Introduction
Best practice within the context of Indigenous education comprises many actions both within the classroom and the wider community. This report will discuss the role of literacy and language as it relates to Indigenous education, as well as Indigenous education strategies. Also, best practices observed in the documentary Message Stick: Strong and Smart (Newman, 2002), as well as some examples from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL], professional standards mini viewings. This report will also apply best practice to two learning areas and discuss their implementation in the classroom.
Part A:
Embedding Language and Culture to Enhance Literacy Skills
Indigenous students should be considered …show more content…
Indigenous ways of learning are more flexibly included into the classroom during a visual arts lesson because they are generally more hands-on and students are not restricted to sitting at their desks.
Teachers of Foundation/Kindergarten can use the Aboriginal message stick as an artistic activity, where students may create their own images to represent words or letters, draw a key and then create a message stick for their partner to decipher, this type of activity would need much class discussion and demonstration and would likely be completed close to the end of the year when the students are reading more confidently. Traditional dot paintings are beautiful and allow students to explore their creativity, rather than providing them with a stencil so that they produce the same artwork, perhaps students can draw something meaningful to them, linked to the book they have read during English and develop an artwork that has personal meaning (Craven et al, 1999). By facilitating a student’s creativity during a visual arts lesson, their learning is enhanced because it is student centered and a student will be motivated to create something that is meaningful to them, rather than something that is the same …show more content…
Creating a high expectation classroom which is both firm, where students must meet requirements in terms of attendance and producing work, and fair, where students feel as though their thoughts and opinions are being listened to and heard is a recipe for success. Showing all students that a non-Indigenous teacher is working hard to incorporate Indigenous culture and language into the classroom, inviting members of the Indigenous community into the classroom, has a collaborative working relationship with AIEO’s and genuinely wants students who are motivated to learn and participate in class will encourage the same effort from the students and allow the teacher to build strong relationships with their students where teaching and learning are successful for
Best practice within the context of Indigenous education comprises many actions both within the classroom and the wider community. This report will discuss the role of literacy and language as it relates to Indigenous education, as well as Indigenous education strategies. Also, best practices observed in the documentary Message Stick: Strong and Smart (Newman, 2002), as well as some examples from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL], professional standards mini viewings. This report will also apply best practice to two learning areas and discuss their implementation in the classroom.
Part A:
Embedding Language and Culture to Enhance Literacy Skills
Indigenous students should be considered …show more content…
Indigenous ways of learning are more flexibly included into the classroom during a visual arts lesson because they are generally more hands-on and students are not restricted to sitting at their desks.
Teachers of Foundation/Kindergarten can use the Aboriginal message stick as an artistic activity, where students may create their own images to represent words or letters, draw a key and then create a message stick for their partner to decipher, this type of activity would need much class discussion and demonstration and would likely be completed close to the end of the year when the students are reading more confidently. Traditional dot paintings are beautiful and allow students to explore their creativity, rather than providing them with a stencil so that they produce the same artwork, perhaps students can draw something meaningful to them, linked to the book they have read during English and develop an artwork that has personal meaning (Craven et al, 1999). By facilitating a student’s creativity during a visual arts lesson, their learning is enhanced because it is student centered and a student will be motivated to create something that is meaningful to them, rather than something that is the same …show more content…
Creating a high expectation classroom which is both firm, where students must meet requirements in terms of attendance and producing work, and fair, where students feel as though their thoughts and opinions are being listened to and heard is a recipe for success. Showing all students that a non-Indigenous teacher is working hard to incorporate Indigenous culture and language into the classroom, inviting members of the Indigenous community into the classroom, has a collaborative working relationship with AIEO’s and genuinely wants students who are motivated to learn and participate in class will encourage the same effort from the students and allow the teacher to build strong relationships with their students where teaching and learning are successful for