The eSafety Commission’s Teacher Essentials PD Program delivers professional development through 3 x 50 minute webinars. The three topics currently presented are: Building Digital Intelligence Teachers, technology and the law Navigating the eSafety website New sessions will be added regularly … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in www.teachermagazine.com.au on 16 February, 2017. The Victorian Digital Technologies curriculum enables students to become confident and creative developers of digital solutions through the application of information systems and specific ways of thinking about problem solving. As … Continue reading →

Adelaide Uni is conducting a survey of secondary school Digital Technologies teachers across Australia to identify areas where and how improvements could be made, for instance in resourcing, curriculum, industry involvement, or diversity in the classroom. The survey is completely … Continue reading →

Global LYNCS is a project that explores the potential of free technologies supporting communications between schools in Victoria & Daegu, South Korea.  The Global LYNCS project is currently recruiting Victorian schools to partner with Korean schools. For information, please see … Continue reading →

Adobe and Department of Education, Learning and Teaching Branch are pleased to announce the EOI date for Adobe ‘Have a Voice’ has been extended until Friday 28th April. Groups of students are invited to create a video story (maximum of … Continue reading →

You are invited to attend a ‘school visit’ to a school exploring New Pedagogies for Deep Learning. New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL) is a global partnership aiming to implement deep learning goals across whole education systems that are enabled … Continue reading →

Screen It is a national moving image competition that inspires young people of school age to create a game, live action film or animation. It is presented by ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image), and features categories for primary, … Continue reading →

Due to popular demand we are repeating the highly successful webinar from the National Day of Action to prevent Bullying. Audience: Years 4, 5 and 6 students. Date: Weds 29 March  2.15- 2.55 pm We will let the students know … Continue reading →

  DET Virtual Learning team are pleased to present the first edition of ‘Virtual Learning Opportunities’ newsletter. Other Virtual Learning Opportunities can also be found at http://www.digipubs.vic.edu.au/pubs/virtuallearning/classroom-event-calendar To subscribe to this newsletter, please email schultz.gary.r@edumail.vic.gov.au

Thanks to Bec Spink from ‘Code the Future’ for this blogpost Will we see you at the next meetup? 2017 is the Year of Digital Technologies in schools right across the country, where coding in the Australian Curriculum comes to … Continue reading →