identity Archives

Windows and mirrors

Activity: Reflect on the statement ‘we need books in which children can find themselves’.

For many teachers, the only books available growing up showed mirrors of themselves. Very few provided windows to other worlds.

Understanding diverse cultural identity in Australia is an essential element of achieving Reconciliation.

Assessment: Matters of identity are key factors in the success or failure of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Reflect on your own background and your relationships in the school community.

Suggested readings for Topic 1, Indigenous identities.

Embracing and celebrating each other’s diversity as individuals does not take away from our identity as Indigenous people.

Activity: Explore notions of identity, whiteness, race and racism, and their impacts on learning and teaching.

Explore the concept of representation with reference to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identities.

Assessment: A reflection on your gender, social class or cultural background in shaping you as an individual.

Activity: Explore a range of resources on the concept of identity

Identity is a sense of attachment or connecting to and finding comfort in particular individual and collective characteristics.

Examine the interconnectedness of values, culture, identity, and knowledges.