@KirklandJ2022 @ConnectSDGs What a great resource! I plan on using visual prompts such as picture books to promote discussion around #sdg12. This will promote 21st century skills such as collaboration and communication.
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How will you challenge your students to think about the #SDG @ConnectSDGs
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@KirklandJ2022 @TheGlobalGoals I agree Jared. I plan on focusing on #sdg12 for my unit. Focusing on one goal at a time helps students get the most out of them! This also allows you to focus on specific aspects of the goal that your students are interested in! What aspect of #sdg15 are you focusing on?
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This is the month to be focusing on #SDG15 its great to think about all @TheGlobalGoals . However, to engage our students and focus thier mind its helpful to take a deep dive into one. In my unit we will be looking a #SDG Life on Land. What will be your focus? #UoNTeach #educ4750
SDG Media Zone@SDGMediaZone
April is dedicated to raising awareness for Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on land. #SDG15 aims to protect, restore & promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, & halt land degradation & biodiversity loss.
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@KirklandJ2022 Yes absolutely! That would be such a great initiative to build awareness about the issue of plastic waste in our community.
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@aimsgillard Wow so cool ! Ecobricks have so many possibilities wouldn't it be cool to see a school be made out of ecobricks @aimsgillard
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"Ecobricks are a way to take advantage of plastic's pros while protecting against its cons."
Have you heard of Ecobricks? This website explores their different functions and advantages. How could you use ecobricks?
#UoNteach #educ4705 #sdg12
ecobricks.org/en/welcome.php
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@MissRCoops Thanks for sharing Ruby! The general capabilities are important as they equip students with vital skills to live in the 21st century. What a great benefit of project based learning!
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@aimsgillard Project based learning is a great opportunity for critical thinking skills. Another benefit is students get to build their personal and social capabilities within the community. These are both areas in the NSW general capabilities.
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#ProjectBasedLearning is a great way to promote #21stcentury thinking skills. By making furniture out of recycled materials, students will engage in problem solving and critical thinking skills in my unit. What benefits of project based learning have you seen? #UoNteach #educ4750
PBLWorks@PBLWorks
What is Project Based Learning? Project Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects. Learn more here! bit.ly/2GvZA1c #PBL #k12 #edu #teachertwitter
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@jacobannanUON This is definitely important to remember when planning a unit of work! Students should always be the centre of learning. Using CBP is a great way to achieve this.
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@Jemma_taylor3 Yes I agree! By having students work in small groups to design and create hexagonal thinking charts, collaboration and communication skills are developed.
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@aimsgillard Wow what a great resource to use in the classroom! Critical thinking is a vital tool encourage and enhance curiosity, creativity and problem solving skills. This can he enhanced through collaboration and communication.
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What a great way to explore #SDG12! Hexagonal thinking engages students in #collaborative and #criticalthinking skills while providing literacy and numeracy opportunities in the classroom! How can you promote critical thinking? #UoNteach #educ4750
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@MissRCoops Thanks Ruby these are some great suggestions! Inquiry based learning is a great way to maximise students learning and understanding! I will definitely be looking into this more for my unit plan.
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@aimsgillard This is a great activity to visualise thinking and connect ideas. I wold use this activity when collecting data in an inquiry based unit to lead into the analysing section. You could also use this by having two ideas and getting students to connect them using critical thinking.
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@MissRCoops Wow what a great resource! This would be such a great way to engage students in learning about the sustainable development goals. I plan on using minecraft education’s resource ‘sustainable city’ to incorporate #ict in my unit plan. Check it out! msft.it/6010VgJOQ
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The SAMR model is a powerful model for understanding effective technology integration in classrooms (Terada, 2020). This activity modifies and redefines learning about coral bleaching. It also has a great link to #SDG14.
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Kristine Holloway@mspaperless
@MicrosoftEDU Students recently worked on a coding project in Minecraft to restore and regrow coral in an attempt to save them from a bleaching crisis as part of our work on the Climate Action Project @PlayCraftLearn @zelfstudie #ClimateActionP
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@jacobannanUON Yes so true! The pictures in these books would allow for students at any age to reflect and discuss their own experiences of sustainability!
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@ginderbyne Yes! This would be so beneficial. We can do this by having the teaching students how to use the different bins such as the red, yellow and green lid bins in classrooms.
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@aimsgillard Such a great day to have! To help promote the 3 R’s we should be teaching kids at a young age how to reduce waste, re-use items and recycle well.
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I love this idea of participating in Global Recycling Day. What a great opportunity to collaboratively work together and learn about recycling!
How else could we use our waste to practice the three R's? #reduce #reuse #recycle
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Fox Covert Primary@FoxCovertPS
P4 decided they’d like to recycle what they could from our litter pick today! We decided to collect in 3 different bags - non-recyclable, cardboard/paper/plastic bottles & crisp packets! What a lot of litter!!!! #article24 #article6 #article27 #SDG12 #SDG13 #RecyclingHeroes
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@jacobannanUON I find that I always learn better through visual cues. Johnson (2020) states that learning can allow for students to retain information easily. I plan on using graphics and posters in my unit plan to make learning more effective!
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@MissRCoops Such a great way to promote sustainability! I know that Garden Suburb Public School aims to reduce their waste footprint by having 'Totally Trash Free Tuesday'. Using reusable items for school lunches would be a great way to to achieve this.
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A great way to promote action from students around #SDG12. From little things big things grow! Action doesn't have to end climate change tomorrow, it can start with one re-useable drink bottle or lunch box. This is a great opportunity to discuss healthy lunches too. #educ4750
MissNelson@MissNelson98
How awesome is this school! Terara Public School has a waste free Wednesday where they reduce single use soft plastics in their lunchbox. How can we encourage all schools to get behind this initiative for #sdg12? #UoNTeach #educ4750 youtu.be/-R6wAzsE7jA
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@jacobannanUON Yes so true! By involving the wider community such as parents, student’s learning is more relevant. I plan on involving parents in my unit plan by having them bring in items from home which will be used throughout the unit.
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@Darren046172321 Yes I remember having those in my primary school as well! I plan on expanding on this idea to teach students about the the different types of recycling practices.
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@aimsgillard I remember having clean up days at school! Maybe that’s an initiative that should be implemented here
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Did you know today is Global Recycling Day? This is a great way to reduce waste and and promote the benefits of recycling. What are some ways our schools could participate in this? #UoNteach #educ4750 #SDG12
globalrecyclingday.com
Tire and Rubber Association of Canada@TRAC_News
On March 18, Global Recycling Day will take place. Cities across the globe are coming together to encourage people to think of recycling as “resource” not “waste”. bit.ly/3tmzztv
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@Jemma_taylor3 Yes so true! This would be a great way to involve parents in students learning and encourage them to act as global citizens.
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@aimsgillard I never knew you could recycle bottle lids as well! Teaching students these facts about recycling would have an ongoing impact in the community as they can take their knowledge home to their parents as well.
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Did you know about these myths about waste? This #ICT resource busts common misconceptions about waste. A great way to teach students about waste from the City of Newcastle professionals! What are some myths you didn’t know about waste?#UoNTeach #educ4750
newcastle.nsw.gov.au/living/waste-a…
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@Jemma_taylor3 Wow what a great resource, thanks Jemma! I think Seagull by Danny Snell would be such a great literacy resource to teach students about sustainability.
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@aimsgillard Another great resource for teaching sustainability in the classroom is the NESA website. There are so many great literacy resources you can use as a part of your unit! education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-l…
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@Claudiaa5200 Wow, these are great ways to teach PBL! For my unit on sustainability, students will collect and bring in recyclable items from home to build furniture for the school! This allows them to solve a real world challenge. There are so many benefits to project based learning 🤩
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Project-Based Learning (PBL) explores a multitude of skills critical for success in the 21st century. As students find solutions to real world problems and create projects which reflect their knowledge, they prepare for a project-based world.
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TCEA@TCEA
How to Use Project-Based #Learning in Your Classroom bit.ly/3J5Yy9w 📸@ADDitudemag #pbl #edutwitter #edchat
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@Jemma_taylor3 Yes such a great idea! Another benefit of using De Bono’s 6 thinking hats is that students can look at a topic from different perspectives! I think this would be a great addition to the unit plan to explicitly teach problem solving skills.
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@aimsgillard Another great way to promote problem solving skills would be to use De Bono’s 6 thinking hats. This would be such a great framework to use in the classroom to help develop expansive thinking (Kivunj, 2015).
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Did you know about #TheGreatPacificGarbagePatch? What a great way to raise awareness of #sdg12 and engage students in #problemsolving skills for the future. How else could you promote #problemsolving skills in your classroom? #UoNteach #educ4750
Teach For Green@teachforgreen
#TheGreatPacificGarbagePatch is a garbage patch in the middle of the North #PacificOcean. It is estimated to be thrice the size of France. It is the accumulation of #nonbiodegradewaste we have created which now lies in the last sink, affecting the #marinelife and #ecosystem🐚🐋
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@B_Elise93 So true! I plan on taking my students to Summerhill Waste Management to promote further investigation about what happens to our waste. This supports place based learning of #sdg12 through engagement through local community members and assets.
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@KirklandJ2022 What a great read! I plan on using the 4 C’s in my unit by having students work together to design a poster on the benefits of recycling ♻️. This will encourage students to participate and act as global citizens.
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The article by Kate, Suzanne and Ruth at #uon looks at teaching the 4C's in schools. You should check this resource out if you are intrested in teacher and student perspectives of this inclusion, its all detailed in this reserach article. #educ4750 #UoNteach #21stCentury #skill
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