Develop a portfolio of your learning experience in this unit. Your portfolio should comprise the following: Two lesson plans using the template provided An outline/plan of an authentic learning experience for prior-to-school age children (600 words). An outline/plan of an authentic learning experience for primary school age children (600 words). Irrespective of which Bachelor of Education program you are enrolled in (Primary or Early Childhood), being able to demonstrate your ability to plan authentic learning experiences for both cohorts is a necessary part of your teacher education. Supporting documentation Reflect on your own current attitudes and values (including potential bias and prejudice, and from where this might originate) in relation to Indigenous peoples and how these may affect your teaching and professional relationships (300 words). How would you identify racism or prejudice? How could you address this? Identify how Indigenous education and perspectives align with your professional role as an advocate for children and families (200 words). Discuss and give examples of how you will plan and use authentic learning experiences to enable all children learn about Indigenous peoples and perspectives. (300 words). How can you include Indigenous theories and ways of knowing? How can you avoid doing this with a tokenistic approach, for example, only in NAIDOC week? Refer to the separate Learning plan template (DOC KB) Download Learning plan template (DOC KB) document for an outline of the required features for your two learning experiences. Throughout your teaching journey, you will be required to use your relevant national and/or state or territory curriculum. To help you build capability in this area, and to help further prepare you for placements, here at Swinburne Online we allow you to choose whether you would like to use the relevant national and/or state or territory curriculum in your assignments. For further information specific to your assignments for this specific unit, please seek advice from your eLAs and/or your Unit Coordinator. Supporting resources The Student Hub contains a wide range of useful Study resources (Links to an external site.), including info on Exams and assignments (Links to an external site.)and Referencing (Links to an external site.)(this includes guidelines on how to cite and reference ACARA and EYLF). Preparing your assignment You will prepare your assignment as a Word document, which must include: Two lesson plans using the template provided. Supporting documentation which includes your responses to points 3, 4 and 5 above. A reference list in which you cite all sources of information you used for all components according to APA referencing conventions. Your reference list must start on a new page. Do not use bullet or numbered points in your reference list, and ensure it is ordered alphabetically. Here is some links to websites with excellent resources. (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) This site has a number of links to other good quality resources.Show more
