What we offer / Upcoming professional development sessions:
LandLearn's free theme-based workshops provide hands-on curriculum linked activities, resources, ideas and networking opportunities to encourage and support teaching and learning about sustainable agriculture and natural resource management.
Learning in the Garden
Supporting teachers to integrate edible gardens and vegie patches into schools' curriculum.
Monday 23rd August - Warragul. Warragul Primary School, Warragul. 1.00pm - 4.00pm.
Tuesday 16th November - Ringwood East. Tintern Schools, Ringwood East. 10.00am - 3.30pm.
Schoolyard Sustainability
Assist teachers to build understanding and take action for land and natural resource management in schools. Sessions include an introduction to undertaking simple biodiversity audits of your school ground - contributing towards Biodiversity Module certification in the Resource Smart: AuSSI Vic (Sustainable Schools) Program.
Please see term 4 newsletter for further information on this workshop.
Food for the Future
Building on our successful Learning in the Garden workshops, this new theme explores how food availability and farming decisions are affected by climate change and other influences.
Tuesday 9th November 2010 - City of Casey. Myuna Farm, Doveton. 10.00am - 3.30pm.
To find out more, or to register for these workshops go to www.landlearn.net.au > teacher support & PD > pd calendar (click here).
To organise a LandLearn PD, contact us at landlearn.program@dpi.vic.gov.au
LandLearn will also be presenting at the following conferences:
Geography Teachers Association Conference, August 16th and 17th. The Murray Darling Basin fieldtrip and a Food for the Future workshops are offered. For program information and registration visit www.gtav.asn.au
Science Teachers Association Conference, November 29th and 30th. A Learning in the Garden workshop and a Young Scientists Program workshop will be offered. For program information and registration visit www.stav.org.au
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