Presenters below
Agenda
Friday
8:00 Registration/Tea & Coffee
9:00 Acknowledgement of Country
9:15 Opening Address - Murat Dizdar
9:45 Keynote: Invictus games representative - Damien Thomlinson
10:45 Morning tea
11:15 Workshop 1 (90 minutes)
12:45 Lunch
1:30 Workshop 2 (90 minutes)
3:00 Workshop 3 (90 minutes)
4:30 Afternoon Tea
4:55 Evaluations and raffle
5:15 Close of day 1
7:00 Pre-Dinner drinks in the Atrium, followed by Dinner in the Lennox Ballroom
Saturday
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Q&A
10:00 Morning tea
10:30 Workshop 4 (90 minutes)
12:00 Workshop 5 (90 minutes)
1:30 Lunch
2:20 Word from sponsor
2:30 Keynote speaker: Jane Caro
3:30 Evaluation/Wrap up and Raffle
4:00 Close of conference
8:00 Registration/Tea & Coffee
9:00 Acknowledgement of Country
9:15 Opening Address - Murat Dizdar
9:45 Keynote: Invictus games representative - Damien Thomlinson
10:45 Morning tea
11:15 Workshop 1 (90 minutes)
12:45 Lunch
1:30 Workshop 2 (90 minutes)
3:00 Workshop 3 (90 minutes)
4:30 Afternoon Tea
4:55 Evaluations and raffle
5:15 Close of day 1
7:00 Pre-Dinner drinks in the Atrium, followed by Dinner in the Lennox Ballroom
Saturday
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Q&A
10:00 Morning tea
10:30 Workshop 4 (90 minutes)
12:00 Workshop 5 (90 minutes)
1:30 Lunch
2:20 Word from sponsor
2:30 Keynote speaker: Jane Caro
3:30 Evaluation/Wrap up and Raffle
4:00 Close of conference
Workshop Presenters
Friday
Dr Erin Mackenzie, School of Education - Applying educational psychology in secondary science education
This workshop will use research findings from the field of educational psychology to guide teachers to effectively support students and increase engagement in science. With a focus on practical strategies for high school science teachers, we will examine how teachers can support learners by addressing student attitudes, motivation, self-efficacy, and social support in science. Attendees will also learn about gender differences in these areas, and strategies that may contribute to increasing girls’ engagement in science. Carolyn Stephens & Gillian Lee - Making Mathematicians through Peer Mentoring This workshop will explore how to harness the knowledge and passion of skilled student mathematicians to inspire, develop and encourage their younger peers. We will explore how to utilise existing resources to maximise the learning opportunities for all members in the mentoring experience. Based on personal experience, we will discuss the logistics of setting up mentoring relationships, how to structure problems to maximise differentiation and student engagement, and how to encourage the language of mathematics to be incorporated into mentoring sessions. Kathleen McCready - Engaging students in the Learning of pH, Acid and Base Reactions Making Science entertaining, exciting and fun. Acid base reactions after a magical demonstration - then the magic is revealed when they perform a similar reaction themselves Megan Townes - Microsoft Learning Design Specialist (Megan will have 3 workshops available to attend) Twenty ways AI is built into Office 365 to revolutionize your productivity Office has adopted the world of AI (artificial intelligence) and uses this powerful technology to make educator and student lives simpler every day. Get ready to see the top twenty things you didn’t know Office could do that will blow your mind! See how Office 365 can shape the heroes in your classroom tomorrow. Build it, make it, know it! Design thinking with Minecraft: Education Edition + Windows 10 Learn how to give your students meaningful learning experiences while solving problems with imaginative solutions using Minecraft: Education Edition, Microsoft MakeCode, Paint 3D, and the new Photos app for Windows 10. See how the heroes in your classroom can shape Minecraft to build the world of tomorrow. Teams and OneNote team up to transform learning in your school Within Office 365, students can collaborate, design, construct, plan, and curate in a tool that provides the features and options to be successful - and that's with Class Teams and OneNote Class Notebook! With a teacher guided framework that allows for collaboration, content distribution, grading, and quick feedback cycles, Teams and OneNote is changing the scope of learning in classrooms. See how Teams and OneNote can shape the heroes in your classroom tomorrow. Jeffrey Fletcher - Exploring our oceans - how museums can inspire and motivate The workshop showcases real-life applications of science in both museum work such as conservation and preservation of artefacts, and in broader maritime fields such ocean conservation, marine environments, archaeology and technology. A focus of the workshop will be on our current exhibition James Cameron- Challenging the Deep, which investigates the passion, commitment and contribution of the famous film-maker to exploring our deep oceans, a passion he has held since his junior high-school days, and it is our hope to encourage students to pursue their own passions. Renee Carniato - Bad Idea Factory To solve some of the worlds biggest problems, we need students who are wicked problem solvers. Students who are brave enough to take risks and think divergently. My workshop will encourage teachers to think about the ways they encourage inquiry learning in their classroom. Kiranjit Randhawa - Implement STEM through Robotics Thinking of how to implement the digital technologies curriculum!!! This EV3 Lego workshop addresses how to incorporate: · Computational algorithmic thinking with science and mathematics. · Concepts of data logging. · Concepts of physics such as measuring the distance travelled in a maze using speed and angle. Learn how to shape teaching by acquiring STEM skills in a project based learning environment.. Amy Birungi and Michelle Tregoning - Preparing to observe observable behaviours Within the NSW education system, numeracy is identified as a critical skill for success in everyday life. The numeracy learning progression is a tool to support teachers in meeting the numeracy capabilities as described in their syllabus document. The progression describes a increasingly sophisticated sequence of observable behaviours for key numeracy concepts. The workshop focuses on the smallest unit of the numeracy learning progression, the indicator, which is a demonstrable behaviour, and the strategies teachers can use to observe them in order to be informed of their student's numeracy growth. Sham Nair - Science Extension - a new frontier in Stage 6 science This course is designed for students with a deep interest and aptitude in science. It is expected that the student completing the science extension course will undertake STEM related courses at University. Students will also work with researchers at tertiary institutions, research institutes and other places where active research and development activities occur. Josh Ravek - Stile: Relevant and engaging lessons to inspire the next generation of science superheroes Stile focuses on helping students appreciate the relevance that science has to offer. In order to achieve this, Stile lessons look at the interesting work that Australian scientists undertake in order to improve student perceptions about scientists and careers in science. In the session, we will discuss how real and relatable scientists are incorporated into Stile lessons and how this encourages students to consider future careers in STEM. * This is a sponsored workshop Anna Wethereld - Maths in 2019 Anna Wethereld is Inspector, Mathematics & Numeracy, Curriculum Standards with the NSW Education Standards Authority(NESA). Attendees to Anna's workshop will have the opportunity to learn about the latest news and updates with requirements and provided resources in stage 6 mathematics. With Year 12 Mathematics Standard as well as Year 11 Mathematics Advanced and Mathematics Extension 1 beginning in 2019, what can you do to ensure your school takes advantage of all the tools and information available. Easter Carmeli - Inquiring in the Science and Technology K-6 syllabus Our future scientists are encouraged to question and seek solutions. By teaching inquiry based learning we are fostering collaboration, critical thinking and creative problem solving skills in our students. These are important skills for our future scientists, our heroes of tomorrow. Flexible Spaces to support Dynamic Learning - Sarina Wilson, Secondary Advisor, Futures Learning Innovative Education, Successful Students states; To succeed in the future, our students will require research, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. They will need to be able to work independently and together with groups of other students. The spaces our children learn in have to be more flexible with the innovative integration of new technology and better opportunities for student/teacher collaboration. This session will introduce teachers to a design thinking approach to transitioning learning spaces with pedagogy at the core. They will have the opportunity for rapid prototyping of a flexible learning space. Michael Hogan - Experience with a Depth Study Guiding students to grow their ability to develop depth of knowledge and understanding through self directed activities. Jackie Blue - Authentic Assessment in Mathematics The heroes of tomorrow will be those who can look at the world and consider how they can contribute to improving it in some way. Contributions of this nature require problem-solving, communication, and creative and critical-thinking skills. The assessment tasks explored in this session are underpinned by the working mathematically components of the Mathematics syllabus, including understanding and reasoning, communicating and problem solving. Margaret Grove and Robert Yen - Unpacking Mathematics Advanced and Extension 1 Are you ready for the new Mathematics Advanced and Extension 1 next year? This workshop will unpack the syllabuses, outline the main themes of the new courses and examine the big changes to content. We will explore concepts from the new topics such as conditional probability, discrete probability distributions, transformations of functions and parametric equations. * This is a sponsored workshop STEM Share Community - with STEM Share leaders Tanya Riach and Katherine Lollback STEMShare is an initiative that empowers schools with the technology tools to enable students to develop essential future focused STEM skills, support teachers to successfully integrate STEM concepts within their classroom, and build a community that encourages and supports the use of STEM focused technologies in education. STEMShare Leaders Tanya and Kath will introduce STEMShare and what it can do for you and your school. Integrated STEM into Stage 4 - Victor Newby (DP) Cherine Spirou (HT Science/STEM) This workshop will demonstrate how Fairvale High School (a large comprehensive co-educational school in South West Sydney) has integrated STEM as an independent subject into Stage 4. The presenters will share the challenges faced in its implementation and how some of these have been overcome. It will also showcase examples of projects being undertaken in STEM. The next step – Working Towards Deputy Principal - Rosemary Daubney and Jackie Dalton Are you ready to start applying for Deputy Principal’s positions? What is stopping you? This workshop will help you understand the role, the responsibilities and how to get there. We will look at criteria and help unpack it. The workshop will be heavily tailored to the audience on the day, so make sure you come armed with all the questions you want answered. |
Saturday
Cherine Spirou & Bec West - Leading a Team
Are you thinking about taking the next step and becoming an Executive team member? What does it mean to be a Head of Department? Then this 2 hour registered workshop will give you an insight of some of the expectations of the position through a collaborated and open discussion workshop. The workshop has been designed to give aspiring heads of department the knowledge required to lead an effective faculty. We will give you real examples and discussions on aspects of the position, including strategic planning and resource management. Eddie Woo and Dave Watson - Vectors and Statistics for the new Stage 6 syllabuses This workshop is designed to present the content of the new syllabus to give you the best chance to become an expert yourself before teaching your students. Participants will develop knowledge and skills in the Statistics and Vectors areas of the new syllabuses, acting as students and engaging in collaborative discussions around the types of activities students in their own classes could learn best from. Roseeta Prasad and Smitri Mediratta - Uplifting Student Achievement through Science Literacy Strategies The workshop is aiming to uplift the achievement of students in Science and encourage students to choose science in the future as they gain confidence in the subject through the literacy strategies. It also is tapping on NESAs HSC minimum LIT and Num standards, so these strategies are designed to empower the teachers in delivering lessons that ensures success in the subject. Matt Dodds - Visual Science - Engaging both Juniors and Seniors in the Metacognitive process of Visual Science. The Heroes of tomorrow are the students of today. By educating them properly and giving them the skills to look at their education for a "birds eye" view allows students to pull together many concepts and introduces them subtly to metacognition. Looking at how they understand key concepts and how to relate them to other concepts allows students to engage with learning material on a deeper level. Metacognitive and Multi-skilled students will be the leaders of tomorrow. Josh Ravek - Stile: Relevant and engaging lessons to inspire the next generation of science superheroes Stile focuses on helping students appreciate the relevance that science has to offer. In order to achieve this, Stile lessons look at the interesting work that Australian scientists undertake in order to improve student perceptions about scientists and careers in science. In the session, we will discuss how real and relatable scientists are incorporated into Stile lessons and how this encourages students to consider future careers in STEM. * This is a sponsored workshop Bec West, Dave Watson and Eddie Woo - Change Makers in Education Are you working every day to improve the culture of a team? Endeavour to increase the engagement of parents at your school? Striving to make your classroom look and feel a certain way? We want to look at what the common elements are between all of these changes, arm ourselves with tools and go in prepared with what we need for the best chance of success. All aspirations, big and small, need open-mindedness and forward-thinking. But where do you start? In this workshop we will examine real change makers and will work shoulder-to-shoulder with you to help you clearly articulate your goals and strategically plan your priorities for change. Ian Anderson - Robotics in the Classroom A hands-on workshop developed to build the familiarity and confidence of teachers in using robot kits and software. The skills developed are more than just technology, with problem solving, communication and teamwork skills also developed when these techniques are used in the classroom. In this workshop teachers will have the opportunity to develop their skills in programming robots to complete set challenges and take back ideas for use in the classroom. Elizabeth Shorter - Electronics, Robotics and Coding: Getting started and planning ahead The Electronics, Robotics and Coding workshop provides hands on experience for all educators, regardless of their experience level to start teaching these exciting skills today! Teachers will be shown and will experience the tools, processes and pathways that will give you the best opportunity to teach and also recognise quality digital technologies learning taking place. Hands-on experience will include a computer and robotics kit for every pair, coding challenges and participation in a live interactive lesson. Teachers will be motivated and will gain confidence in their ability to get started as they learn how to effectively use ICT tools meaningfully within their classroom. This workshop is suitable for all teachers from Stage 1 to Stage 4. * This is a sponsored workshop Depth Studies Teachmeet Teachers will present Depth Studies they have done with students this year, highlighting the postives, the problems, and how they will improve it next time. Vatche Ansourian - Bad Science Can a Power Balance bracelet improve your sporting ability, focus and balance by "resonating with the natural energy field of the body"? Will a cup of lemon water before breakfast help to alkalise your body and improve your health? Is chlorophyll a source of energy which will detox the body and support general well being? Everyday, students are faced with a legion of claims devised by marketing departments and media moguls. It is important for students to develop critical thinking skills necessary to assess these claims and make evidence-informed decisions. In this workshop, teachers will have the opportunity align syllabus outcomes with examples of Bad Science to create lessons or discrete units of work which can be used in the classroom the very next day. All participants are encouraged during the session to refresh with a bottle of water infused with the frequency of the moon for those added wellness benefits and as part of a healthy detox. Jacki Dalton - Having courageous conversations Having a difficult conversation requires skill and empathy, but ultimately, it requires the courage to go ahead and do it. The more you understand how to face these issues squarely, the more confident you will become at it. This session will provide some strategies and practical ways of managing these conversations including how to prepare and plan for a difficult conversation, communicate effectively during a difficult conversation, applying active listening skills so you con manage your emotions and maintain a harmonious working relationship. Daniella Falecki - Practical strategies to motivate ourselves and students We all want students to apply more effort but how can we encourage this. Carol Dweck’s research in the area of mindset gives us strategies to better engage students in their own learning. In this workshop we; • Explore the process of learning • Discuss the research of Carol Dweck and how to encourage grit and perseverance with students • Identify the language of fixed and growth mindset with classroom examples • Practice ways to reframe mindset using cognitive-behavioural approaches • Leave with specific strategies to begin using immediately for ourselves and our classrooms SOLO and assessment - Rosemary Daubney Structure of observed learning outcomes (SOLO) is the basis of the Science VALID assessment. There are many versions of assessment and many reasons why and why not to do it. This workshop utilises strategies from Dylan Wiliam’s work and SOLO taxonomy to provide a basis for what, when, how and why to assess your students. It will also provide practical examples of different ways to determine student understanding that will save you time and help you plan for future learning. To get the best out of this workshop, please bring a device. |