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 Water:
Learn it for life!
Kim Brown
A presentation by the WaterWise schools' program (Dept of Natural
Resources and Water)
Kim Brown is a primary teacher with
extensive
experience in Early Childhood and Primary Education and has worked with
the Life Education program and a variety of schools in South-East
Queensland. She was Curriculum Development Officer at the Centre for
Maths, Science and Technology at Ironside State School and the Working
Scientifically teacher at Milton SS. Kim is an education consultant who
works with primary and secondary teachers sharing practical strategies
and knowledge for improving teaching and learning in the field of
science and technology.
This workshop will showcase the new
state-wide
Water: Learn it for life! Early Childhood resources that have been
developed by the Department of Natural Resources and Water to promote
Waterwise. These curriculum resources were written using the QSA
Essential Learnings, Early Years Curriculum Guidelines and
PrimaryConnections frameworks.
A new Whizzy big book will be a central
feature
of these resources. The Early Childhood resources have been divided
into Prep – Year 1 and Years 2- 3 sections and consist of a sequenced
program of lesson plans and activities. The workshop will include
hands-on activities from the new resource.
The curriculum materials are supported by
comprehensive background information for teachers and an additional
resource bank of supplementary water education materials. These
materials will be provided on-line.
Participants will receive a copy of the
full
primary resource on CD-ROM and hard copy versions of the Prep - Year 3
classroom resources. They will be able to register their school’s name
to receive their complimentary copy of Whizzy when it is released. One
copy of the Whizzy big book will be provided per school.
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