WINGARU EDUCATION PTY LTD
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Products & Services
    • Wingaru Kids
    • Trials
    • Testimonials
    • Wingaru Bubs
    • Butabuta Cultural Awareness
  • Contact
  • Login
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Products & Services
    • Wingaru Kids
    • Trials
    • Testimonials
    • Wingaru Bubs
    • Butabuta Cultural Awareness
  • Contact
  • Login
Search

​Wingaru Aboriginal Education Blog

Increasing Aboriginal Perspectives in the Classroom

30/7/2018

1 Comment

 
Including an Aboriginal perspective gives students the opportunity to consider concepts from another angle as well as adding interesting content that kids enjoy. ​

One of the things that has become clear since I started Wingaru is that there is a lot of confusion about what exactly an Aboriginal Perspective is. Many people think of adding Aboriginal perspectives as introducing whole units of work.  As you can imagine, this becomes very overwhelming when you consider how crowded the curriculum is. It is not surprising that so many teachers put Aboriginal Perspectives in the too hard basket. 

If we start looking at Aboriginal perspectives as simply looking at a topic from an Aboriginal point of view, the task becomes less daunting. Adding an activity exploring the Aboriginal point of view to an existing unit of work is an easy way to add more Aboriginal content to your classroom. 

The lessons on Wingaru Kids are an easy addition to existing units being taught in classrooms every day.  Here are a few examples of how we can help you add more Aboriginal perspectives. 
Picture
1 Comment
Louise
4/12/2018 07:20:08 pm

I teach secondary school and I really like this approach. It provides an entry-point for teachers, students and parents. Aboriginal experiences and traditions become part of the 'everyday' as they always should have been. I often study novels with my classes and I get students to look at the unique paradigms and perspectives of different characters as lessons can be learnt by people's motivations, thoughts and actions. This should be the same for Aboriginal perspectives. Do you have strategies for students who want to immerse themselves in these areas or who find the Aboriginal perspective to be too different to their life to understand/relate and connect to?

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Wingaru Education believes that all children should have access to quality education about Aboriginal people and culture. 

    We believe that including Aboriginal perspectives in everyday learning promotes reconciliation and drives real change for Aboriginal people. 
    ​

    Archives

    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    May 2017

    Categories

    All
    Aboriginal Business
    Aboriginal Education
    Free Resources
    Social Issues
    Teaching
    Wingaru Bubs
    Wingaru Kids

    RSS Feed

Contact Us
ABOUT        PRIVACY  POLICY         FAQ
Acknowledgment
Wingaru Education acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, to the Elders past, present, and emerging.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Products & Services
    • Wingaru Kids
    • Trials
    • Testimonials
    • Wingaru Bubs
    • Butabuta Cultural Awareness
  • Contact
  • Login