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Maegan
 * Group: Larissa, Maegan, Karla & Andy **
 * Group Log – Meeting 1 – 9/11/2011 **
 * Discussed criteria sheet
 * Discussed how we would like to present our assignment
 * Image to challenge
 * Assumptions
 * Overcoming challenges (Practical)
 * Discussed different pictures. Next week each group member will bring in an image and a challenge for that image, then as a group we will decide which image and challenge we are going to do our assignment on.
 * Using the children influences to direct learning
 * Concepts in frameworks (Who it serves)
 * Image learner
 * Image Teacher
 * Interrelationships


 * Group Log Meeting 2 10/11/11 **

Maegan
 * Discuss what topic we are going to do
 * Decided whether to do commodified child or the Aboriginal child
 * As a group we decided to do the Aboriginal child teamed with cultural diversity
 * Decided how to have culturally sensitive inclusive classroom practices
 * Discussed real life context of differentiation with the classroom
 * Time limit now 10 mins rather 15 to 20mins

Hi Ladies,

As discussed in our last meeting here is my idea for our challenge, based on the theme of Aboriginal students and cultural diversity. After speaking with my sister who used to teach Aboriginal students in Mt Isa, I thought of basing our assignment around the challenge of teaching students' who don't attend school on a regular basis and also the challenge of students' who do attend school, not coming with the approporiate things, ie shoes, food, enough clothing or school books and pens. Also taking into consideration how this might effect other students in the classroom and how we could combine the difference in cultures in a classroom.

We can obviously change the wording of it and each add our own thoughts on this idea. I saw these as vital challenges we would face when teaching.

I will also try to have some pictures for us to look at in our next meeting, this coming week.

Andrea (Andy) 12/11/2011 10:26am

Hello Ladies.

Andy I think that the challenge you have outlined has many directions to explore and current real life application for existing and future educators teaching in culturally diverse classrooms and specifically working with aboriginal students.

The challenged could be defined as “addressing the challenge of attendance while educating aboriginal learners” or something like that maybe, I may have made that too general...

I think something we need to do decide is what age group we are going to be specifically targeting?? Or do you think that not as important ladies? I don’t know but I will try and find out what age/year group the indigenous curriculum caters to.

Personally I have been struggling picking just one challenge and how to explore it. I had been thinking about the dream time child, eg learning through the dream time stories, compared to the ‘western education’ system, cultural stereotypes and breakdowns. But I didn’t really see where to take that.

Ill try and find the curriculum and have a look for images matching attendance also. Ill also look over resources from managing diversity to see if they will be useful.

From Larissa

Monday 14/11/11

12:10pm

Hi,

I am very interested in doing the challenge on culture diversity but like you said Larissa it is really hard to narrow down as to what the challenge will be without it becoming too broad.

I’m kind of thinking more along the lines that the challenge is fitting aboriginal culture (or any culture) in the education but not making it so divided, this is how Europeans are and this is how aboriginals are. The challenge is not grouping it making it just as important as one another. Hmmm

It’s just hard to word and narrow down exactly what we want to say. I know we are all thinking along the same line but can’t figure it out.

Andy what you said about how it may affect other students is really good but I think that parents are more of a challenge in this situation then the child but once again this is another challenge on top of what we have discussed

Larissa I have not heard about the dream time child, I think, but let me know more about it on Wednesday.

I’m not sure on the age group either, I thought yes it would probably help but then I thought why should it really matter. Errr I am not sure :)

Karla Turvey

Monday 14/11/2011 – 7:49pm

Hi,

I don’t think we need to really pick an age group. Larissa is there a reason you think that we have to pick a particular age group.

I really like Andy point too about how it affects the other children so many we focus on that.

Maegan 14/11/11 9:30pm

Good discussion everyone. The age group we are generally thinking of for this presentation assignment is 4-5 year olds. A thought - Instead of looking at cultural diversity - think of the flip side - inclusivity. Use the curriculum docs to support your teaching and suggest specific lessons or classroom culture that demonstrate inclusivity, with the image being that all children are capable. Kathy 14/11/11

Group meeting 3 16/11/11 3pm - 430pm

* Decided on challenge, multicultural inclusivity. * Delegated tasks to be completed by next week. Broke down the criteria sheet and each have a section of research to complete and present in our presentation * Decided on our display area and what props we will all need to bring and find * Selected sequence of events for our presentation * Need to come back with ideas for role play, by next week. * Identified why we selected this challenge as a group * Discussed stakeholders, Curriculum, how we can overcome the challenge and Bronnfrenbrenner

Andy

Hey girls, I found this great website: [] Maegan

Thanks Maegan,

I will def check it out :) I made our hand prints and also our poster. I will show you it on Wednesday.  Hope your all going well with the research :) Enjoy your weekend :)

Andy 18/11/11 3:04pm

How is the planning going everyone? It seems that Andy has begun making some props for the presentation. Are you moving forward with this. How is the group rationale going? Kathy 25/11/11