TESEP Professional Development Workshop Series in Earth and Environmental Science Wodonga Vic
Wed 04 September 2024, 10:30am to 4:30pm 2-PD, hands-on exercises, Powerpoints, critical minerals kit, talks on local geology/sustainable energy transition
Rock-Core Site Visit, Wodonga, Lithium-bearing pegmatite, 10:30-11:30am
Critical Minerals, Sustainability & Renewable Energy (what is a critical mineral /supply-demand/exploring-mining-processing in Aust / batteries & recycling, electric car & renewable energy) (Year 8-12 STEM/EES), 12noon-2:00pm
Critical Minerals (TESEP Aust. Critical Mineral Kit Teaching Pack) & Integrated Mineral Stories (Year 8-12 STEM/EES), 2:00-2:30pm
Fossils, Evolution & the 5 Big Extinctions (Aust. fossil changes through time, big extinctions, integrated plate tectonics/climate & volcanic events) (Year 9-12 STEM/EES), 2:30-4:30pm
School: Wodonga Senior SC, 80 Brockley St, Wodonga Vic
Meeting Room: Sign in at front office and get directed to the meeting room, (lunch provided)
Date: Wednesday 04 September 2024 PD workshop, Facilitator: Terri Gregotski
1. Incursions – classroom lessons with students and teachers.
2. PD workshops – After-school professional development workshops for teachers (2-PD/Field-site Visit sessions @ $60 per attendee for visiting teachers, FREE to host-school teachers).
3. ASTA Certificate of attendance – A certificate of hours and workshop outcomes will be issued.
4. FREE kit – Host to receive a FREE rock or critical mineral kit and Plate Tectonics poster.
5. Introductory Rocks/Critical Minerals – feature How to Use the Rock & Critical Mineral Kit and Teaching Pack (Earth history in rock/mineral stories, 3D renders, virtual thin sections/outcrops).
6. Subsequent RocksExpo topics can be chosen from TESEP’s “The Challenging Earth” series
Presenter: Rod Boucher is a keen ore geologist, who has worked in industry across Australia.
He has many years of studying the geology of the region
You can download your registration form here.
Please email your completed form to TESEP registration: registration@tesep.org.au
