Sustainability in Action is a series of DVDs produced by TV3 with content for supporting materials developed by Team Solutions at the Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland. The resources are designed to support teachers engaged with the Media Studies and Education for Sustainability curriculum and are linked to NCEA achievement standards.

The entire resource is available here at tv3.co.nz and we invite all teachers to download the pdf (below) and contact us for access to the video.

Congratulations Michael Yang and Michael Rogers of Saint Kentigern College!

TV3 would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Michael Yang and Michael Rogers of Saint Kentigern College who were the winners of the Sunrise Sustainability in Action competition.

Secondary school students were invited to pitch us a ‘good news’ story idea about any aspect of sustainability that interests them. The finalists were invited to talk about their ideas on Sunrise and then viewers voted for the one they liked best.

A reporter and camera operator were sent to Saint Kentigern College to film the story and it was screened on Sunrise on Wednesday 14th of October. If you would like to see the clip, it is available on this page under the Video heading to the right.


 

Background and Rationale

Sustainability in Action gave secondary school students the opportunity to pitch a good news sustainability story idea to TV3. The winning idea was filmed and shown on Sunrise. The students who pitched the idea were be able to join the crew as they filmed the story and be part of the item.

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have the DVD referred to in the pdf below, please get in touch with us via the 'Feedback' box to the right to request a login and password. This will allow you access to download all the video clips contained within the DVD for use in your classroom.

The DVD includes local and national reports from 3 NEWS, Campbell Live, Sunrise and What’s Really In Our Food that address aspects of environmental, economic, cultural and social sustainability. Education for Sustainability (EfS) is an integrated approach to curriculum design which promotes action for a sustainable future. The TV3 DVD series will provide a tool for teachers across the curriculum to integrate news media into their EfS programmes. Media Studies teachers can use this material to develop both critical thinking and production skills, with a sustainability perspective.

These DVDs will provide real local current news, an Education for Sustainability perspective and the possibility for Futures thinking.

For Media Studies students this resource will offer authentic links to the television industry through TV3.

These guide notes will give you:
- Links to the NZ curriculum through key competencies and values
- Opportunities to integrate learning areas
- Generic learning plans and activities
- Assessment opportunities for Education for Sustainability and Media Studies and other learning areas
- A toolkit for basic filming skills and editing hints

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