Beginning to Include First Nations Peoples' Perspectives in Your Classroom (45 Minutes)

Beginning to Include First Nations Peoples' Perspectives in Your Classroom (45 Minutes)

  • Cool+
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • ...

Course summary

This course aims to inform and upskill educators in incorporating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. The course emphasises the importance of connecting with personal motivations, overcoming biases, and incorporating diverse perspectives while being inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and cultures. Additionally, it provides guidance on terms of reference, protocols, and strategies for inclusivity, fostering an inclusive and accepting educational environment and curriculum design.

You will learn:

  • the basics of including the cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in curriculum design.
  • initial ideas and strategies for incorporating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into educational settings.
  • guidance on overcoming biases, engaging with local communities, and fostering an inclusive and accepting educational environment.

Course time:

About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.

Alignment to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards:

This course is mapped to the following Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL). Your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority.

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT and NSW:

  • 1.4.2 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
  • 2.4.2 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
  • 4.4.2 Ensure students’ well-being and safety within school by implementing school and/or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.

This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

Certificate of completion:

You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) anytime via your personal dashboard.

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Course Content

Beginning To Include First Nations Peoples' Perspectives In Your Classroom

Beginning To Include First Nations Peoples' Perspectives In Your Classroom

01.
Introduction
02.
Set a goal
03.
Why do it?
04.
Important tenets
05.
Terms of reference and protocols
06.
Know the Country you're on
07.
Some ways of being inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ianguages in your classroom
08.
Abecedarian Approach Australia (3a)
09.
Where to next?
10.
Reflection
11.
Congratulations

Course Instructor

Your instructor Hayley, is an experienced Early Years Educator, Primary School Teacher, and Instructional Designer for Cool. She will be on hand to answer any questions you might have while undertaking this course.

This course has been designed in consultation with experts in education and wellbeing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I log this PD with my State's teaching authority?

Yes! Our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT and NSW:

  • 1.4.2 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
  • 2.4.2 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
  • 4.4.2 Ensure students’ well-being and safety within school by implementing school and/or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.

How long will this take to complete?

About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.

Will I get proof of completion?

You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) at any time via your personal dashboard.

Is this course accredited?

While this course is not accredited by state teaching authorities, it is mapped to the national Professional Standards for Teachers. This means that you can log this course with your state regulatory authority as elective PD hours.

  • 1.4.2 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
  • 2.4.2 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
  • 4.4.2 Ensure students’ well-being and safety within school by implementing school and/or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.

Who are the instructors?

This course is designed by Cool.org's team of education specialists, in consultation with teachers, principals, psychologists, counsellors, and scientists.

Our team continually reviews and refines our resources to align with changes to the Australian Curriculum and best educational practice, so you can be sure your learning is at the cutting edge of education theory.

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