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A Deadly Network: Connecting Curriculum, Teaching and Workforce Quality in

A Deadly Network: Connecting Curriculum, Teaching and Workforce Quality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education . Keynote Address by Professor Peter Buckskin PSM, FACE Dean: Indigenous Scholarship, Engagement and Research University of South Australia 6 N ovember 2013.

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A Deadly Network: Connecting Curriculum, Teaching and Workforce Quality in

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  1. A Deadly Network: Connecting Curriculum, Teaching and Workforce Quality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Keynote Address by Professor Peter Buckskin PSM, FACE Dean: Indigenous Scholarship, Engagement and Research University of South Australia 6November 2013

  2. National Policy Context • Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority • < http://www.acara.edu.au > • Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership • < http://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/ > • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan • < http://scseec.edu.au/Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-Education-Action-Plan.aspx >

  3. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) • Foundation to Year 12 • 17 Learning Areas with 5 completed • - English - Maths • - Science - History • - Geography • Consulting on Languages, Civics and Citizenship, Work Studies Years 9-10, Arts • Three cross-curriculum priorities: • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures; • Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia; and • Sustainability.

  4. Cross Curriculum Priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures • Content Descriptors versus Elaborations • Relegated to the Elaborations … high risk of not being considered; • Illustrations of Practice; • No Assessment of the Priority; • Need to shift away from the historical constraints as defined by colonialism; and • No legitimacy of our language, knowledge and culture.

  5. Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership (AITSL) Three Domains: Professional Knowledge; Professional Practice; and Professional Engagement.

  6. Australian Institute for Teaching & • School Leadership (AITSL) • Professional Knowledge Standards; • Know students and how they learn • Know the content and how to teach it • Focus Area 1.4:Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students • Focus Area 2.4:Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote Reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

  7. Teacher Education and Professional Development Respect, Relationships, Reconciliation Module 1. Know Yourself, Know Your World Module 2. Know Your Students Module 3. Know What You Teach http://rrr.edu.au

  8. Teacher Education and Professional Development Module 1: Know Yourself, Know Your World Respect, relationships, reconciliation - Understanding of respect, relationships and reconciliation; Values, culture and identity - Clear understanding of personal own culture, its influences upon self belief and value systems, cultural identify and potential impacts on pedagogical choices and student learning; and http://rrr.edu.au

  9. Teacher Education and Professional Development Module 1: Know Yourself, Know Your World An anti-racism pedagogy - Examination stereotyping, privilege and power, and how ‘race’ is a social construct http://rrr.edu.au

  10. Teacher Education and Professional Development Module 2 : Know Your Students Quality Teacher High Expectations Having high expectations is paramount to successful learning outcomes. 2. Quality Teaching Supportive School Environment – Student examine their understanding, beliefs and pedagogical practices to address the learning needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students . http://rrr.edu.au

  11. Teacher Education and Professional Development Module 2 : Know Your Students 3. Inclusive Pedagogy - Pedagogy that is inclusive, that is culturally Appropriate and fosters a stimulating learning environment will address the needs of all students. 4. Building Positive Relationships - Importance should be given to building and maintaining positive and caring relationships between Aboriginal and Strait Islander students and their parents and care givers http://rrr.edu.au

  12. Teacher Education and Professional Development Module 2 : Know Your Students Working with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Working with local communities to locate and identify suitable resources will enrich your teaching and make learning more meaningful and relevant for your students. http://rrr.edu.au

  13. Teacher Education and Professional Development Module 3: Know What You Teach Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identities – An exploration of the concept of representation with reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ‘identities’ within Australia. 2. Land, colonisation, alienation and cultural intrusion. http://rrr.edu.au

  14. Teacher Education and Professional Development Module 3: Know What You Teach Systems of relationships, responsibility and reciprocity Significant episodes and events Demographics as an Indigenous imperatives http://rrr.edu.au

  15. More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Initiative (MATSITI) Project Objectives • Increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers in Australian schools; and • Enhance professional and leadership capabilities of experienced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers http://www.matsiti.edu.au • #buunji • #ourmobteach

  16. More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Initiative (MATSITI) • Reform in Higher Education Schools of Education and stakeholder group – Aust Council of Deans of Education • Improve the relationship between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Units and Schools of Education • Reform the curriculum for pre service teachers • Enhance professional and leadership capabilities of experienced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers http://www.matsiti.edu.au • #buunji • #ourmobteach

  17. More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Initiative (MATSITI) • Stakeholder Forums - Teachers and Principals, Academics teaching in education courses, • Employment Forums for Education Departments to develop strategies on recruitment and promotion of teachers • Promote teaching as a career of choice amongst young people http://www.matsiti.edu.au • #buunji • #ourmobteach

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