These resources were collected to support my school in the teaching of sustainability across the school from Grade 1 - 6. Their focus is on:

Our local waterway and beach, recycling plastics, packaging of lunches, composting with worm farms, and electronic waste

 

For Students 

 

   How Can My Community Reduce Waste?  

 

Find ways we can reduce the creation of waste and prevent the destruction of our environment. A USA site aimed at school age students.  http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/  

Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Teacher 

 

   Ecological Footprint  

 

An online calculator to measure your own ecological performance at home, the office or at school - A tool to help you use resources more wisely.. 

Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 

http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/default.asp

 

   Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative     

 

The Australian Government’s project to integrate sustainability into the curriculum and daily management of the school Document selected as a Curriculum resource for Science…..

http://www.environment.gov.au/education/aussi/index.html  

Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 

 

Students – EPA Victoria

Resources include:

Home Water Investigator

Air Quality for Kids

Greenhouse Calculator

Ecological Footprint calculators

Car EcoMeter

EPA Victoria Library

http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/students/default.asp

 

 

EPA Victoria’s Beach Report website:

Investigate – storm water, litter and water quality

http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/BeachReport/default.asp

 

 

   Environment in 10 Seconds (UNEP)  

 

Movie for the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) which illustrates what could be happening in the world in 10 seconds….

http://www.bigpicturesmallworld.com/movies/UNEP2/UNEP2Movie.html  

Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 

 

 

   eco’tude: Changing Your School’s Ecological Attitude  

 

The eco’tude calculator measures your school’s ecological footprint. The work book from the site provides an auditing toolkit which sets out methods of finding the information needed by the calculator…  more…

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/ecotude/index.asp  

Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 

 

 

   Clean Up Australia  

 

Home page of the Clean Up campaigns which include Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World. Clean Up Australia’s mission is to inspire and work with all Australians to clean up, fix up and conserve other programs  Clean Up for Schools | Clean Up Our Climate | Clean Up Mobile Phones | Say NO to Plastic Bags | Clean Up the World… 

http://www.cleanup.com.au/au/  

Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Teacher 

 

Water matters: car wash  

 

The Learning Federation has specified conditions of use for this object. 

Compare the amount of water used when washing a car with equipment such as a hose or a bucket of water. Choose how often to wash the car. Look at the results of washing a car on a lawn or a driveway. … 

http://resources.education.tas.gov.au/item/tlf/551ab029-3f0b-241b-2c1b-05aa33c3034f/1/ViewIMS.jsp

 

 

   Water matters: watering the garden  

 

The Learning Federation has specified conditions of use for this object. 

Compare the amount of water used when watering a garden with equipment such as a hose or a sprinkler system. Choose how often to water the garden. Look at the results of using mulch on garden beds. Us… 

Early Childhood, Lower Primary 

http://resources.education.tas.gov.au/item/tlf/d89a65bd-e57b-7df9-949e-5e80630e136a/2/ViewIMS.jsp

 

  

   Water matters: time for a water fight  

 

The Learning Federation has specified conditions of use for this object. 

Compare the amount of water used when playing with equipment such as a hose or a water pistol. Choose how often and how long to have a water fight. Look at the results of playing on a lawn or a drivew…

Early Childhood, Lower Primary 

http://resources.education.tas.gov.au/item/tlf/1187df38-32a0-d1b6-7c4b-95ec5664821f/2/ViewIMS.jsp

 

 

For Teachers

 

Reading Enriches Learning - Sustainability resources

 

Reading activities for younger (years 2-4) and older (years 5-8) school students in themed collections - sustainability, history, values, humour, responsibility, identity. Online teacher support with … 

Early Childhood, Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 

http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/rel/sustainability/index.php

 

   The Liquidators - What Goes Around Comes Around (MSWord)

 

What are the natural processes involved in the water cycle? How does the water cycle work? Humans use water for a variety of purposes. What are the different ways in which we use water? How humans can… 

Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary

http://resources.education.tas.gov.au/item/edres/508337d0-9607-8364-e559-27b2d5a59b24/1/The_Liquidators_-_What_Goes_Around_Comes_Around.doc

 

 

   Why are shorebirds at risk?  (MSWord)    

 

In this learning sequence, students inquire into the ecology of shorebirds and find out why they are often at risk. Students demonstrate their understanding of the biology, habitat and threat to shore… 

Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Teacher 

http://resources.education.tas.gov.au/item/edres/949f193c-0c89-4b85-df83-f934e0cbc9a5/1/shorebirds.doc

 

 

  H2O (Multiple resources)

Throughout this unit students will be introduced to the concept of water catchments. They will recognise and apply ethical considerations in the use of catchments and waterways. Students will unders…

 Upper Primary 

http://resources.education.tas.gov.au/item/edres/baed71da-4e74-2b40-3a9b-2053ffb3df96/1/LessonPlansAll.doc

 

http://resources.education.tas.gov.au/item/edres/baed71da-4e74-2b40-3a9b-2053ffb3df96/1/WaterICDPUnitFinal.doc

 

 

WA Waste Wise website

Includes:

a collection of resources to help you on your Waste Wise journey.

Categories:

Fact Sheets

Other Resources 

Downloads (quick links to useful items):

Sample Waste Wise School Policies

Sample Waste Minimisation Plan

Waste Wise Lesson Ideas Across the Curriculum

Waste Wise Environmental Attitudes Checklist

Waste Wise Environmental Behaviour Survey

How to make a Fridge Worm Farm

Zero Waste Lunches

http://www.wastewise.wa.gov.au/resources/index.html

 

 

Computer waste summary sheet

http://www.envict.org.au/inform.php?menu=6&submenu=532&item=905

 

 

Resources from edna

 

National Recycling Week: Kids and teacher resources [edna Resources]

URL: http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/kids-teachers/

Category: General early childhood curriculum Resource Use & Management 

This section of the Planet Ark site has lesson plans for teachers (including a survey on packaging, and how to make recycled paper) and downloadable activity sheets, and colouring

 

Waste and recycling: Stuff for kids [edna Resources]  

URL: http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1040

Category: General early childhood curriculum Resource Use & Management 

This local council website provides information for children on how to make the best waste choices for the environment. It includes: the journey of your waste, interactive activities…. 

 

Fun and games: Resources and waste [edna Resources]

URL: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/…371307/?version=1&lang=_e

Category: Resource Use & Management 

This UK site provides information about reducing, re-using and recycling and other waste issues. It includes interactives and animations for children and downloadable teaching resources

 

Where does my recycling go? [edna Resources]

URL: http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/…440B6441E85&siteName=blacktown

Category: General early childhood curriculum Resource Use & Management 

This NSW local council fact sheet has information on how each recyclable article can be re-used. Whilst the text is suitable for middle primary and above, the images supporting the…. 

 

Michael, Michael, go recycle! [edna Resources]

URL: http://funschool.kaboose.com/…y/games/game_michael_recycle.html

Category: General early childhood curriculum 

In this interactive game, Michael has to move through the maze, picking up all the rubbish and depositing it in the appropriate recycle bin. 

 

Clean up your world: Protect our environment [edna Resources]

URL: http://funschool.kaboose.com/…mes/game_clean_up_your_world.html

Category: General early childhood curriculum 

Clean up your world with this fun drag-and-drop game, picking up the rubbish in a creek environment, and sorting it into the right recycle bins. It makes a great kids’ introduction…. 

 

Ollie recycles Australia [edna Resources]

URL: http://www.ollierecycles.com.au/aus/index.html

Category: General science resources 

Ollie ReCycles is an environmental education site which contains lots of current information, school events, teacher information, environmental resources and competitions. 

 

Other websites

 

Worm Farming

http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/services/worm.htm

Building a worm farm, Troubleshooting

Worm farm creatures | Amazing worm facts | Worm farming and composting demonstrations | More information

 

Fact Sheet: Building a Worm Farm

From Gardening Australia

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1620935.htm

 

How School Lunch Packaging Waste Adds Up

Moms Create a Recyclable Solution to School Lunch Waste

http://environment.about.com/od/greenlivingdesign/a/school_lunch.htm

 

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Glass, Plastic, Aluminium, Other metals, Paper, Your role, More information

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/waste/waste_minimisation/reduce_reuse_recycle/

 

Mobile phone waste and the environment

Why Recycle Mobile Phones? /  ARP’s Recycling Solution

http://www.arp.net.au/envcha.php

 

Game : Virtual Forest Challenge

http://www.scholastic.com/growgreen/virtualforest/

 

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Lyn Hay from CSU is writing the chapter on the Information Services and Management.

As the school walls come down and the networks open the way for schools to operate upon a much wider playing field so schooling will become ever more networked and collaborative.

It will in particular work far more collaboratively with the students’

homes and more consciously take advantage of their immense and growing digital capacity.

The reality is that the schools can, and are making the shift to the networked mode today.

 

http://networkedschooling.ning.com

 

 

James Henri invites everyone to join another Your School Library conference exploring Information Literacy in the Web 2.0 world.

Facilitated by an international team of experts, including Sandra Lee and Information Literacy pioneer James Henri.

Discounts available for groups and library associations.

Email: join.ysl@gmail.com

Website: www.yourschoollibrary.org

See the pdf for more details and the dates -

ysl_2-promodates

 

 

Australian Dance Week 4-10th May

http://www.ausdance.org.au/events/Australian_Dance_Week/danceweek_2009.html

For some other resources about dance

http://www.diigo.com/list/ecentre/dance

The Learning Federation links are to the Tasmanian DOE collection for all non-DOE people  please search your local TLF collection for these titles.

 

Here is the link to my set of wesites to support the teaching of the swine flu outbreak which started in Mexico in April 2009

http://www.diigo.com/list/ecentre/swine-flu-2009-outbreak

 

 

 

Library Aides & Library Technicians

Professional Learning Day

 

 

Presented by Learning Services South and South East

 

Program Outline

8.30 am	Registration
9.00 am	Welcome and Overview: John Withers, HR Manager LSS
9.15 am	Opening Address : Brendan Kelly, General Manager LSS
9.45 am	Overview and update on the TALIS Replacement Project:   Jane Hofto
10.15 am	To choose or not to choose….?  Book selection in the  school library:  Judy Moss
11.00 am	Morning tea
11.30 am	Introduction to the eCentre and Student Freeway: Lorene Furmage
12.00 pm	Networking activity
12.15 pm	Professional Associations, Networking and Upcoming  Professional Learning: Lorene Furmage
12.30 pm	Tasmanian State Services Award and implications  for Library Technicians and Library Aides undertaking  Library Technicians duties:   Michelle Castle, Paul Mazengarb, Scott Smith
1.00 pm – 1.45 pm	Lunch  Training Possibilities for School Library Assistants: Leonie Atkins
2.00 pm	Enhancing Wellbeing: Managing Stress: Ricky Langford
3.30 pm	Evaluation and Close

Registration

Please register by emailing your expression of interest to Jenny Castle jennifer.castle@education.tas.gov.au indicating your name, the school(s)  you are representing and any particular dietary requirements.

Please note: If you wish to attend this professional learning activity please ensure you have  your principal’s support. Accepting the invitation for this PD day will result in your school(s) being invoiced for the cost of your attendance.

 

Presentations

 

 

Overview and update on the TALIS Replacement Project

presented by Jane Hofto, Systems Librarian - Education

 

Jane will provide an overview and update on the TALIS Replacement Project, which will deliver a new software product to underpin the TALIS network later this year. Jane’s position as Systems Librarian - Education is responsible for school support on TALIS.

 

To choose or not to choose….? Book selection in the school library

presented by Judy Moss Teacher- Librarian at Tarremah Steiner School, Hobart and President of The Children’s Book Council of Australia (Tas Branch)

 

No matter how large or small your library budget, this session will focus on the issues surrounding book selection: how to decide what to buy; where to acquire it; and criteria for selecting appropriate materials.

Judy is an experienced K-12 Teacher-Librarian currently working at Tarremah Steiner School, Hobart. She is the President of The Children’s Book Council of Australia (Tas Branch), and was National President in 2003-2004. Judy was Tasmanian Teacher-Librarian of the Year in 2004.

 

Introduction to the eCentre and Student Freeway

presented by Lorene Furmage, Education Services Librarian with the eCentre team, Department of Education

 

In this session Lorene will give an overview of the features of these portals, the Themes collections and the Calendars of events as well as searching for resources in the Resource Centre and the Learning Area SharePoint sites.

 

Professional Associations, Networking and Upcoming Professional Learning

presented by Lorene Furmage, Vice-President of the Australian School Library Association, Tasmanian Branch

 

This session will focus on ways of networking with your colleagues, finding information, getting support, solving problems and accessing professional learning opportunities.  Lorene will provide an overview of professional associations and the support and services they provide.

 

Tasmanian State Services Award: implications for Library Technicians and Teacher Aides undertaking Library Technician duties

presented by staff from the Education Department’s HR Workplace Relations Unit: Paul Mazengarb, Manager Workplace relations, Michelle Castle, Senior Workplace Relations & Scott Smith HR Consultant TSSA

 

This session will provide information regarding the translation of Library Technicians as a Target Occupational Group from the Technical Employees Award to Tasmanian State Service Award (TSSA) and the translation of Teacher Aides who have been undertaking Library Technician duties to the TSSA.

 

Training Possibilities for School Library Assistants

presented by Leonie Atkins, Co-ordinator, Library and Museum Technology (South) Tasmanian Polytechnic

 

Leonie coordinates the Library Technicians’ course in Hobart and will be presenting a brief overview of the Diploma qualification and talking about possibilities for recognition of competency (RCC) for some of the course. Leonie will also talk about some short courses that are available.

 

Enhancing Wellbeing: Managing Stress, Taking Control!

Presented by Ricky Langford, Exercise Physiologist, Health Business

This session will focus on ways to understand, recognise and manage stress for a healthier, happier life. Ricky works as an exercise physiologist at Healthy Business, is a Level 1 NCL life coach and a high performance consultant to the Australian cricket team and the Tassie Tigers.

 

 

 

 

Brain Awareness Week

is an international effort organised by leading neuroscience organisations around the world to promote public awareness about brain and mind disorders and the benefits of brain research.

http://www.brainaustralia.org.au/

Resources for Tasmanian DOE people:

Teacher resources: http://ecentre.education.tas.gov.au/C8/Find/Searches/brain.aspx

Student resources: http://www.student.education.tas.gov.au/C2/Find%20Information/SearchPages/brain.aspx

 

Resources about the human brain 

    Brain food   
 
A collection of bookmarks to sites with information about foods which nourish the brain. Prepared for Brain Awareness Week.  more…
http://delicious.com/lorenefurmage/brainfood 
Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 
  
   Brain Connection  
 
This site is a store of information about the brain, child development and learning. Learning resources include printable activities and experiments. Games and illusions are also provided. The educati…  more…
http://www.brainconnection.com/ 
Birth - 4 Years, Early Childhood, Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 
  
   DANA BrainWeb & Brain Information: Information on Brain Disorders and Brain Diseases   
 
Addiction, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, stroke, depression, mental illness, schizophrenia, head/brain injury, aging, learning, memory, pain, sleep are all covered in this set of web links…  more…
http://www.dana.org/brainweb/ 
Middle School, Lower Secondary, Teacher 
  
   BrainyKids  
 
This site is a starting point for web links for experiments, dissecting sheep’s brain and cow’s eye and a whole frog, themed brain games, plus other brain related information for students, children, p…  more…
http://www.dana.org/kids/ 
Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Teacher  
   
     Human Brain  
 
How to nourish, protect and renew your brain.  more…
http://www.fi.edu/brain/index.htm 
Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College 
  
   Whole Brain Atlas  
 
View the human brain in three different directions. Learn to navigate through a normal brain and then study brains affected by Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease (stroke); tumor; multiple sclerosis …  more…
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html 
College, Teacher 

   Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World  
 
Scientific information about how the senses carry messages to the brain and how the brain interprets those messages. Includes discussion of current research on topics such as colour blindness and deaf…  more…
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/ 
College, Teacher 
  
   She Brains - He Brains  
 
Discusses whether gender affects the brain and therefore the behaviour of men and women.  more…
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/heshe.html 
Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 
  
   Neuroscience for Kids  
 
Explore your nervous system with experiments and diagrams, look at disorders of the nervous system, play games and there are postcards to send.  more…
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html 
Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, College, Teacher 

The following items are from the Learning Federation access these through your usual school access or from:

http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/for_teachers/catalogues/catalogues.html 

 Body parts: vision  
 
The Learning Federation has specified conditions of use for this object. 
Look closely at parts of a human eye. Learn how people see: light rays are detected within the eye and electrical messages are sent to the brain. Learn why we have eyebrows, eyelashes and tear ducts. …  more…
Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Lower Secondary 

 Body parts: hearing  
 
The Learning Federation has specified conditions of use for this object. 
Follow sound waves as they travel through a human ear. Find out how vibrations from the eardrum are translated into electrical messages sent to the brain. Name parts of the human ear. Test your knowle…  more…
Upper Primary, Middle School, Lower Secondary  
    

Following up on yesterday’s ASLA Tas meeting held at Hutchins Junior School - Stephens library. Kate Reid, teacher librarian, discussed her recent renovations to this library. 

Here are the links referred to and other information of interest.

The work of Kevin Hennah was discussed and links to school libraries following his principles  are referred to below:

 Before and after shots from  a library after a Kevin Hennah workshop:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgsclibrary/

A budget renovation  following Kevin Hennah principles.

Shoestring makeovers

Shoestrings vs pursestrings

The book Rethink: inspiring school library spaces edited by Dr Susan La Marca, with a
special section by marketing and retail consultant, Kevin Hennah - which was circulated during the meeting, can be ordered using this form:

http://www.slav.schools.net.au/downloads/06publications/retkord.pdf

Kevin Hennah  will be presenting 2 workshops in Hobart -July 7-8th : see website for details and registration forms:

 www.kevinhennah.com.au

Lyndall Innes the Raeco specialist from Corporate Express was present to discuss library furniture and layout ideas. She may be contacted at:

lyndall.innes@ce.com.au

Did I miss anything?

Please contribute to this post.

 

Nominations are closing on March 31st for the following awards: Doreen Hopkins Medal and School Library Research Fellow of the Year Award. These awards are presented by ASLA Tas (Australian School Library Association - Tasmania). More information is available from their website

http://www.asla.org.au/aslatas/awards/

 

Would you like to improve your work potential?
Learn how to become a vital link in your organisation?
You don’t have to have the top job to be a leader.

 TALIATecs

 is running a workshop on
“Leadership for Library Technicians”
Saturday 28th March 2009.

Objective: To provide participants with knowledge of power within organisations, leadership styles and ways that can bring out your leadership potential.

Come and find out how you can achieve success and inspire others!
Run by : TALIATecs
Venue : Catering Suite, Guilford Young College, Bowden Street, Glenorchy
Date : Saturday 28th March 2009
Time : 9.00am to 3.00pm
Cost : $22.00 for ALIA members and students
$32.00 non-members
Payment on the day only (cash or cheque)
RSVP : by March 20, 2009 to
Jennifer Johnson: jenniferj@gyc.tas.edu.au  Work ph: (03) 6211 7925
Bess McArthur: macbesz@gmail.com Work ph: (03) 6226 2441