EDMAS6068 First Nations Knowledges, Curriculum and Ways of Learning

This unit supports pre-service teachers to deepen their understandings about the histories, knowledges, cultural practices, diverse perspectives, and language backgrounds of First Nations peoples in Australia. PSTs will enhance their understandings of how people learn through a focus on Indigenous ways of Knowing and will identify strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. PSTs will examine the impact of colonisation on First Nations peoples and on young peoples¿ education. They will examine approaches for building respect, recognition, and reconciliation and for engaging with local communities and families to cover content related to local First Nations contexts and to drive successful outcomes for First Nations students. PSTs will examine the Australian Curriculum¿s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crosscurriculum priority as well as other quality resources that can be used for curriculum design. Through active, thoughtful participation, PSTs will become culturally responsive teachers who can use critical reflection to examine their own thinking and identify opportunities and resources for ongoing learning.

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Credit points

EFTSL

0.125

Band

Band 1

Field of Education

Teacher Education: Secondary (070105)

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).

2026 contribution amount* $592
2026 grandfathered contribution amount^ $592

^ If you are a continuing student who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.

* For Psychology and Social Work bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.

Domestic full fee–paying places

A domestic full fee–paying place is one that isn’t subsidised by the Australian Government. These places are offered to postgraduate students or those who are ineligible for a CSP. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees, which means individual unit fees vary according to the degree. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

International full fee–paying places

International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

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