CONNECTED THINKING Documents AuthorsMark Sparvell South Australia (DECS) Australia How do we best develop positive values in students? How do we encourage STUDENT VOICE, STUDENT ACTION and ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP through connecting hearts, head and hands. Objectives Powerpoint, Movie Maker, Word, Outlook, OneNote, Moodle Centra Symposium, Publisher, Bing, Skydrive Software Description For the students we wanted them to consider environmental assets existing in their communities. For the educators, we wanted them to explore the potential of environmental education programs to develop and engage in values education. For everyone, we wanted to raise the awareness of the interdependent aspects of sustainability. Learning Areas Studies of Society and Environment, English and Philosophy Levels Ages environment ecollaboration student action values online Keywords Project Overview

CONNECTED THINKING Teacher Planning and Management Click the documents below to help you understand the context of this exemplary learning project: Background & Planning: A picture of the origin and objectives of the learning project, including the manner in which the project was planned and managed. Classroom Images: Images of the classroom to give you a better feeling for how the project was implemented. Documents

CONNECTED THINKING Teaching Resources Click the documents below to view the teaching resources used in the teaching of this learning project: Student Project Overview: An overview of required tasks. Class Server Resources: Download teaching resources in Class Server format. Documents Click on VEGPS image above to play the video

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CONNECTED THINKING Teacher and School Information Mark Sparvell is currently Principal at Kadina Primary School in South Australia. Kadina Primary caters for 480 students from ages 5 to 13 and is situated 200 kilometres from the city of Adelaide. Mark coordinates the work in 6 schools across 5,000 kilometres using a number of online and offline environments. This collaborative work together is now in its FOURTH YEAR. Mataranka in Northern Territory Spearwood in Western Australia Birdwood HS in South Australia Victor R7 in South Australia Yankalilla As in South Australia Peregrine PS in Tasmania