More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative Professor Peter Buckskin MATSITI Project Director Australian Council of Deans of Education 16 March 2012 | Sydney
More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative presentation to Australian Council of Deans of Education, Sydeny, 16 March 2012
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1. More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers
Initiative Professor Peter Buckskin MATSITI Project Director
Australian Council of Deans of Education 16 March 2012 |
Sydney
2. Australian Government InitiativeCouncil Of Australian
Governments (COAG)National Indigenous Reform Agreement * Close the
GapNational Education Agreement
3. Policy Context Australian Curriculum Assessment and
Reporting Authority (ACARA) Australian Institute for Teaching and
School Leadership (AITSL) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Education Action Plan 2010-2014 * Leadership, quality teaching and
workforce development.
4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers and education
award completions* National teacher data not collected after
2008
5. Key ObjectivesIncrease the number of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander teachers in Australian Schools.Develop strategies
that will enhance the professional and leadership capabilities of
experienced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers.
6. Key Outcomes Qualitative and quantitative research of facts
and strategies and their effectiveness. Partnership and
co-investment agreements with school authorities, universities and
professional associations to achieve sustainable reform. National
community engagement and marketing strategies promoting teaching as
a career option for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
students.
7. Partnership & Co-InvestmentAustralian Council of Deans
of Education(ACDE) Flagship project of the Initiative * Building
institutional leadership * Sustainable cultural change that will
improve retention and graduation rates of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander students
8. Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander teacher views
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