Book contents
- Learning to Teach in a New Era
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Learning to Teach in a New Era
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
- Using your VitalSource enhanced ebook (PDF Only)
- Introduction
- Part I Preparing to teach
- Part II Professional knowledge
- Part III Professional practice
- Chapter 5 Aligning curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting
- Chapter 6 Planning for teaching
- Chapter 7 Student diversity, education and social justice
- Chapter 8 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education
- Chapter 9 Understanding classroom management
- Chapter 10 Classroom management
- Chapter 11 Trauma-informed practice
- Part IV Professional engagement
- Index
- References
Chapter 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education
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Book contents
- Learning to Teach in a New Era
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Learning to Teach in a New Era
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
- Using your VitalSource enhanced ebook (PDF Only)
- Introduction
- Part I Preparing to teach
- Part II Professional knowledge
- Part III Professional practice
- Chapter 5 Aligning curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting
- Chapter 6 Planning for teaching
- Chapter 7 Student diversity, education and social justice
- Chapter 8 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education
- Chapter 9 Understanding classroom management
- Chapter 10 Classroom management
- Chapter 11 Trauma-informed practice
- Part IV Professional engagement
- Index
- References
Summary
Young people’s learning is at the heart of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education. Teachers and educators can create successful learning experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students by responding to our diverse cultural, linguistic and knowledge backgrounds. All students benefit from learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, and good teaching practices work for all students. This chapter explores Country and Peoples, and the impact of the past on the present, as well as looking at practical strategies to identify appropriate inclusions for teaching practice to demonstrate capability against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers 1.4 and 2.4 (discussed later in the chapter).
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- Learning to Teach in a New Era , pp. 269 - 302Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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