Teach Indigenous Land Management Using Fire

Teach Indigenous Land Management Using Fire

  • Cool+
  • Secondary
  • Year 8 - 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Sustainability
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • ...

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.

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 land management in Year 8-10 Geography.
  • How to teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
  • How to access a range of lessons that will engage 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 in the following states and territories:

Graduate Teacher - all states and territories except ACT and NSW:

  • 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 and NSW:

  • 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) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

Course instructor

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 (almost) 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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Course Content

Getting Started

Getting Started

01.
About this course
02.
Set some learning goals
Using Fire

Using Fire

03.
Acknowledgement of Country
04.
Welcome to the Fish River Station
05.
Hot burns
06.
Cool burns
07.
Environmental benefits
08.
Benefits for people
09.
Working with scientists
10.
Planet, People, Profit
Your Teaching

Your Teaching

11.
Making logical connections
12.
Fighting carbon with fire
13.
Cool lesson plans
Reflection

Reflection

14.
Reflection
15.
Taxonomy of Learning
16.
Suggestions for collaboration
17.
Congratulations

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will this take to complete?

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.

Will I get proof of completion?

You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish, which you can access any time via your personal dashboard, it will also be sent to you by email.

Is this course accredited?

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:

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

  • 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) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

What are the curriculum links?

  • Year 8 Geography: Unit 1 – Landforms and Landscapes
  • Year 10 Geography: Unit 1 – Environmental Change and Management
  • General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding
  • Cross curriculum priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Sustainability
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