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Emma Wordsworth
BAppSci(EnvSci), DipEd, GradDipEnv.Man
Position PICSE Science Education Officer
Location EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pine Gully Road, Wagga Wagga
Phone 02 6938 1832
Mobile 0408 700 693
Fax 02 6938 1666
Email ewordsworth@csu.edu.au
Web www.picse.net
Responsibilities
Emma’s role as Science Education Officer is a part of partnership between Charles Sturt University and the Primary Industry Centre for Science Education (PICSE).
PICSE aims to:
- improve understanding amongst school students and science teachers of the career opportunities available in science-based primary industries;
- increase the number of students enrolling in tertiary science courses who are planning a career in primary industries and related research;
- enhance the quality and quantity of highly skilled professionals available to the primary industry sector;
- promote science professionals to return to rural and regional Australia following completion of their studies.
- to work with schools, teachers and students to encourage greater engagement in science and to link schools with local industries;
- encourage students to use scientific enquiry in their learning.