Aboriginal English
Catering for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who do not have English as their first language.
Lesson type: concept
Australian cross-curriculum priorities
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander priority provides opportunities for all learners to deepen their knowledge of Australia by engaging with the world’s oldest continuous living cultures.
Being culturally competent
Reflect on your own background and your relationships in the school community.
Challenging ‘deficit thinking’
Challenge your thinking and perceptions of achievement gaps between students.
Characteristics of effective teachers
Consider descriptions of the characteristics of effective teachers of Aboriginal adolescents.
Collaboration and reconciliation
A supportive classroom is one in which the values of reconciliation are lived every day.
Connection to Country
There are over 200 different First Nation groups in Australia, and their names come from their languages, skin groups and regions. Video snapshot from Reconciliation Australia
Cultural Protocols
Below is a general guide to Indigenous protocols. Check with your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators and community members for specific advice for your location and your institution. A demonstration of informed and developed understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the promotion of reconciliation can be seen through embracing correct Read More ->
Culture
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a long and proud history that includes rich cultural and spiritual traditions.
Diversity and identity
Embracing and celebrating each other’s diversity as individuals does not take away from our identity as Indigenous people.
Education is ‘heart business’
Building respectful relationships with students, the link between education and health.
Embedding Indigenous perspectives
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives should be a natural part of every school day – right across the curriculum.
English literacy and language
Literacy is the ability to read and write in any language, not only standard Australian English.
Having high expectations
Having high expectations is essential to achieve successful learning outcomes.
Hearing loss
Ear disease and associated hearing loss are prevalent among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Human rights
Rights describe the freedoms, obligations and responsibilities people have in relation to the state (government and or authority).
Identity
Identity is a sense of attachment or connecting to and finding comfort in particular individual and collective characteristics.
Identity and reconciliation
Understanding diverse cultural identity in Australia is an essential element of achieving Reconciliation.
Illustrations of practice
Concepts: use of AITSL Illustrations of Practice
Inclusive pedagogy
Teaching strategies for working with students from diverse backgrounds.