Teaching for community – Tellin’ the stories presented by Ali Gumillya Baker, Roland Wilson
and Jackie Wurm
Yunggorendi First Nations Centre, Flinders University
and Matthew Kauschke, Urrbrae Agricultural High School
More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative (MATSITI) 2013 national forum A Deadly Career!
Adelaide, 15 October 2013
acknowledgement of placeWe acknowledge the Kaurna people – the traditional owners of the lands and waters on which the city of Adelaide was
built. 'Tellin' the stories' project was produced on Kaurna land
outline
1. context
2. 'Tellin’ the stories’
3. project strategies
4. engagement
5. messages
6. findings
7. change strategies
Yunggorendi First Nations Centre
• recruiting/supporting/teaching/research/engaging• over 300 Flinders University alumni after 22 years
context
Briney Lampard
Middle & Secondary Teacher, Marree Aboriginal School & Flinders graduate
project strategies
'Tellin’ the stories of teachers: Tellin’ the stories of teaching'
•Aboriginal led project•engaging community members about teaching •celebrating education heroes•better support for Aboriginal people in schools
engagement campaign
• digital keeping place
• flinders.edu.au/tellinthestories
key messages
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PPYDp8kOzzw
project findings
Matthew’s story
Matthew has worked as an Aboriginal Education worker in schools since he was 18 and is also training to be a teacher
thank you / engage with us
Ideas for making schools and universities safe spaces through:
1.Indigenising teacher training
2.resourcing ongoing networks
http://www.flinders.edu.au/yunggorendi/tellinthestories/tellinthestories_home.cfm
www.facebook.com/YunggorendiCentre
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