Registration: High School Teaching Materials

We have no doubt that involving young Australians in international agriculture and agriculture for development has meaningful and beneficial outcomes for food and nutrition security, for the students and for Australian agriculture. However, while there are great teaching materials around agriculture in Australia, we and our partners have noted there is a dearth of high school teaching materials focused on agriculture for development and global food and nutrition security, so are working to plug that hole within our NextGen project.

Throughout the project we will be working with education consultants to develop first class project-based learning materials that link to the Australian curriculum’s priorities of Sustainability and Asia & Australia’s Engagement with Asia. They will support educators by being relevant to a range of key learning areas and subjects within English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities & Social Sciences and Technologies including agriculture, geography, economics, social sciences, and technology to ensure broad use across Years 9-12.

We hope our materials will excite educators and students to the impact of work around food and nutrition security and the broad range of career pathways to involvement.

Our materials, including detailed Educator Guides, are available FREE and we hope to see the fruit of some of the students’ work throughout the years to come.

You will find more information on the first modules, and be able to download them separately, targeting Years 9-10 and Senior Secondary on challenges and opportunities including:

• Climate Change & Food and Nutrition Security
• Climate Smart Technologies
• COVID-19 & Food and Nutrition Security
• Australia – A Powerhouse of Agricultural Research

The latest modules, listed below, can also be downloaded:

• Gender dimensions in agriculture
• Genebanks – more than saving seeds
• Food loss & waste

Educators are encouraged to share student learning with the Fund at [email protected]. With permission, we’d like to highlight the work in our networks in Australia and internationally.

To download the free materials, we ask that you register your details, as we may be able to offer additional learning opportunities including school visits or live webinars with young people working in global food and nutrition security who can discuss their work and career pathways, and let you know when new materials have been developed.

Please complete the following short registration form and you will be provided with links to download the materials.

We welcome your feedback.

For further information, contact:
Cathy Reade
Director of Outreach and Manager of the NextGen Program
Mobile: 0413 575 934
Email: [email protected]

Testimonials

This is an excellent resource. Climate change is an effective entry point to the study of food security and will appeal to teachers. It is well targeted in terms of Years 9 and 10 Geography, especially Year 9. The T&L plan is detailed and well-resourced. The PPT is engaging and well-structured. Congratulations to all those involved.
Dr Grant Kleeman, one of Australia’s leading geography educators and the Immediate Past Chair, Australian Geography Teachers’ Association.

These resources provide a wonderful opportunity for teachers and students to immerse themselves in the topic of global food and nutrition security. With rapidly changing climatic conditions, amongst other factors placing a strain on equitable human development, the increased awareness created by teachers integrating these resources into their teaching regimes will only yield positive results. The materials are easy to use, linked to the curriculum and facilitate inquiry-based teaching and learning. I commend everyone who has contributed to making this a success.
Shenal Basnayake, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Science Teachers Association

This is a very comprehensive resource, with very detailed educator guides. There is a great deal of depth to get teachers involved and it provide excellent insights that will be very engaging to students. Well Done.
Luciano Mesiti, CEO, Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) and past president of the NSW Agriculture Teachers Association.