Educating the Educators

Case study of the Inquiry based learning project with ENPS which was completed as part of the Educating the Educators project. Includes interviews with teachers, students and EM personnel.

Heather Bailie was interviewed about the project for Australian Teacher Magazine PD News section.

Resilience has emerged as one of the key areas of interest for the general public, governments, businesses and community sectors alike. There is a lot of activity in the area of resilience. Some of it is related to natural disasters, some to workplace culture and some to personal and community wellbeing. One thing is certain; we need to be better educated about this topic while balancing our busy lives. This site has been created as an attempt to aggregate a broad spectrum of relevant and useful information in one place.

Winning video in the Disasters happen competition.

Article about the Educating the Educators project published in Connections, a newsletter for school library staff, published by SCIS.

The Project feature story on Jane Heyward and Strathewen PS after Black Saturday

After February's devastating 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch, claiming hundreds of lives, iNNK made the decision to write and produce a free early release of their new song 'Don't Give Up'. It was written to support the affected residents of ...

After February's devastating 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch, claiming hundreds of lives, iNNK made the decision to write and produce a free early release of their new song 'Don't Give Up'. It was written to support the affected residents of ...

SCHOOLS in Victoria's bushfire-affected areas are treating some students as if they have autism or ADHD as children struggle to cope with the devastating psychological impact of Black Saturday. A report commissioned by the State Government has found children in areas devastated by the 2009 bushfires are falling behind in school and suffering experiencing behavioural issues.

The world's sprawling cities are centres of economic activity and growth. But when a natural disaster hits a densely populated area, the effects can be catastrophic. A new Swiss Re study looks at the human and economic risks faced by urban communities around the globe.

Scientific learning and technological innovation hold tremendous opportunities for strengthening capacities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to future crises. Yet unlocking this disaster risk reduction potential remains dependent on developing approaches which support effective dialogue between 'those who make science' and 'those who use science to make decisions'.

"Helpouts is a new way to connect people who need help with people who can give help, over live video, anytime, anywhere. Helpouts isn't available yet, but we're currently inviting people with expertise across a number of topics to be able to offer Helpouts when we go live - and to make money sharing their skills and knowledge with the world." Will also be able to offer help for free