Lauren

4th year Primary teaching student at UON #uonteach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Communicating with fellow educators has given me insight into valuable ways to include #sustainability and #intergenerationallearning into my unit of work/future classroom. I believe this is essential practice for teachers & will utilise it now and in my future career #UONTeach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

#sustainability
Through using twitter and this hashtag I have found numerous valuable resources, connected with peers and professionals and developed my knowledge of this topic. I will continue using this platform for education in the future! #uonteach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Before beginning this unit of work, I doubt I would have noticed things like this. It has been a great eye-opener to the different strategies that are being employed to reduce waste and create a more #sustainable society. #UONTeach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Great to see the university employing some strategies to help reduce waste! #uonteach #ecobin

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

It has been amazing for me to see so many tweets about how through education, people have become aware of their actions and are consciously making changes to benefit both society and the environment.
#educationispowerful #uonteach #sustainability

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

@SciHistoryOrg Thank you, I will!

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Extremely interesting article!Plastic was originally praised as “the saviour of the elephant and tortoise” as it replaced the use of natural products eg ivory in manufacturing.
Great convo starter as to how perspectives change and the need for reflection.
https://t.co/6ONzwMudWS

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Lester and Clyde by James H. Reece
A text about how human pollution affects the natural environment, in this case, the frogs in the story.
Would be a great text for a literacy lesson with a sustainability focus!
#uonteach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

School and community relationships are important to ground students’ learning in real world situations, and to alert students to the fact that they are supported and that their education is valued. This has become clear to me through the development of my unit. #uonteach

[Naomi Rodwell @NaomiRodwell]

Ongoing collaboration with the local community is essential for authentic learning experiences in real world contexts (Sharkey, Olarte & Ramirez, 2016). Through community-based projects students and the community work together to achieve a common goal to benefit all. #UoNTeach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Great to see the university employing some strategies to help reduce waste! #uonteach #ecobin

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Before beginning this topic, I didn’t fully appreciate the benefits of intergenerational relationships.
I have learned that through these interactions students build respect, become informed citizens, form social and emotional connections and feel a sense of community.

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

As a child I didn’t get to see my grandparents often. Being able to regularly interact with elderly people & build meaningful relationships at school would have been of great value to me. An #intergenerational program could facilitate this interaction for students #uonteach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

@stephanieUON @Samanth74933065 What a great way to open students eyes to the amount of waste they produce! Was this a class or whole school activity?

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Since beginning this unit of work, I have become much more aware of the amount of packaging everyday items include. Having students design new ways of packaging products could be a great way to both raise awareness and develop innovative strategies to reduce waste #uonteach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

@kirrabowdler I love how you’re incorporating literacy in this. The research needed to complete a persuasive writing piece like this would also reinforce the ideas behind the need for sustainable practices.

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Connecting people through food! A positive way to create relationships between generations and promote healthy choices #uonteach

[Ruth Reynolds @rreynolds380]

More themes on intergenerational learning #UoNteach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Positive interactions between generations help develop young people into respectful, understanding and informed citizens, provide an opportunity for skill development, and allow the elderly to feel a sense of purpose and share their stories and histories #uonteach

[Phoebe @MissHickson]

How wonderful to see how engaged both the children and the nursing home residents are as they share this creative activity!This #intergenerationallearning builds social confidence & authenticity of interactions.These positive relationships have so many positive outcomes for all!

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

@ESHarvey13 Such an easy way to reduce your impact! I also agree that straws are a big issue and think it’s great that companies (eg boost) are becoming aware of this and providing alternatives. Thanks for contributing!

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Researching options for a more sustainable world makes you more aware of the impact of your own actions. Has anyone changed the ways they do things after becoming more aware of their impact? #uonteach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

@reidem6 What a great way to make it relevant to the students and their environment! They could also make real changes to these things in the school, therefore making their learning authentic. Thanks for the ideas!

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

To contribute to creating a sustainable world, students need to employ 21st century skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and problem solving. What are some ways you’ve seen these skills developed in the classroom? #UonTeach

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

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Source: https://t.co/SOnGdrlPhg

[Lauren @laurensteuart]

Stanford psychology professor Laura Carstensen says in a 2016 report “Contrary to widespread beliefs that older populations consume resources that would otherwise go to youth, there is growing reason to think that older people may be just the resource children need.”
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