Teach Caring for Country Using Fire

Course Summary

In this course, you will hear how John Daly uses fire stick techniques to care for Country. John works with scientists and farmers to reduce the impact of bushfires and protect communities.

https://vimeo.com/170133157/41abb18341

This video will give you a brief introduction to the course and the benefits of teaching how to care for country using fire. 

You will learn:

• How to use John’s story to teach traditional land management in Years 3-6.
• How to teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures in history, geography and English.
• How to access a range of lessons that will excite your students.
• How to make learning relevant by connecting to land management in your local area.

Course time:

This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.

Accreditation:

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours:

Graduate Teacher - all states and territories except ACT:

• 2.4 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT:

• 2.4.2 Provide opportunities for students to develop understanding of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and languages
• 3.3.2 Plan and implement well-structured learning and teaching programs or lesson sequences that engage students and promote learning
• 3.4.2 Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.

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

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Course Content

Getting Started

01.

About this course

02.

Set some learning goals

Using Fire

03.

Acknowledgement of Country

04.

Hot burns

05.

Welcome to the Fish River Station

06.

Cool burns

07.

Environmental benefits

08.

Other benefits

09.

Benefits for people

10.

Working with scientists

11.

Planet, People, Profit

Your Teaching

12.

Making logical connections

13.

Using your school grounds

14.

Cool.org lesson plans

Reflection

15.

Reflection

16.

Taxonomy of Learning

17.

Suggestions for collaboration

18.

Congratulations

Course instructors

Mark Drummond from Cool.org is your course teacher. He has worked in the education sector for over 11 years as a classroom teacher, Leader of Pedagogy within an Ed-Tech startup and as an educational consultant. Mark is an absolute science nerd and loves talking about dinosaurs as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!

Cool works with First Nations organisations and educators to help share knowledge and perspectives so that educators can confidently bring First Nations stories, cultures and histories into the classroom. This course was created in partnership with The North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd (NAILSMA).

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