Wednesday 19 April 2017

I closed my eyes and it's now Term 2!

So much has happened in the past 12 weeks. My students have been smashing it out of the park with their work in the Digital Technologies space and some were able to participate in the University of Melbourne coding challenge.

The first term of our new Digital Technologies curriculum has come and gone, with plenty to reflect on, improve and adapt. So far, so good. And once our STEM centre is built (watch this space), oh the possibilities!

So what have I been up to? I did present at the Canberra Summit in mid April. You can find a copy of my resources here.

What I took away from the summit was the great vibe that came from it. I mean, teachers giving up their time to learn?? Who'd have thought? But seriously, it was a great summit and had some amazing presenters. I highly recommend to everyone that they should attend at least one summit in their career and look at others like uLearn and EduTech (this year it is in Sydney).

In August I will be jet setting off to New York City for the EdTechTeam Masterclass, and hopefully the Google Certified Innovators Program in Washington. There will be plenty of photos, shopping and learning, not necessarily in that order. The nerd in me will be paying a visit to Best Buy to get a few things - Ozobots, Arduinos, MakeyMakeys etc.Even with the conversion rate, they're still way cheaper than in Australia.

 Well I hope you all had a great Easter Break.