
Inspiring Students to Take Action
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Course Summary
Course Content

Getting Started
Introduction
Set some learning goals

Understanding Social Action
What is social action?
Why incorporate social action in the classroom?
Social action in the Australian Curriculum
What age is social action appropriate for?

Choosing An Idea For Action
Key terms
Where to begin? Identifying your problem
Framing an action question for your social action
Try it for yourself
Coming up with ideas for social action
Try it for yourself
Other strategies to help think up ideas for action
Choosing and testing your idea
Try it for yourself

Making Your Social Action a Reality
Planning your social action project
Implementing your project
Reflecting on the success of your project
Teaching tips
Reflection

Your Teaching
Cool lesson plans

Reflection
Taxonomy of learning
Suggestions for collaboration
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Course Writer

Krista Nisi is your course teacher and is the Head Writer at Cool Australia, bringing over 15 years of experience working in education, tertiary and local government. She holds a Masters in Environment (Environmental Education) from the University of Melbourne. Krista looks for innovative ways to involve young people in early learning and school education by helping them explore, think about and engage with the world around them.