#64 Beyond the Textbook: A Guide to Engaging Science and Sustainability Lessons

Internationally renowned expert in science and sustainability education, Associate Professor Peta White, from Deakin University, Australia, shares her tips & insights for educators. Out-of-field teachers will learn about a range (and sequence) and super-practical pedagogies to enliven science and sustainability curricula in your classrooms, and how explicit teaching features as part of the mix. Sustainability is a cross-curriculum priority in Australian K-12 schools. Multi-award winner Peta explains how collaboration is her secret sauce to being a prolific research scholar. She is the co-director of the Centre for Regenerating Futures at Deakin. Be sure to check out the links below, including for the upcoming Australian Education Summit.

Links:

Deakin Uni profile: https://experts.deakin.edu.au/11457-peta-white

OECD profile from a previous event: https://www.oecd-events.org/cop28/speaker/54cb616c-5085-ee11-8923-6045bd8eadf6/peta-white

Centre for Regenerating Futures

https://www.deakin.edu.au/faculty-of-arts-and-education/research/centre-for-regenerating-futures 

https://regeneratingfutures.deakin.edu.au/

PISA 2025 Science Framework

https://pisa-framework.oecd.org/science-2025/          

Sustainability in the Australian K-12 curriculum

https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/cross-curriculum-priorities/sustainability/

Australian Climate Change Education Summit 18 October 2024

https://events.humanitix.com/australian-climate-change-education-summit

and

https://ccesummitaustralia.deakin.edu.au

Australia Council for Educational Research | Global Climate Change Education infographic

https://www.teachermagazine.com/au_en/articles/infographic-climate-change-education-around-the-world?utm_source=CM&utm_medium=Bulletin&utm_campaign=20August

Deakin University’s Graduate Certificate of Sustainability

https://www.deakin.edu.au/course/graduate-certificate-sustainability