What is a Resource?

What is a Resource?

• A resource is any document or weblink that can assist teachers to deliver learning outcomes for their students.

• The best resources are lesson plans, activities, programs or units of work you have written that complement the school curriculum

• Resources can be written by other people or organisations, but need to have copyright that allows distribution for non commercial, educational purposes

• Resources submitted to this website need to explore a topic related to sustainability (eg environmental education, social justice, renewable energy)

• Resources are usually word or PDF files - but cna be any file type.

• Resources are grouped as either

• Activity – short lesson plan or group activity

• Case study – a real life story and example of something sustainable
• Lesson plan - group of activities and content for a class
• Teaching programs/unit – formal teaching program that guides a teacher through several weeks of teaching
• Factsheets – simple handouts on a particular topic that relates to sustainability.
• Information booklet – larger than a factsheet in that it contains many pages.
• Presentations – slide shows and PowerPoints™
• Toolkits – resource kit containing many resources around a particular subject
• Policy documents – appropriate and latest related national and international guidelines and policy for reference
• Teacher training kits – professional development kits for teachers in education for sustainability
• News articles – interesting news articles that can be used as a resource for teaching
• Research papers – academic research related to education for sustainability as a reference for teachers
• Excursion info – details of a place to take your students that showcases sustainability in practice
• Weblink  - Useful website with teaching tools related to sustainability.