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Media Release - Australian school students lack basic understanding of where food and fibre comes from

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​PIEFA's independent digital learning initiative about food and fibre in Australian schools EOI
 
PIEFA is planning to develop and have available for school students across Australia a range of interactive units of learning. The recent period of home schooling has seen much innovation in remote learning and the creation of units of learning which can be undertaken independently. While the majority of teaching will return to the classroom, there will be an ongoing need for independent remote learning.
 
PIEFA believes there ought to be opportunities for Australian school students to learn about our food and fibre industries by remote learning. These units can in turn strengthen classroom teaching especially during teacher absences and in times of teacher shortages in certain circumstances. In the first instance, this will be for stages 1-3 of the Australian Curriculum or equivalent.
 
PIEFA is therefore seeking expressions of interest:

• from primary school teachers who may like to share units which could be used in this initiative;
• teachers who may be interested in undertaking the preparation of units for delivery; 
• schools who may be interesting collaborating with this initiative in trialling units or identifying specific needs which PIEFA ought to concentrate its resources.

PIEFA has limited funds for this activity but will be able undertake some contractual arrangements. It will provide professional recognition for collaborating teachers to record on their career portfolios.
 
It is planned that all material will be accepted under Creative Commons copyright arrangements enabling its long term use by all students wherever they maybe. 
 
Please respond to Luciano Mesiti outlining the following in your expression of interest:

• your interest and skills in creating units of work for independent delivery
• examples of units which you may have developed
• your availability to contribute to the initiative
• identify your school being a location for PIEFA to collaborate 

Please keep your responses to a couple of pages at the most, with examples of your work as attachments to email or embedded links.
PIEFA may not be able to enlist all the interest expressed but will endeavour to follow up on all responses.
 
Luciano Mesiti
CEO PIEFA
ceo@piefa.edu.au 

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