Forester Time - Expression of Interest

Thank you for expressing your interest to join us either as a school/teacher or as a forester for Forester Time in Term 3 and Term 4 of 2020.  Please let us know your preferences for timings, topics and other to help us provide what you need.

Why join the Forester Time live webinars?
By joining our live Zoom webinar, your students will connect with professional foresters in real time as a virtual class incursion, without having to travel. They will learn more about the renewable forestry cycle from different forests around Australia - where does wood and paper products (including toilet paper!) come from, and allows foresters to show off their workplaces and day to day activities without any associated OH&S concerns for students.  Students can ask questions via Q&A function, and will participate in live polls to gauge their learning and understanding and to improve engagement.  

Zoom webinars are set up to maximise interaction - but minimise student privacy issues including:
- no video function for students - only presenters and hosts have video on
- Q&A function interacts only with presenters and hosts - questions are not public
- No chat function enabled 
- Polling is a quiz that allows all students with a device to participate.  Submitted answers will be shown live following the brief polling time and work to improve student engagement in the content and learnings.

Feedback from 2019 pilot Forester Time sessions:
Last year saw a pilot of the program held in conjunction with National Ag Day and the Primary Industries Education Foundation, with over 150 students participating. They all had plenty of questions including "how long does it take to grow a pine tree?”, "what's your favourite tree?", and “what products are made from the trees you grow?".

Teacher Sarah D. from the Katherine School of the Air said her students enjoyed learning more about sustainable plantation forests. “Today’s session with Kathryn the forester was outstanding,” she said. “Students were amazed that there are farms for timber and all of the perks of being a forester. It was great to link what happens in the forest with how things happen in a cattle station. It really helped students understand and contextualise what was being said.”

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* 1. Are you a teacher or a professional working in forest and wood products?

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* 2. What year levels do you teach? (you can choose more than one)

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* 3. What postcode is your school or workplace?

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* 4. What topics would you like to see covered by Forester Time
- or if you are a professional forester/wood processor, what topics can you help cover in a presentation?

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* 5. What frequency would you like to join a live Forester Time webinar?  (you are welcome to join 1 or all - each will cover a different topic)

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* 6. We are hoping to hold monthly or bimonthly webinars.  What week(s) in the terms (3 & 4)) suite your schedule best for zooming in? (you can check as many weeks as you like )

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* 7. What day(s) of the week work best for your class(es)

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* 8. What time in the day would suite you best in the classroom?

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* 9. Would you like to see Forester Time delivered as a Professional Learning activity for teachers to explore and gain awareness of new and existing ForestLearning teaching resources, delivered by teachers or industry professionals?

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* 10. Please provide us your email address if you would like us to keep you updated on Forester Time calendars and new events

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