ACDE would like you to Know This?
The Know This? section on the ACDE website will help you get to grips with some basic information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture.
history
NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week is an Australian observance lasting from the first Sunday in July until the following Sunday.
Design a history lesson
Assessment: Design a history lesson aligned to the Australian curriculum.
Delving deeper into history
Activity: Apply deep knowledge to the teaching of Australian History
The dark side of colonisation
Activity: Gain a deeper understanding of Australia’s past by reflection and debrief upon the dark side of Australia’s history.
Our history, our story, our future
In every nation’s story there are important moments—events and crossroads—that shape the chapters to come.
Land, colonisation and reconciliation
Activity: Understanding the role education can play as a vehicle for achieving reconciliation.
Investigate local history
Assessment: Investigate a local community context – the history and contemporary issues and their impact on education.
The impact of history
Assessment: Argue why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education history cannot be considered in isolation.
Face the facts
Activity: Brainstorm your current knowledge of Indigenous Australia, ideally at the beginning of semester.
Perspectives in media reporting
Activity: Recollections and perspectives of the ‘Wreck of the Georgette’.
Explorations of race
Activity: Explore a range of Australian and international resources and media on race and racism.
Topic 2: Country and Place
Investigate past, present and future interpretations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous contact from a range of perspectives.
Timeline of Indigenous Australia
Activity: Review significant events in the Reconciliation Australia Share Our Pride time line.