The Voices of the Cape videos are really inspirational! It is great to see that they have started a program that is student centered; where students make choices throughout the learning process and determine what their culminating task will consist of. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students need to be provided with equal access to ICT's and encouraged to feel as if they too are able to do anything they put their mind to. The learning process is made up of teaching the students how to use ICT's and providing them with hands-on experiences to practice their knowledge and skills, meaningfully. Students are required to share their story through multimedia literacies which makes them feel important and valued within the learning environment. The program emphasizes the importance of engagement in order to gain students interest, involvement and attendance at school.
Techniques that particularly stood out and I aim to use within my teaching include:
-make students feel accepted, comfortable and respected
-provide student focus practices-ensure students have choice in the learning process
-communication through different literacies; song, music, film, dance
-include culture as a part of the project
-include western culture and students background culture to generate outcomes
-small group work for individual focus
-parent and community involvement
-include student interests-friends, rap, culture
-provide a great deal of encouragement and praise
-teach the importance of education
-provide students with something to look forward to and work towards
-make students feel important and worthy.
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