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Diversity in education

Assessment tasks

Diversity e-portfolio

Your assessment is a collection of tasks that will be presented throughout the unit. Each year level from pre-primary to Year Six at Jayhill Heights Primary School will be completing homework, assignments and classroom activities as they learn more about diversity. The staff has a few tasks to do too! Your assessment will encompass all of these tasks into one diversity e-portfolio. Your e-portfolio will consist of eight tasks all together. When all eight tasks have been completed you can submit your e-portfolio to your facilitator. Good luck!

Year level / Task / Task Screen
Pre-Primary / Classroom Activity: Research the top six languages spoken in Australia and create a ‘Hello’ chart. List the languages and write how to say hello in each of those languages. Include Auslan and the local Indigenous tribe greeting in addition to the six languages. / Task 2
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Year One / Classroom Activity: Create a poster promoting Harmony Week and the activities that will take place in the school for that week. This might include a special lunch, a competition, a special assembly, guest speakers or a performance. / Task 6
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Year Two / Classroom Activity: List five questions you would like to ask someone who has recently migrated to Australia. Start your questions with: Why? How? When? Where? Who? / Task 7
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Year Three / Assignment: Research what the top ten countries of origin for migrants to Australia are. Mark on the map from 1–10. Then interview six of your classmates and indicate on the map where in the world their ancestors lived before coming to the state you live in. Use their names on the map. / Task 8
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Year Four / Homework: Put cotton wool in your ears for half and hour and go about your activities at home. Write a short report on your experience of hearing impairment covering your initial thoughts about the activity, the things you did in the half hour, your feelings during the activity, what obstacles or frustrations you faced while simulating hearing impairment and alternative communication methods you used. / Task 3
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Year Five / Classroom Activity: Create a ‘Diversity Policy’ for the classroom. The policy will include a set of rules on personal conduct for staff and students. Include four rules on Equity, Responsibility, Respect and Collaboration. / Task 1
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Year Six / Homework: Read through the UN Convention of Human Rights and fill in the worksheet summarising the convention in the fifteen points listed on the worksheet. / Task 5
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Staff Room / Workplace Task: There is a new teacher starting in the school next term (to replace Miss Taylor who is going on maternity leave) and she has her staff induction booked for next week. You are to help Miss Tapsell update the induction booklet for new staff. You are to write information on the legislation, policies and guidelines that govern Australian schools relating to personal conduct and workplace diversity. To do this you need to list relevant National Legislation (Acts), and give an outline of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy for your state. You also need to make a statement on how Jayhill Heights views diversity in the school. / Task 4
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