Teaching Indigenous students : cultural awareness and classroom strategies for improving learning outcomes / Thelma Perso, Colleen Hayward.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Curriculum alignment and professional standards for teachers -- 1. Cultural competence and cultural responsiveness in schools -- 2. Understanding who your students are -- 3. Managing and setting expectations for relationships and behaviour -- 4. Intended curriculum, standards, literacy and numeracy -- 5. Culturally responsive teaching and learning strategies -- 6. Assessment, feedback and reporting -- 7. Challenges of teaching students in remote contexts -- 8. Conclusion: Learning to teach in a culturally responsive way.

Practical and effective strategies for helping indigenous students achieve.

Indigenous children, like all children, deserve a future they choose for themselves. This book aims to empower teachers to help halt the cycle of disadvantage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and make a real difference to their relationships, learning outcomes and opportunities in the short and long term...Based on their many years of experience in teaching and research, the authors provide approaches that have been proven to be effective. There are strategies for developing sensitivity to a student's cultural background, creating a tone in the classroom conducive to learning, building strong teacher-student relationships and effectively managing student behaviour. The authors show how to bridge the demands of the curriculum with the learning Indigenous students bring with them to the classroom and how to work with the learning styles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. There is a focus on the best approaches for assessment and an exploration of the particular challenges for teachers of students in remote locations...Both practical and inspiring, this is an essential reference for all teachers working with Indigenous students, whether they be in the city or rural areas, in a class of twenty-five or just one student...'Teaching Indigenous Students should be essential reading for all educators. This book will challenge the mind and stir the spirit of the practitioner and will help forge a new future for the teaching of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. A seminal piece of work.' - Professor Mark Rose, Executive Director of Indigenous Strategy and Education, La Trobe University.