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I enjoyed all the ARC lessons, finding them engaging and interesting. I believe the children in my 5th class would be very engaged in the lessons and would be eager to work on projects highlighting the sustainability of aquaculture in Ireland. The lessons are cross-curricular and suited to children with all learning styles.
I loved the Salmon of Knowledge being used to bring familiarity and integration across subjects. I have never before thought about this story outside the History curriculum.
Over the past two years I have been teaching junior classes but this year I will be returning to 5th class. Having taught 5/6th class previously, I have love using the UN Sustainable Development Goals for SESE lessons. I love how aquaculture fits into to this nicely and look forward to the engaging, interactive lessons we will have. I also feel that teaching about sustainability encourages children and teachers to think about our Global Citizenship and the impact we wish to have on the world.
I found Module 2 very interesting. Although I was aware of the huge popularity in Irish seafood, Atlantic Salmon, Dublin Bay Oysters etc I never really thought about the sustainability and balance that Aquaculture brings to our country and our economy.
Due to land features in the West, the area is more suitable to aquaculture – making it the main source of farming in this region. With population rising across the world it is amazing that we can have a balance between agriculture in the parts of the country where land features are more suitable and aquaculture in areas where farming the land it more difficult.
Our temperate or oceanic climate means the bays, inlets and shoreline along the Atlantic coast, helped by the Gulf Stream, is the perfect place for our aquaculture industry. Ireland’s semidural tides assist in aquaculture farming, allowing farmers to predict and therefore work with the tides.
I look forward to doing the mapping activity with my class and broadening our understanding of farming – including agriculture and aquaculture.
I really enjoyed Module 1. Living by the sea in Wexford and teaching in close proximity to a small fishing village, I was amazed to think that Aquaculture is not something that I have really introduced in my classroom. We have looked at Saving our Seas, our environmental impact on the world and Coastal Erosion but not directly fisheries or our local businesses that are all about Aquaculture.
The classroom tools shown in this module provide a rich learning environment for the children. I am teaching 5th class this year and love how even from one module I am inspired to bring this learning to my classroom. The classroom tools also provide the opportunity for learning across a wide range of curriculum areas. The Social Licensing tools are all of great interest to me in bringing a greater awareness of sustainability, local influences in aguaculture and environmental issues affecting our coastal areas and seas. Knowing where our food comes from has always been a big part of our agricultural awareness and I look forward to bringing the same awareness to aguaculture.
I love the idea of the ARC. The remote classroom is exciting and innovative and ticks all the boxes we need our educational system to have. I think the children would think it is cool. While I would agree I would also say that it is interactive, different and exciting which all help to promote learning.
I also love the Young Chef Ambassador Programme. I love to find something that promotes real life careers to our young people. The videos in this module may inspire a child in our primary schools to think of a career path that they never before imagined. To me this is what education is about.
