Cellular Agriculture Professional Development

I've recently completed an Introductory Course on Cellular Agriculture. Cellular Agriculture allows us to create animal-derived products using cell-based biotechnologies, instead of whole animals. It presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to rewrite animal agriculture and have a positive impact on climate change, biodiversity loss, animal suffering and public health. It's important to teach students about the positive options, opportunities and technologies going forward as they consider ways they can help the planet navigate its many challenges.

Jar of Awesome!

Here's my new Jar of Awesome! I got the idea from Tim Ferriss, an American entrepreneur, and it's all about celebrating the small wins in life. In the younger grades students can choose one positive event that happens that day and then dictate this to the teacher. In the older primary grades students can write the notes themselves. At the end of the day/week, the notes are shared with the class to celebrate and spread positive success vibes!

Watching Paint Dry - Session 2

On Wednesday our second webinar session with AEV's Steve Marks focused on Visual Arts and the Critical and Creative Thinking capability of the Victorian Curriculum. Steve discussed strategies and approaches in visual arts planning, and the devices he uses to develop thinking in students.

I really like the Head, Heart, Hands approach to develop thinking in visual arts students. I plan to use this in my art sessions next year!