiences

Year	Description - Role
2019-2022	Founder and leader of interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research group “Indigenous Topics in Education” at NTNU.
2020	Leader and co-organizer of successful application for new 7.5 student credit course “Sámi Topics in Schools” (LÆR2004) at NTNU.

Peer reviewed publications

2022	Published article “Teaching about indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence”, TESOL Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.645
2021	Published chapter “Developing Intercultural Competence through Textbooks – which lessons can be learnt from EFL textbooks in Norwegian schools?” in Mabel, V & Sangiamchit, C (Eds), Interculturality in English Language Teaching (Palgrave MacMillan)

Non peer-reviewed publications

2021	Debate text in Midtnorsk Debatt on teaching about Sámi environmental conflicts in schools, “Rein og vind – Samiske miljøkamper i undervisning”: https://www.midtnorskdebatt.no/meninger/ordetfritt/2021/09/01/%C2%ABRein-og-vind%C2%BB-Samiske-milj%C3%B8kamper-i-undervisningen-24507316.ece?fbclid=IwAR1_3xym6AN6n6R3-iukR8J-VjYlkFQChCcAs7oqXIcurmLWgL_z-6qquoE
2021	Short text, “Lesson plan: indigenous peoples and environmental conflicts”, Social Responsibility Interest Section newsletter, TESOL International Association: http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolsris/issues/2021-03-05/4.html
2021	Comment in Bedre skole, “Samiske tema i undervisning”, reproduced in Utdanningsnytt in May: https://www.utdanningsnytt.no/fagartikkel-minoritetsspraklige-barn-Sámisk/Samiske-tema-i-undervisningen--n-ukes-feiring-er-ikke-tilstrekkelig/286264
2020	Debate text in Adresseavisen, “Skolene må få økt kunnskap om samiske forhold”: https://www.midtnorskdebatt.no/meninger/ordetfritt/2020/10/20/Skolene-m%C3%A5-f%C3%A5-%C3%B8kt-kunnskapen-om-Samiske-forhold-22848900.ece Cooperation with Utdanningsforbundet (teachers’ union) to make teaching materials for schools for Sámi Language Week: https://www.utdanningsforbundet.no/fylkeslag/trondelag/nyheter/nyheter/Sámisk-sprakuke-i-uke-43/?fbclid=IwAR0Or8erFvPyPVnJmmkanfEZmAlk8VAIz0L1CauZmfMFjc7cooI5Px9uyw8
2020	Article published in Bedre skole, “Urfolksperspektiver i fagfornyelsen”: https://www.utdanningsnytt.no/fagartikkel-fagfornyelse-laereplaner/urfolksperspektiver-i-fagfornyelsen/238509
2019	Debate text in Adresseavisen about the importance of learning about the Sámi in schools, in paper copy of newspaper only

Presentations and guest lectures

2022	Presentation “How is implicit content relating to Indigenous identity and cultural affiliation presented in textbooks in English and Social Studies for grades 5-7 in Norwegian schools?”, Indigenous Research Conference: Research on Sámi Perspectives in Teacher Education and Pedagogy, Innland University College, Norway
2020	Presentation “The Sámi of Norway”, IB diploma workshop, Melbourne, Australia (online)
2019	Participant in a panel debate on “Sámi perspectives in the curriculum”, NTNU, Norway.
2019	Presentation “Good teaching resources on Indigenous peoples: What are they and how can they be used in the classroom?” at workshop for teachers, Holocaust Centre, Norway
2019	Presentation “How should textbooks used in English teaching in Norwegian schools teach pupils about Indigenous people’s history and culture?”, at DENOR Workshop – Decolonial Perspectives on Education, NTNU, Norway
2019	Guest lecture “What do we teach about Indigenous people? How should we teach about them?”, Multicultural Week, NTNU, Norway
2018	Presentation “Indigenous Knowledge in the Classroom” at workshop for teachers, Practical Pedagogies, Germany
2018	Presentation “Approaches to teaching about Indigenous peoples in Norwegian secondary schools”, at the seminar Colonial Entanglements: Institutions, Memory, Resistance, NTNU, Norway

Publications

2022

Murray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Samisk nasjonaldag og samiske temaer i skolen. Adresseavisen.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Teaching about Indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence. TESOL Journal (TJ). volum 13 (2).
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Urfolkstema – en naturlig del av undervisningen hele året. Gemini.no.

2021

Murray, Helen Margaret. (2021) Debatt: Samiske temaer i undervisning. Bedre Skole. volum 1.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2021) Intercultural Competence in the Curriculum and in Textbooks—Which Lessons Can Be Learnt from EFL Textbooks in Norwegian Schools?. Interculturality and the English Language Classroom.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2021) Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Conflicts. SRIS Newsletter, TESOL International Association.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2021) «Rein og vind» - samiske miljøkamper i undervisningen. Adresseavisen.

2020

Murray, Helen Margaret. (2020) Skolene må få økt kunnskapen om samiske forhold. Adresseavisen.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2020) Urfolksperspektiver i fagfornyelsen. Bedre Skole.

Journal publications

Murray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Samisk nasjonaldag og samiske temaer i skolen. Adresseavisen.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Teaching about Indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence. TESOL Journal (TJ). volum 13 (2).
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2022) Urfolkstema – en naturlig del av undervisningen hele året. Gemini.no.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2021) Debatt: Samiske temaer i undervisning. Bedre Skole. volum 1.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2021) Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Conflicts. SRIS Newsletter, TESOL International Association.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2021) «Rein og vind» - samiske miljøkamper i undervisningen. Adresseavisen.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2020) Skolene må få økt kunnskapen om samiske forhold. Adresseavisen.
Murray, Helen Margaret. (2020) Urfolksperspektiver i fagfornyelsen. Bedre Skole.

Part of book/report

Murray, Helen Margaret. (2021) Intercultural Competence in the Curriculum and in Textbooks—Which Lessons Can Be Learnt from EFL Textbooks in Norwegian Schools?. Interculturality and the English Language Classroom.

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