Online portal leads students out into the wild

Sherryn Groch

By Sherryn Groch
Published June 2, 2016

Armed with only an iPad and a lesson plan, Newcastle teacher Carolyn Taylor is taking her students on “safari”.

Online portal WilderQuest is helping introduce students to the natural world

A local family of tawny frogmouths watch on as the Grade 1s prowl the wetlands, searching for beetles and light-footed ...

This story appeared in the June 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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