EEB446 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Cultural Education Program (0)

This subject has been designed to facilitate opportunities for students in the Bachelor and Master of
Teaching degrees to develop respectful relationships with their local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
community through a minimum of 15 hours of participation in a placement in a local Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander community organisation or an authorised cultural immersion program. The local Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander community cultural education experience is part of the cultural competence
program embedded within the degree. It allows for authentic engagement with the community to broaden
students' understanding of issues confronting the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
and to further understand the role of education in achieving reconciliation and improving educational
outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
Online
Bathurst Campus
Session 2 (60)
Online
Bathurst Campus
Session 3 (90)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEB446. 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

SY/US

Duration

One session

School

School of Teacher Education

Enrolment Restrictions

This subject is available to students in the following courses:
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary)
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Bachelor of Education (K-12)
Bachelor of Educational Studies

Assumed Knowledge

EEB435 or EEB505

Subject Relationships

EEB443 Similar content

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to successfully complete a minimum of 15 hours placement hours with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisation or authorised cultural immersion program; and
  • be able to reflect on their experience in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community cultural education program using the Australian Professional Standards for Teaching Graduates standard to annotate strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and describe how importance of relationships and community engagement can promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Protocols for working and engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities
  • Working towards demonstrating evidence of Graduate Teacher Standards 1.4 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and 2.4 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
  • The value of community learning and training in Indigenous cultural competence
  • Exploration of how learning and teaching are conducted in settings other than schools
  • The importance of working and engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities

Workplace Learning

This subject contains a 15 hours Compulsory Workplace Learning component.

15 hours of participation in a placement in a local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
organisation or an authorised cultural immersion program.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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