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August 10, 2019
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We want to hear from you

Have your say on how you and your colleagues use the Department’s digital education resources. The Department wants feedback from teachers about how you use digital educational resources for teaching and learning. Your feedback will form part of a research and evaluation project that will help the Department provide better and more relevant resources for schools.

We want to know how teachers:

use digital content
locate digital content
determine the relevance and quality of digital content
deliver resources to students and judge whether they have been effective or not
access and use online professional learning.

We are collecting information via and online survey and a virtual focus group.

A teacher survey (approx. 10 minutes)

Teacher focus group – held online, Wednesday 4 September, 2:00pm – 4:00pm (CRT available) contact crellin.rachel.a@edumail.vic.gov.au to express interest.

October 23, 2018
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Digitech Conference 2018 – A Student Showcase

Primary and secondary schools are invited to send one or two teachers and between four and 10 students to this free, interactive ‘kids teaching kids’ event.

Developed by the Northen Peninsula Digital Technology Teachers’ Network, and hosted this year at Carrum Primary School, keynotes will be delivered by Dr Tim Kitchen, Senior Education Specialist at Adobe, and Roland Gesthuizen, STEM Method Lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Monash University. Presentations will also be delivered by two US schools engaged in innovative digital technology and makerspaces.

The event will be held on Friday 9 November. To register, provide your school name and attending student and teacher details no later than Tuesday 2 November.

October 2, 2018
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Kids Conference 2018

A fantastic opportunity exists for students to present at the Kids Conference 2018.

The conference involves short speaker sessions where primary and secondary students can present innovative projects relating to History, Geography, Science, English and digital technologies. It allows students to present on how they have developed their learning by exploring new and emerging technologies and presentation tools.

Video: Kids Conference 2017

The Kids Conference promotes students as creators of knowledge and innovation to an audience of lead educators, policy makers and the teaching community. It promotes the role of teachers as facilitators of creative, collaborative and student led projects.

Registrations for student presenters close on 31 October.

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August 28, 2018
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VR Water Safety Education

Life Saving Victoria is using virtual reality (VR) technology to educate the community about water safety. Find are a range of great educational VR Tours (a series of 360o images), each complemented by engaging curriculum aligned teaching resources for Levels 3&4, 5&6, 7&8.

Lifesaving Volunteers to the Rescue

This tour follows Hayden, one of Life Saving Victoria’s volunteer lifesavers and rescue swimmers for the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service, during a rescue mission. The tour shows Hayden in various locations throughout the rescue; from the helicopter base, to the helicopter in mid-rescue. Through this tour we showcase the valuable contribution that volunteers make to society.

Life on the Murray River

This tour describes life on the Murray River; The Murray River is a rich part of the Australian landscape. Throughout history, the Murray River has been a source of food, trade and life sustaining biodiversity. Flowing for more than 2,500 km through three states, it also has its dangers. The Murray River is Australia’s number one drowning blackspot. Understanding and respecting the river is crucial for its survival and ours.

Everyday Lifesavers – Responding to an Emergency

Anybody can be an Everyday Lifesaver; An Everyday Lifesaver is someone who has the knowledge and skills to help someone in an emergency. This tour covers the DRSABCD emergency response action plan and basic first aid. Having this knowledge is one way you can become an Everyday Lifesaver, while also being aware of potentially dangerous situations to prevent injuries and accidents.

August 24, 2018
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Principal of Multicultural School Talks about STEM Education

A fantastic Q&A with Principal Gail Doney of Wallarano Primary School, Victoria, Australia who sheds light on equality issues in access to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education and how help from the private sector can help.

Read the full article here.

Two Grade 3 girls won 1st place in Australia in the 2016/17 Wonder League Robotics Competition

August 7, 2018
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Get your students blogging with the Student Blogging Challege

Student blogging challenge

All teachers and students in DET schools have free access to Global2. This is a blogging network that has been established for over a decade. It’s powered by CampusPress which is the sister service of Edublogs. Global2 is based on WordPress and is designed for education with 24/7 email support.

If you want to learn more about blogging with the option of connecting with classes around the world, you might be interested in the Student Blogging Challenge.

The ten week challenge runs twice a year beginning in March and October.

Victorian teacher and global2 blogger, Kathleen Morris is running the next Student Blogging Challenge. It begins on October 7 and wraps up before the Christmas break in mid December.

Each week, there will be a new post published with some materials to learn about blogging e.g. writing posts, commenting, using images etc. There will then be a choice of tasks that students or classes can complete to develop their skills while connecting with other blogging classes worldwide.

If you’re interested in taking part in the Student Blogging Challenge, head over to https://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/ and subscribe for email updates. Registrations will be open during the first week of September. Participants can register as a class or as an individual student. There’s also the option for teachers to volunteer as a commenter throughout the challenge. This can also be a good way to learn about blogging.

Participants can complete as many of the tasks as they like and in any order.

If you’re looking for other opportunities to get started with Global2, the team at Edublogs and CampusPress invite all DET teachers to take a look at the following self-paced courses which have just been updated.

For Teachers https://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org

Blogging With Students — This course guides you through the process of setting up a class blog
Personal Blogging — Learn how to set up a personal/professional educator blog
Building Your PLN — Become a connected educator using a range of different tools

For Students https://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/

Student Blogging Bootcamp — This self paced course guides students through the process of setting up and using their blog. You could assign this to your students prior to starting the Student Blogging Challenge if you like.

If you have any questions about global2, the Student Blogging Challenge or the Teacher Challenge courses, contact global2@edublogs.org

July 13, 2018
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Waste away – the future of garbage

Free panel discussion

Waste away – the future of garbage

The EPA’s third annual National Science Week panel event topic for this year is Waste away – the future of garbage.

Waste has been a hot topic for Australia and Victoria over the last 18 months. Public debate has surrounded:

how we can reduce our waste at home
how business can assist in reducing waste, which has led to a plastic bag ban in Victoria and many bars banning plastic straws
waste stockpiling in Victoria
China’s ban on recycling imports
how we can repurpose waste, such as using waste to make other products, like road base, or using waste to produce energy.

This year they have gathered a panel of experts to discuss the future of Victoria’s and Australia’s waste. Is it truly waste or is it a wasted resource? Can science help us improve our waste reduction and management?

The panel discussion will be directed by questions posed by the audience, both in person and through the web-stream.

The panel includes:

Ms Ruby Chan, Inventor of ‘Moducware’
Mr Mark Glover, Director and CEO of Renewable Carbon
Mr Barry Sullivan, Business Development Manager, Renewables Downer Utilities Australia
Dr Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University.

Thursday 16 August 2018

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson Street
Carlton Vic 3053
View the map.

RSVP:
attend in person
OR
join event online (web-stream)

July 6, 2018
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Using Google Apps in your classroom

Schools can provide students and staff with access to Google Apps for Education online services at no cost through the Department. Professional learning sessions for Term 3 have been announced to help you get the most out of the software.

‘Getting Started’ Workshops

A full day workshop is available to support school leaders and teachers just starting out, as well as those who have been driving their own learning with G Suite. Participants are introduced to the key apps in the suite, presenting a school focused approach in their use for administration, learning and teaching. The workshop will provide tips and tricks, while discussing a holistic set up for different learning environments and settings.

Sessions dates and locations

8 August – Castlemaine
15 August – Flemington
23 August – Corio
18 September – Flemington

Find out more and register for professional learning

Find out how to get Google Apps for your school

June 19, 2018
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Kids Conference 2018

This years Kids Conferece will be held 20th November 2018 at Australian Catholic University.

Do you think your kids would like to present?

The Kids’ Conference 2018 Workshop to be held on Tuesday 28th August hosted by The Royal Society of Victoria with Cultural Infusion.

This workshop aims to provide prospective facilitators and student presenters with an opportunity to bring History, Science Geography or English project ideas and develop them in preparation for the Kids’ Conference on 20th November 2018 at Australian Catholic University.

Please note places are strictly limited. Up to 5 students and 2 teachers per school can participate in the workshop program.

There will also be a dedicated session for teachers to support their facilitation role as a PD component of the workshop. Please find attached a Guide, Flyers and please follow this link for further information: http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/faculties,_institutes_and_centres/education_and_arts/kids_conference

Registrations for this workshop open on 25th June and close on 7^th August 2018. You can register up to two staff and your nominated students (5) for the Workshop.

If you are unable to attend this workshop, but would like further information about the Kids’ Conference initiative, please feel free to contact Stephen Spain Convenor: stephenspain@acu.edu.au

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June 15, 2018
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Mars2020

Our Guest blogger is Mark Gleeson from the Victorian Space Science Education Centre

Attention all potential interplanetary travellers!

Meet Adrian Brown. He’s the Deputy Program Scientist for Mars 2020, and his fields of research include astrobiology and remote sensing spectroscopy. He’s also an expert on Mars.

For one hour he will transport you to the Red Planet, and you will have the chance to fill the shoes of a Mission Controller from NASA.

Adrian completed his PhD studies at the Australian Centre for Astrobiology. If you are interested in his PhD research on hyperspectral mapping of ancient hydrothermal systems in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, you will find the web site, and many linked resources, here.

Session Details

Mars2020 – A behind the Scenes Look at the first aircraft carrier to Mars

Tuesday 10 July, 7:00 – 8:00pm

VIctorian Space Science Centre

400 Pascoe Vale Road

Strathmore

Find out more and register