Professor Tanya Fitzgerald2010

Kerry 104

Graeme 92

Aroha 120

May 140

Khalid 94

Tui 100

Rob 115

Saeeda 124

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Do more than teach Model social behaviour and expectations Are the role models for those in their

classrooms and schools Must earn respect Set boundaries Make a difference in the lives of those with

whom they come into contact

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UNDERSTAND YOUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND YOURSELF CONSIDER HOW YOU TEACH CONSIDER WHAT YOU TEACH CONSIDER WHY YOU TEACH

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It is not our purpose to become each

other; it is to recognise each other, to

learn to see the other and honour

him/her for what he/she is Hermann Hesse

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What clues do you as a teacher have to identify and begin to know your students?

What strategies might you use to get to know your students?

How can you identify diverse talents?What is your responsibility as a teacher?

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Because not “leaving children behind” means starting where they are

Because some children’s need for a particular style or condition is intense enough to be a matter of psychological health and positive self-esteem and can either block or slow learning

Because intrinsic motivation is more powerful than external rewards

Because starting with individualised knowledge of learners is fundamental to good instructional practice

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Create a class slideshow Spin a classroom web Observe interactions Ask respectful questions Try not to make assumptions Try not to group students inappropriately (ie

according to gender, ethnicity etc)

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Roni is a teenage boy He is a high school student He is a son and he is a grandson He loves his family He likes drawing and wants to be an

architect He comes from Iraq, is very proud He helps his mother by interpreting for her He comes from a refugee background and

speaks at least two languages

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Knowing this information about Roni allows you to:

know his goals, interests and strengths that can be built upon;

be more inclusive when you are talking to him; and

not make assumptions about him and the knowledge he brings to tasks

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What about his concern and anxiety about his family and homeland?

What about the difficulties of being a migrant?

What support might Roni require? What support might the family require? What are the other challenges Roni

potentially faces?

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Migrant children Children from refugee backgrounds Children with chronic illness Children kept at home by their caregivers Children who move around families Children who have been removed from

schools

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Start early and get children to know and celebrate themselves

Encourage openness about background, beliefs, family

Discuss differences and uniqueness Use the curriculum and learning activities to

emphasise and celebrate different ways of knowing and acting

Tolerate and accept ambiguity

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Celebrate individuals Cultivate inclusiveness Plan for learning needs Create boundaries Don’t make assumptions!

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the best way to understand what any set of institutions, policies, and practices does is to see it from the standpoint of those who have the least power… That is, every institution, policy and practice – and especially those that now dominate education and the larger society – establishes relations of power in which some voices that will be heard most clearly are also those that have the most economic, cultural, and social capital, it is most likely that this will be the case. After all, we do not exist on a level playing field. Many economic, social, and educational policies when actually put in place tend to benefit those who already have advantages.

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Social justice has recently acquired a new intensity and urgency in education for several reasons, including the growing diversity of school populations . . . the increasing documentation of the achievement and economic gaps between mainstream and minoritized children . . . and the proliferation of analyses of social injustice as played out in schools, including the injustices that may arise from the current policy environment of high stakes assessment and accountability (Furman, 2003:5).