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The team
Michelle Fifield & Meg Dunford – Orange
Jo Hathway – Tocal College, Paterson
What we do
Connect: teachers and students with primary
industries
Grow: understanding of industry practice,
skills and careers
Learn: where food and fibre comes from and
the importance of primary industries
Teacher professional development
Grab and go teaching resources
Learning experiences at DPI facilities eg Belgenny Creamery, Tocal, Yanco, OAI
Integrated and accessible -
onsite & online
Primary resources
Belgenny Creamery Dairy science and technology at
http://www.belgennyfarm.com.au/schools/creamery
Focus on supporting Agriculture teachers
Climate Challenge PD
Farming in the 21st century
Open days at DPI facilities
Communicate research outcomes and
careers eg Farm Decision Platform
Secondary resources
Facilitate teaching about our
primary industries in schools by
providing quality professional
development for all teachers.
Aim
Industry action heroes
NSW IAP 2014 Yoghurt tree project
Dave Anthony, Cotton Australia
Dr Jim Pratley, Charles Sturt University
Trained trainers
train students
Trainer trains
other trainers
Train the
trainer
Multiplier effect
The team
Face to face workshops
Online courses
Blended learning
Programs
Courses available
Tech Mandatory – Getting ready for
the new syllabus
Game changers and Change makers
AgPatch
Farm to table
Transforming milk into camembert
Find us at
www.knowingandgrowing.edu.au
Tocal Virtual Farm
https://trade.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?ap
pid=54c8fa832fc445d8a8994e4731956e0a
• GIS layers of physical attributes
• Images
• Multimedia resources
• Narrative about management practices
with some historical context
Story maps
Property overview Soils Water K-6
Coming soon - Cultural heritage map, Climate and VR
Primary resources
Science & technology, geography, history
AND
English, maths, PDHPE and capacity syllabuses
Secondary resources
6 teaching resources for the Farm case
study resources eg Measuring finance and
performance
NSWDPI Schools program
Jo Hathway
Meg Dunford
Michelle Fifield
W: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/school-
resources
You-Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPXat-
cF4USbimie2NLs9g
