First Nations in Education (SI) (EDUC91202)

This subject empowers Interns to meet their responsibilities as future classroom teachers to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

This subject encourages Interns to broaden their knowledge and understanding of the impact of cultures, cultural identities, and linguistic backgrounds on the education of children and students from First Nations backgrounds.

This subject will enable Interns to effect change in working towards improving the educational attainment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and students whilst providing opportunity for all Australian children and students to engage and learn with First Nations cultures, societies and histories, developing respect for First Nations peoples and everything they have achieved.

Interns will engage in critical discussions and activities that enable them to reflect on the impacts of settler colonialism, racism and unexamined bias on First Nations educational sovereignties as well as build their understanding and awareness of Indigenous knowledges and strategies for working towards decolonization.

Interns will engage with an e-portfolio as a provocation generating analysis and reflection. Interns will explore a range of strategies, resources including ICT, and pedagogical approaches that demonstrate knowledge, understanding and respect for First Nations histories, cultures and languages. Interns will identify the key components necessary to provide a culturally responsive classroom to encourage the participation and support of First Nations children and students. A broad range of strategies that support children and students’ wellbeing and safety are explored including strategies for engaging parents/carers in the educative process.