Enriched Placement (Indigenous) (EDUC90919)

This subject is an Enriched Placement for Teacher Candidates interested in teaching in Indigenous schools in remote Australia or rural Victoria. The elective includes a school placement component and an on-campus teaching component undertaken before and after the placement comprising different delivery modes (for example, 2 hour workshops, guest speakers, etc.).

The school placement component typically takes in two weeks of teaching at a small number of specified sites within Australia. Sites may vary from year-to-year. Teacher Candidates will be provided with details of which sites are available during orientation week each year. Each school placement will generally occur outside teaching time within the given semester. Precise timing is related to term times in each site and these may change slightly from year to year.

The on-campus teaching component includes the equivalent of two days of orientation prior to the placement. This could include an introduction to place-based education, an overview of the socio-political context of each site, an orientation to the culture and language of the location and an examination of academic literature that discusses a range of issues related to education in each place. For example, these issues may include the role place-based education can play in enhancing student identity and agency, improving educational outcomes in marginalised communities, and responding to consequences of globalisation and the hegemony of the English language. A full day (or equivalent) post-placement reflection and debriefing session will be held on campus.

This elective is open to a limited number of Teacher Candidates. Participation is through a competitive selection process that includes a written application and an interview. Participating Teacher Candidates may receive support in covering the costs of travel and/or accommodation in order to participate in the subject. Further information is available from the subject coordinators.