Course Summary
In this course, you’ll learn how to integrate sustainability into your Foundation to Year 6 curriculum in a meaningful and engaging way. Discover a holistic definition of sustainability that goes beyond the basics of composting and solar panels. Understand why sustainability education is crucial for primary students and explore how it’s embedded as a cross-curriculum priority in all subjects.
This course will show you how to enrich your current curriculum with sustainability, turning it into a core part of your teaching rather than an afterthought.
You will learn:
- A holistic definition of sustainability, which goes beyond compost bins and solar panels.
- Why sustainability education is important in Foundation to Year 6.
- How sustainability is included in each subject area as a cross-curriculum priority.
- How to use sustainability to enrich your current curriculum, without it being an add-on.
Course time:
This course will take 1 hour to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard
Accreditation:
This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT:
- 3.3.3 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). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT).
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Course Content
Getting started
Understanding sustainability and the curriculum
Enrich your teaching
Reflection
Course instructor
Mark Drummond from Cool Australia 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 as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will this take to complete?
This course will take 1 hour to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
How does it work?
This course is on-demand and for private study. Learn at your own pace and at times that suit you. Get a certificate when you finish. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Is this course accredited?
This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT:
- 3.3.3 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). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT).
What are the curriculum links?
- Foundation to Year 6: all subject areas
- General capabilities: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding
- Cross curriculum priorities: Sustainability
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