School Of EducationAboriginal & Culturally Responsive PedagogiesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102085.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: SECONDARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Corequisite
102087 Secondary Curriculum 1A OR 102090 Secondary Curriculum 2A
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1714 Master of Teaching (Secondary) and must have successfully completed 40 credit points from the Master of Teaching.
About this Unit
In this unit students will be introduced to research, perspectives and practices associated with successful and culturally appropriate curriculum and pedagogy for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent students. The unit is informed by current research practices, policy developments and curriculum deliverables that require culturally appropriate, responsive, respectful and informed teaching and learning practices that will benefit all education participants. Students will gain knowledge, insight, skills and appreciation of the importance and implications of consultation, negotiation and two-way partnerships with local Aboriginal communities in schools. It will also focus on empowering students to effectively reflect on all aspects of inquiry-based teaching with respect to Aboriginal perspectives and the delivery of lessons and effective support to all secondary students.