IEU 2024 Environment Conference: Secondary Teachers

The 2024 IEU Environment Conference is an opportunity for years 7-12 science and geography teachers to engage in a unique professional development opportunity.

“No one will protect what they don’t care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced.” – Sir David Attenborough

Join fellow IEU members and spend the day in nature on this one-day course designed to support teachers in the planning and implementation of the existing and new syllabus. 

Highlights: 

• Walk through beautiful Wallumedegal Country, experiencing multi-sensory fieldwork and place-based discovery while exploring sandstone eucalypt forests.
• Focus on the many benefits and opportunities of fieldwork to engage students in geographic and scientific learning. 
• Learn valuable and accessible techniques, including reliable and valid sampling methodologies, and the use of environmental assessment equipment. 
• Develop skills to create effective workflows to encourage deep learning. 
• Build confidence in developing suitable fieldwork inquiry questions which allow for successful investigation. 
• Take part in a round table discussion on the inclusion of fieldwork in program development and assessment. 
• Discover activities to stimulate the senses to develop a deep respect for nature, empathy and more memorable and meaningful connections with our world. 

Book now, limited spots available. 

• WHEN: Friday 9 August 2024 
• WHERE: Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, 220 Pittwater Road, Gladesville, NSW 
• WHO: Secondary teachers (years 7112 science and geography teachers) 
• COST: Members $100, non-member $150 
• MORE INFO/EVENT INFO FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS and ECTs: https://bit.ly/IEUEnviroConference

Professional Development

This PD addresses standards: 2.1.2, 3.4.2, 4.2.2, 6.2.2, 6.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in 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.
• 4.2.2 Establish and maintain orderly and workable routines to create an environment where student time is spent on learning tasks.
• 6.2.2 Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.
• 6.3.2 Contribute to collegial discussions and apply constructive feedback from colleagues to improve professional knowledge and practice.

Need further inspiration? Check out our highlights from the 2022 Environment Conference: