EDU20005: Sustainable Education and Perspectives Assignment 2: Report

EDU20005 Assignment details

Reports are useful forms of assignment in a pre-service teacher education program as they assess what you've learned from your readings, research and class discussions. They also enable you to develop report writing skills and research that is widely used in the education workplace.

This assignment is asking you to take a leap forward to your role as the leader of a newly developed environmental sustainability team at a Pre-school/Kindergarten to Year 6 school.Prior to the establishment of this team, the educational setting did not have a focus on sustainability. A number of staff have been resistant to the inclusion of sustainable initiatives due to concerns over workload and an already 'crowded curriculum'. You've been asked to work with your team to develop a variety of school-wide initiatives that integrate concepts of sustainability and for malise this thinking into a professional report.

The purpose of this report is to on-board staff, inform families, guide teachers and students,and make the community aware of the aims and practices of the school. For malising this thinking and practice means that this report can also be used for award and grant applications to demonstrate the schools progress and commitment to environmental sustainability.

This assignment supports unit learning outcomes 1, 3, 4 and 5.

A typical report investigates, describes, and analyses information in a thorough and logical manner. This information is then presented in a clear report format. Some features that typify areport format include numbered sections and/or with headings, a contents page, information presented with images, tables, or diagrams, short paragraphs, and objective language. Yourreport should adhere to the following format and include the required information:

Title page and presentation 

Create a title page for your report that includes the following:

• Title of the report.
• Author (yourself).
• Date.

You can make choices about the professional presentation of your report making sure it'sprofessional and clear.

Background and context (approximately 200 words)

This report is written by the environmental sustainability leadership team, so it will be written in a collective voice. Describe and name the members of the team, what they do and a little about the team's background Describe and name the school context such as the location, how many students and any unique features of the school The school includes education from kindergarten/preschool (3-6 years of age) to Year six (12 years of age).