EEB206 Pedagogies and Practice for Social Justice (8)

In this subject students will learn how to respond ethically, respectfully and effectively to twenty-first century issues in Indigenous education. They will encounter Indigenous peoples life stories to further their own intercultural competence and enrich curriculum content in a learning setting. They will expand their repertoires of practice by applying pedagogies derived from Indigenous sources to benefit all learners and relate these to mandated curriculum outcomes. Students will collaboratively map issues and teaching principles for teaching young children and plan a sequence of learning experiences for older children using Indigenous pedagogies to achieve mandated learning outcomes.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
On Campus
Albury-Wodonga Campus
Bathurst Campus
Dubbo Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEB206. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Teacher Education

Assumed Knowledge

IKC200, EPT126, IKC103

Incompatible Subjects

EED208, EEP304, EEP400

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to engage and create positive learning pathways for culturally diverse students and construct teaching plans using Indigenous pedagogies with a capacity to make links between Indigenous pedagogies and mandated curriculum outcomes;
  • be able to critically reflect and engage in transformative personal/professional development and growth towards increasing intercultural competence with respect for country and its local custodians;
  • have knowledge of the importance of Indigenous studies in multicultural Australia and understand how to respectfully seek information on Indigenous people's lives;
  • have knowledge of the diversity of childhood experiences and education of Indigenous students, families and communities Connections between languages, literacies, cultural identities, education and social futures and be able to implement Indigenous generated pedagogical approaches that potentially benefit all learners.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Locating local Indigenous communities, languages and organisations
  • Making ethical and respectful professional connections with local Indigenous communities
  • Indigenous pedagogies: 8ways; Stronger Smarter; Two Ways education
  • Relating Indigenous pedagogies to quality teaching
  • Principles of culturally competent teaching using Indigenous pedagogies
  • Planning quality learning experiences influenced by Indigenous perspectives
  • Revisiting students’ awareness, knowledge and proficiency in Indigenous education from previous learning: a self-evaluation of cultural competence

Contact

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Future students

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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