RECENT ASSIGNMENT

Week 9 reading
• Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for the Council of Australian Governments. (2009). Belonging, being & becoming: The early years learning framework for Australia. Retrieved from https://www.coag.gov.au/sites/default/files/early_years_learning_framework.pdf. Early Childhood Australian NQS PLP. (2011). E-Newsletter No. 07 – Understanding cultural competence. Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/nqsplp/e-newsletters/newsletters-6-10/newsletter-7/ Child Professional Support Coordinator. (n.d). Cultural Connections Booklet. Retrieved from https://childaustralia.org.au/Documents/IPSP-Section/Resource-Centre-Docs/cultural-book-complete-WEB.aspx Tsambouniaris. M. (2016). Cultural Considerations: Welcoming refugee children and families into our services, Every Child, 22(2), 8-9.
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Viewing
Week 10
Australian Government Department of Health (2016). Kids Matter. Retrieved from https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/atsi-resources/aboriginal-animations
Australian Government Department of Health (2016). Kids Matter. Retrieved from https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/atsi-resources/aboriginal-animations/nannas-painting
Australian Human Rights Commission. (2010). Australia: A national overview. Resource sheet. Retrieved from https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/education/bringing_them_home/Individual%20resources%20and%20activities/10_RS_Australia_overview.pdf
Bubup Wilam (n.d). A Place to Grow. Retrieved from https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LNjj2QRAvuA&feature=youtu.be
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. (1997). Bringing them home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families (The ‘Stolen Children’ Report). Retrieved from http://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/pdf/social_justice/bringing_them_home_report.pdf (pp. 14-21).
SNAICC. (2013). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Cultural Needs. Retrieved from http://www.snaicc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/02932.pdf
Week 11
Leske,R., Sarmardin, D., Woods, A., & Thorpe, K. (2015). What works and why?
Early childhood professionals’ perspectives on effective early childhood
education and care services for Indigenous families. Australian Journal of Early Childhood. 40 (1), 109-118.
Week 12
• Deans. J., Liang. R. & Frydenberg. E. (2016). Giving voices and providing skills to families in culturally and linguistically diverse communities through a productive parenting program. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 41(1), 13-18.
These are readings for given research
Assessment Event 3 – Research Tasks
Title: Developing cultural awareness and practice
Weighting: 40%
Length: 1500 Words (500 words per response)
Due: Week 12
Learning Outcomes: 3 and 4
For this assessment you will need to:
Read the readings for weeks 3, 9,10,11,12.
Write four short pieces of academic writing with correct APA referencing protocols in response to the following topics:
Professional conduct and ethical considerations an early childhood teacher must consider in practice.
Cultural awareness and cultural competence requiirements of an early childhood teacher
Cultural awareness practices and protocols for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
Professional and ethical considerations for establishing relationships and partnerships with families
Ensure all pieces of writing have a short introduction, a body and a short conclusion.
Your assessment should show evidence that you have read widely on the topic beyond the supplied readings and texts. Your assessment must use correct referencing, in APA style.
Your assessment should show evidence that you have read widely on the topic beyond the supplied readings and texts. Your assessment must use correct referencing, in APA style.
All submissions must comply with the requirements listed in the Student Handbook for this course.