How to Teach a Unit on Fire and Flood Resilience
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Course Summary
Course Content
Introduction
01.
Introduction
02.
Set Some Goals
Why Disaster Resilience Education?
03.
What is Disaster Resilience Education (DRE)?
04.
Traits of disaster resilient young people
05.
First Nations' Peoples
06.
Disaster Trauma
07.
Legislative Context - The Sendai Framework
Fire and Flood - Background Information
08.
Impact of fire and flood
09.
Bushfires
10.
Floods
11.
Reflection
Principles in Action
12.
Disaster Resilience Education in action
13.
Place the learner at the centre
14.
Reflect the local context
15.
Be inclusive
16.
Establish and strengthen partnerships
17.
Engage and challenge learners
18.
Focus on action
19.
Build capability
20.
Cool lesson plans
Evaluation Considerations
21.
Evaluating the effectiveness of your Disaster Resilience Education program
22.
Elements of an effective program
23.
Example program evaluation
Additional Resources
24.
Additional resources
25.
Resilient Australia Award: school category
26.
DRANZSEN Network
27.
New South Wales SES flood risk resources
28.
Australian Volunteer Corps
29.
Cultural Burning for Resilience
30.
Resource list
Reflection
31.
Suggestions for collaboration
32.
Taxonomy of learning
33.
Congratulations
Course Writers
Owen Ziebell is a Senior Project Officer at the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) for Education and Engagement programs. As a former teacher and police officer, Owen has experience in education as well as the emergency services, having lived and worked across rural and metropolitan communities impacted by natural hazards. These experiences have developed Owen’s understanding of the dynamic nature of emergency situations and disasters and the importance of preparation, support networks, and community engagement to develop resilience.
Jarryd Bendall comes from a long line of teachers, which is why he initially avoided this calling. Jarryd taught primary school for several years, before combining his love for writing and education in an Education Specialist role with Cool. This role sees him as a bridge between knowledgeable industry experts and classroom teachers, bringing excellence into the classroom and challenging the average curriculum with innovative and effective ideas.
Jarryd will be on hand to answer any questions and help you navigate this course.