Marngrook and First Nations Influence on the AFL

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• creative thinking
• critical thinking
• communication
• cultural understanding
• ethical understanding
• intercultural understanding
• global citizenship

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:

Year 10, History

Students learn: 

• the contributions of significant individuals and groups in the campaign for the recognition of the rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they brought change to Australian society (AC9HH10K10).

Relevant parts of Year 10 achievement standards: Students explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on Australian and global history.

NSW Syllabus outcomes:

A student:

• explains how significant ideas and events have shaped the past (HI5-IEP-01).

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding, Literacy, Personal and Social Capability 

Cross-curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - facilitate class discussion.

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

• Device capable of displaying audiovisual material
• Student devices
• Student Worksheet
• Visual Explainer - The origins of AFL

These resources have been created with the support of the Collingwood Football Club and Collingwood Football Club Community Foundation. The Collingwood Football Club Foundation leads social and cultural change through football, and is committed to leading, acting, progressing and inspiring anti-racism, cultural safety, diversity, equity and respect.

Respectful Terminology: Engaging with First Nations peoples

Quick summary: This course equips educators with the knowledge and confidence to use respectful terminology when engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, and cultures.