1. INDIGENOUS EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY
EEP306 WI Assignment 1
Lyndal Jennings

2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
I would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri peoples of Australia who are the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which our school is situated on. I pay respect to their Elders both past and present.

3. TEDxDarwin - Chris Garner - Transforming the Teacher in Indigenous Education

4. Overview of presentation
Tackling racism in our school
Cultural competence
Importance of an Aboriginal Education Strategy
National Policy
The Curriculum
History Discipline Example
Teaching and Learning Strategies
8 Ways Framework
Stronger Smarter
Community Involvement

5. TACKLING RACISM IN OUR SCHOOL
PAIR AND SHARE: experience with racism as a teacher
BRAINSTORM: what needs to change in our school

6. Cultural Competence
BRAINSTORM: How can we effectively communicate with the Indigenous people of our school? About the issues we want to change within our school.

7. Importance of an Aboriginal Education Strategy
Attendance and Engagement
Transition Points (including pathways to post-school options)
Early Childhood Transitions
Workforce
Australian Curriculum

8. National Policy
The Government prescribes we must achieve National Aboriginal Education Policy for all students.
So how are we going to do this?

9. The curriculum
1.4 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
2.4 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

10. The curriculum #2 DISCUSSION
WHAT WAYS HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO SHOW EVIDENCE FOR REACHING THESE TWO AITSL STANDARDS?

11. Teaching and Learning Strategies
Develop strong relationships
Establish high expectations for attendance and achievement, collaborate to form these, use positive acknowledgement with successes
Learn from them as well – take an authentic interest in their language and culture, hear their stories and respect their beliefs
Be honest with them
Target their interests

12. 8 ways framework

13. STRONGER SMARTER
Increasing expectations of Indigenous students (of all students)

14. What Works Program

15. Community Involvement
Local organisations
Local Wiradjuri places
Local Elders (allow for them to be the experts)
Local Language speakers

16. Work with the Reconciliation Action Plan as a teacher

17. HISTORY DISCIPLINE AREA
Look at Aboriginal perspectives for example when teaching the invasion/foundation of Australia
Study Aboriginal people such as WW1 soldiers
Bring in elders or Indigenous people who can act as a wealth of knowledge in history topics
Use the 8 ways framework to ensure a wide variety of learning is covered

18. On a final note…

19. REFERENCES
8 ways. (2017). 8 ways. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy. (2008). Aboriginal Education and Training. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
Aboriginal education strategy and policy. (2017). Aboriginal education and communities. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
Garner, C. (2011). Transforming the Teacher in Indigenous Education. YouTube. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and training. (2017). Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and training. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australian’s, December 2008
RAP Online Hub | About. (2017). Reconciliation. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's learning: Community and connectedness. (2014). YouTube. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
Teacher Standards. (2017). AITSL. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
The Work Program - Improving Outcomes for Indigenous students. (2017). What Works. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (2017). Australian Human Rights Commsion. Retrieved 21 August 2017, from

20. THANK YOU
Please feel free to ask any questions or give any feedback about this evening’s presentation over supper.