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Indigenous Knowing and Cultural Awareness Dr Les Vozzo Acknowledgement to Tyson Yunkaporta http://8ways.wikispaces.com Badanami Centre for Indigenous Education University of Western Sydney. Indigenous Knowing and Being. Spiritualism as a cultural way of knowing,
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Indigenous Knowing and Cultural Awareness Dr Les Vozzo Acknowledgement to Tyson Yunkaporta http://8ways.wikispaces.com Badanami Centre for Indigenous Education University of Western Sydney
Indigenous Knowing and Being • Spiritualism as a cultural way of knowing, • Collectivism as a social way of being, and • Autonomy as a political affirmation Aboriginal ways of knowing and being.
Standard 1: TEACHERS KNOW STUDENTS AND HOW THEY LEARNDemonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
In pairs, share your thoughts about Indigenous knowing and being and your experience living in rural and urban communities TASK 1: ‘Get To Know You’ activity
Cultural Awareness Deeper level of Consciousness Making the links
In small groups use the information sheet provided to discuss key points to consider when communicating with Indigenous people TASK 2 : Communication Protocols
Aboriginal ways of learning Interface Approaches in Aboriginal Education Embedding Aboriginal Knowledge (AK) through Pedagogy Aboriginal pedagogy derives from Aboriginal culture. For Aboriginal people, culture, world view and pedagogy are interrelated.
QT AK R2L Research for our Aboriginal pedagogy framework began at the start of the Darling River, where we brought knowledge of Aboriginal Pedagogy from local sources and beyond together with two Western pedagogy systems – Quality Teaching and Reading to Learn.
…then down the river Story – Following a Songline down the Darling River
Knowledge about Aboriginal ways of learning came from river communities and land… …Messages from stories, non-verbal messages, reflection, demonstration / observation, side-tracks, images, experience
Choices The cultural details of this journey can’t be shared here, but this is not the important part. The important part is the process… What were the lessons, and how were they learned?
How we learn - culture way We connect through the stories we share.We picture our pathways of knowledge.We see, think, act, make and share without words.We keep and share knowledge with art and objects.We work with lessons from land and nature.We put different ideas together and create new knowledge.We work from wholes to parts, watching and then doing.We bring new knowledge home to help our mob.
Units of work from Aboriginal Teachers Look past the Aboriginal content, see instead the ways of learning…
In pairs discuss how you may incorporate 8-ways of knowing in your teaching? TASK 3
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