Professional learning outside the classroom: Expedition Iceland

By Julie Jordan , Sue Bull

Issue 250 | Page 14 | Published Jan 2012

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A bunch of intrepid teachers spent a week in Iceland in a quest to learn more about the country's challenging landscape, by engaging in a unique and inspiring professional development opportunity to learn about innovative ways to teach science and mathematics outside of a classroom setting.

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