Course Summary
Drive the desire to learn Maths with these Years 7 to 10 teaching ideas, which help students use their knowledge and skills in the crucially important issue of waste.
This course will help you provide real-life learning experiences that develop students’ maths skills and understandings.
You will learn:
- About the different types of waste and litter at your school.
- How waste audits connect to the Year 7 to 9 Mathematics curriculum.
- About different methods for collecting waste data.
- How to use Mathematics to inspire students to take action around waste.
- The ways you can extend your students’ learning.
- How to teach student-led waste audits in Mathematics lessons.
- How to use course teaching resources and share learning with others.
- About the ABC series; War On Waste.
Course time:
This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal 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:
- 2.5.2 Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.
- 3.3.2 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 accredited by TQI for 2 hours of professional development for teachers in the ACT for 2025.
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Course Content
Getting Started
Landfill and Recycling Waste
Litter
Take Action
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 start-up 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 you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.
Will I get proof of completion?
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish, which you can access any time via your personal dashboard, it will also be sent to you by email.
Is this course accredited?
This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories:
- 2.5.2 Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.
- 3.3.2 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 accredited by TQI for 2 hours of professional development for teachers in the ACT for 2024.
What are the curriculum links?
- Mathematics: Year 7 to 9
- General capabilities: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking
- Cross-curriculum priorities: Sustainability
Partners
Cool Australia’s War On Waste lessons have been developed in partnership with Lune Media and with support from the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network.
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