Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) and NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) are offering a series of teacher professional development sessions, targeting both primary and secondary teachers. These sessions will deliver tangible tips on how to incorporate curriculum-aligned STEM Food and Fibre content into your classroom.
The sessions are offered virtually through an online meeting platform and will each run for one hour.
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PRIMARY TASTER SESSION | Wednesday, November 9 @ 4-5pm | $20 p/person
* THIS SESSION HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE *
NSW DPI PROGRAM – 30mins: This session is for teachers who would like to incorporate garden learning in their program, with hands-on learning activities designed to grow student understanding of food and fibre production. NSW DPI‘s new AgPatch: growing literacy teaching resources will help teachers deliver in-class (or in-garden!) learning and practical activities.
PIEFA PROGRAM – 30mins: This session will showcase a series of new resources, including the new Meat and Livestock, Avocados and Australian Egg resources that are primary curriculum linked. The session will introduce the range of Farmer Time prerecorded content and hands-on learning resources available through the Primezone website.
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SECONDARY TASTER SESSION | Monday, November 7 @ 4-5pm | $20 p/person
NSW DPI PROGRAM – 30mins: This session will showcase NSW DPI’s new food and fibre Industry Insights teaching resources and poster series including:
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- Dairy production in NSW
- Pork production in NSW
- Plant structure and function
- Agricultural crops and pastures of NSW
- Weeds in NSW
PIEFA PROGRAM – 30mins: This session will showcase the new Meat and Livestock teaching resources, Australian Eggs teaching resources – and how to implement the Farmer Time program in the classroom. This session will also provide an overview of all the programs that PIEFA has to offer.