Charles Sturt University

Assessment item 2 – Short Answers & Professional Reflection

Value:50%

Due Date: 25-Jan-2023 Return Date: XXXXX Length: 2000 words Group Assessment:No

Submissionmethodoptions:EASTS (online)

TASK

TASK

This task has 4 components, including Indigenous Perspectives and Indigenous Pedagogy in Early Childhood, discussion of an Indigenous organisation and professional reflection on your learning this semester.

PART A – Indigenous Perspectives Activity in Early Childhood (500 words)

You are to develop one 20 -30 minute activity that teaches the children a culturally appropriate

Indigenous concept (knowledge). This may include (but is not limited to) Indigenous concepts of Dreaming, lore, values, food, shelter, animals, plants, language, community

people, pedagogy, songs, dance and artists and may incorporate suitable 8 Aboriginal Ways of Learning Pedagogy. Use a learning activity template (one will be provided in interact) that will include the following information

• Choose and name the concept you wish your students to learn about.
• Choose and name the EYLF learning framework outcome
• Choose and identify the age group you will be working with
• Explain how the activity is appropriate for the Indigenous concept, and how the concept will be taught to ensure cultural respect and inclusion.

PART B – Indigenous Pedagogies in an Early Childhood Setting (500 words)

Select one of the Aboriginal 8 Ways of Learning; story sharing, community links, deconstruct/ reconstruct, non-linear, land links, symbols & images, non-verbal or learning maps (Yunkaporta, 2009). Identify what it is and why it is a useful strategy in the early childhood setting for all learners.

• Choose, name and describe one of the 8 Aboriginal Ways of Learning Pedagogy strategies: Story sharing, Community links, Deconstruct/reconstruct, Non-linear, Land links, Symbols & images, Non-verbal or Learning maps.
• Examine how and why this strategy is useful for teaching learners in an early childhood setting (think about the value to all children as well as specifically for Indigenous children).
• Examine how this strategy relates to one EYLF outcome.

PART C – Indigenous Community Resourcing in Early Childhood (500 words)

Explore the purpose and possible role of one local Indigenous community organisation or group for an early childhood setting (in your area) and be able to recognise the importance of community consultation and the participation of Indigenous people in educational environments.

• Choose the local group or organisation. Name it and cite it, provide a link to a website if it has one.
• Describe the role and purpose of the selected Indigenous community organisation or group.
• Choose oneway you could utilise this group and its activities in a practical way in your early childhood setting. This may include, but are not limited to plan, implement or develop Indigenous perspectives or work with early childhood staff members to develop their Indigenous perspectives and knowledge. Becarefulhere,youhaveonlybeenaskedforONEway.Usethiswayforthewholeanswer.

PART D – Professional Reflection (500 words)

You will reflect on how this subject will influence your education practices in an early childhood setting. This may include but is not limited to planning, implementing Indigenous education, addressing Indigenous student learning needs, community partnerships or

developing Indigenous perspectives. Use the following scaffolding for notes that are written in paragraph formatting with no sub- headings.

Reflection QuestionsWhat?(This is a description)

• What topic am I going to focus on?
• What made me choose that topic?

SoWhat?(Analyse and explain what you have learned. This shows your knowledge)

• What makes this topic important?
• What have I learned that was new to me?
• What academic readings have been important to my learning?

NowWhat?(What you are planning to do)

• How will you use what you have learned?
• What are you going to implement in your early childhood centre as a result of your learning and how this will this appear in practice?
• How or where could you learn more about this issue?

Writing your 500 word professional reflection

• Introduction: Describing and define your focus, use references to support this. (What)
• Body: Include and integrate your notes to create a coherent reflection about your learning that is supported with academic references. Outline your plan for implementing your learning in your early childhood setting. (So What).
• Conclusion: Explain how or where could you learn more about what you want to learn in the future (Now What)

This handout from Otago Polytechnic has some help about how to write the reflection. Reflective Writing https://www.op.ac.nz/assets/LearningAdvice/Reflective-writing.pdf

RATIONALE

This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

• be able to recognise the importance of community consultation and the participation of Indigenous people in educational environments.
• have developed an awareness and understanding of culturally appropriate pedagogy for Indigenous children.
• be able to formulate culturally appropriate teaching strategies for Indigenous children.
• understand and developed aspects of a culturally safe education environment.

Indigenous education is holistic, in that it includes many factors from the classroom, pedagogy, policy and community. This assessment task allows the students to explore specific aspects of Indigenous Education and relate it to their (or a) teaching environment.

The authenticity of this task will be evident in your future education settings by

• Developing appropriate Indigenous Education perspectives for Indigenous and non- Indigenous children;
• Utilising pedagogy that enhances Indigenous Education content and processes in the Early Childhood sector;
• Resourcing Indigenous community partnerships to enhance the educational experience for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students; and
• Identifying and professionally reflecting on how your practice can incorporate Indigenous Education.

This task reflects the following subject modules

• Module 4 – Incorporating Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Perspectives;
• Module 5 – Students in Indigenous Education; and
• Module 6 – Community Partnerships.

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