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Gettin' into it - Working with Indigenous learners

This Teaching and Learning guide focuses on designing teaching and learning strategies relevant to Indigenous learners and their communities.

The guide is available for download as a single PDF document or in components:

• Sections 1-3
• Section 4 - Professional development
  • Professional development overview
  • Activity 1: Some facts about Indigenous people
  • Activity 2: Being sensitive
  • Activity 3: Getting connected
  • Activity 4: Dealing with non-attendance
  • Activity 5: Which principles?
  • Activity 6: Exploring options
  • Activity 7: Negotiating a new learning program
  • Activity 8: Customising materials for Indigenous learners
  • Activity 9: Identifying clear goals
• Section 5 - Resources
• Appendices
  • Worksheets for Section 3: The teaching and learning strategies
    • Worksheet 1: What to do and who to do it
    • Worksheet 2: Action plan
    • Worksheet 3: Collecting feedback
    • Worksheet 4: Evaluate the project
    • Worksheet 5: Learning plan
    • Worksheet 6: Meeting minutes
    • Worksheet 7: Feedback on customising activities
    • Worksheet 8: A sales plan
    • Worksheet 9: Establishing identity
    • Worksheet 10: Exploring options
  • Handouts for Section 4: Professional development
    • Handout A: Some facts about Indigenous people
    • Handout B: Being sensitive
    • Handout C: Dealing with non-attendance scenarios
    • Handout D: What could we do?
    • Handout E: Summary of the six principles of Indigenous learning
    • Handout F: Which principles?
    • Answer sheet for Handout F: Which principles?
    • Handout G: Exploring options
    • Handout H: Checklist for developing a new program
    • Handout I: How appropriate are the learning materials?
    • Handout J: Feedback on learning materials
    • Handout K: Program progress
    • Handout L: Unit progress

The teaching and learning guides provide practical advice on, and case studies of, how to design teaching and learning strategies to deliver Training Packages. The booklets are a response to research which has shown that teachers and trainers want practical resources to help them tailor delivery and assessment to best suit their students.

Printed copies of the guides will be available through Australian Training Products.