Teach the Big Picture of Sustainability

Teach the Big Picture of Sustainability

  • Cool+
  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 10
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Health and Physical Education
  • The Arts
  • Technology
  • Work Studies
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Social
  • Economic
  • ...

Course summary

Find out how to teach sustainability by opening your students’ minds to how different systems – environmental, social and economic – are interconnected.

You will learn:

Open your students’ minds to how different systems – environmental, social and economic – are connected. In this course, you will learn:

  • What sustainability is and why it’s important.
  • The pillars of sustainable development – Planet, People, Profit.
  • How to use the Principles of Education for Sustainability.
  • How sustainability fits into the primary and secondary curriculum.

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 in the following states and territories:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT and NSW:

  • 2.1.2 Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities.
  • 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) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

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Course Content

Getting Started

Getting Started

01.
Introduction
02.
Set some learning goals
Planet, People, Profit

Planet, People, Profit

03.
What sustainability means to me
04.
Three pillars of sustainability
05.
Gobble and grow
Education for Sustainability

Education for Sustainability

06.
Seven principles of EfS
07.
Transformation and change
08.
Spot the principles
09.
Building understanding
Your Teaching

Your Teaching

10.
Cool lesson plans
Reflection

Reflection

11.
Reflection
12.
Taxonomy of learning
13.
Suggestions for collaboration
14.
Congratulations

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 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 except ACT and NSW:

  • 2.1.2 Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities.
  • 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) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

What are the curriculum links?

  • Foundation to Year 6: all subject areas
  • Year 7 to Year 10: 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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