TESEP Professional Development Workshop Series in Earth and Environmental Science, Cairns Old

Earth-Expo 2-PD – Introducing Our Dynamic Planet: Tue 22 October 2024

Rocks & Critical Minerals (the Kit Teaching Packs & the Integrated Plate Tectonics story), yr 8-9,  1hr 15min

Life, Fossils, Climate Change Events & the 5 Big Extinctions (Aust fossil changes through time, big extinctions, plate tectonics/climate/volcanic events) (Year 6-12), 1hr 45min.

School: Redlynch State College, Jungara Rd, Redlynch (Cairns) Qld

Meeting Room: attendees to go to the front desk to be directed to Meeting Room

Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024, PDs 12noon-3:15pm or 3:20pm-6:40pm

School Facilitator: Allison Sneddon (afternoon tea/supper will be provided)

The RocksExpo experience includes– 

1. Incursions – classroom lessons with students and teachers.
2. PD workshops – After-school professional development workshops for teachers (2-PD @ $50 per attendee for visiting teachers, FREE to host-school teachers).

3. Certificate of attendance – A certificate of hours and workshop outcomes will be issued. 

4. FREE rock kit – Host to receive a FREE rock kit and Plate Tectonics poster.

5. Introductory RocksExpo feature How to Use the Rock Kit and Teaching Pack (e.g. how to relate rock kit rocks to rock stories, 3D rendered samples, virtual thin sections and virtual outcrops). 

6. Subsequent RocksExpo topics can be chosen from TESEP’s “The Challenging Earth” series 2

Presenters: Phil Gilmore has expertise in geological mapping, the history of the Earth and minerals across Australia. His work in several states gives him many exciting rock, ore and fossil examples to share. 

Please email your completed form to TESEP registration: registration@tesep.org.au  

Download registration form.