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This publication contains the proceedings of the Forum on Exemplary Practice, a conference on best practice in teaching indigenous children in mainstream settings convened to: respond to interest expressed by teachers in ways of gaining a better understanding of pedagogy that will best meet the needs of the indigenous students; identify successful programs; and celebrate the positive aspects of the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The papers are: English Language and Numeracy Program for Aboriginal students / Alison Jarred; The Aboriginal Identity course: a midstream evaluation / Simon Vaughan; Making the curriculum your own: the senior girls at Lajamanu School read Glenyse Ward's Wandering Girl / Christine Nicholls; Urban Aboriginal children learning to read / Noreen Trouw; Recognising ourselves and our heritage / Sheryl Morgan; Outline of English Language Acquisition (ELA) for Aboriginal students / Sally Slattery; Ashmont English Enrichment Program / Sandra Elliot; Tutorials in chemistry for Aboriginal nursing students / K. Draisma, R. Gluck, J. Hancock, R. Kanitz, G. Knell, W. Price, G. Sharman and J. Squires; Inclusivity and Aboriginal Studies / Stella Emberson; Mathematics and language: teaching with an Aboriginal perspective / Mary Knight, Robyn Hurley and Steve Flavel; English Language Arts Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students / Rose Cunnington; The Koorie English Literacy Project (KELP), Sheparton District, Victoria / Rosemary McKenry; Two sisters teaching and writing: a model for education / Gail Dawson and Birritjalawuy Gondarra; Kuranda early childhood personal enrichment program (KEEP) / Jenni Buzacott.