Day 1 Program
Day 1 Program
Welcome to Day 1 of the Conference. We begin with a Welcome to Country from the Wadawurrung People.
The Conference welcome will include an official welcome from Professor Damian Blake from the Deakin University School of Education and Mr Joe Ormeno CEO of The Gordon, and the official opening by Ms Jenny Atta, Secretary for the Department of Education.
We are delighted to have two keynote speakers today, Professor Kate Miles-Smith at 9.35am and Dr Tien Kiew at 2.40pm. Day 2 also includes Paper Set 1 and Workshop Sets 1 and 2.
Enjoy your day!
NOTE:
Click on the presenters names to see the Abstracts. ***next to presenter’s name indicates preparation required for Workshops. See abstract for instructions provided by presenters.
Bolded and hyperlinked presentation or workshop names indicate the powerpoint presentations are available.
9.00-9.35
Morning tea
10.45-12.00
Paper Set 1
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ROOM 1
COGNITION AND THINKING
10.45 am—11.05 am
Russell Tytler
Supporting Learning Across the Multimodal Languages of Science
11.10 am—11.30 am
Stansilaw Paul Maj
A New 21st Century Learning Theory That Quantitatively Defines the Simplest Learning and Assessment Paths Applicable to All Educational Sectors -
ROOM 2
IMMERSION
10.45am - 11.05am
Sue Mullen & Leanne Little
Curiosity Week: A STEAM Based Immersion Week11.10am - 11.30am
Andrea Ng
Integrating Mathematics into Science Inquiry: Teaching Environmental Crisis11.35am - 11.55am
Peta White
Stand Up for Your Climate/Future: Youth Activism Is Education -
ROOM 3
INTEGRATION
10.45am - 11.05am
Harry Kanasa
Analysing indigenous seasons to determine the epistemological and ontological underpinnings of Indigenous knowledge.11.10am - 11.30am
Kim Flintoff
Student-directed engagement in community-linked STEM engagement through collaborative challenge-based learning.11.35am - 11.55am
Violetta Pristel
Examining the effect of an integrated STEM project on Year 7 students’ critical thinking and attitudes to STEM -
ROOM 4
POLICY AND WORKFORCE
10.45am - 11.05am
Ann Osman
What Will It Take to Embed STEM Education Within the Curriculum for All Australian Students?11.10am - 11.30am
Yasmin Chalmers, Carley Brennan & Katelyn Sharratt
Teaching the Future Workforce: Currency, Connection and Co-Design11.35am - 11.55am
Alberto Au, Louise Palmer and Catherine Carbery
Med-E-Sim Webinar: Inspiring Australian Senior Secondary School Students to Careers in Healthcare During the COVID19 Global Pandemic -
ROOM 5
DESIGN
10.45am - 11.05am
Mim Glasby
The Design2Innovate Program11.10am - 11.30am
Paul D’Orio
Technology Skills Development: Teacher PD in Tech Schools11.35 am -11.55 am
Elly Broadbent & The Geelong Tech School Student Ambassadors
The conference bag design
Lunch
12.40-2.25
Workshop Set 1
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Room 1
12.40 pm – 1.30 pm
Cheryl Laks & Liam Birkett
STEM Design Sprint With the Zoo1.35 pm – 2.25 pm
Jude Ocean & Zara Ersozlu
How to Teach and Assess Multiplicative Thinking in Primary and Lower Secondary School -
Room 2
12.40 pm – 1.30 pm
Greg Hellard***
Minecraft Education in the Classroom – the Only Limit Is Your Imagination1.35 pm – 2.25 pm
Joanne Tate***
Deliver STEM Through Telecommunications -
Room 3
12.40 pm – 1.30 pm
Naomi Birdthistle, Carla Riverola, Lenka Boorer, Sara Ekberg & Julienne Senyard***
Empowering STEM Teachers to Embed the 21st Century Skills and Enterprising Skills Into Their Curriculum -
Room 4
12.40pm - 1.30pm
Paul Mead
Code Fly Deliver - Entrepreneurial Unit of Work1.35pm - 2.25pm
Sally Fierenzi ***
Designed by Nature: A nature-based STEM learning experienceVideos used in presentation
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Room 5
12.40pm - 2.25pm
Elly Broadbent & Tim Joiner ***
Creativity in VR
Afternoon tea
2.40-3.10
3.15-5.00
Workshop Set 2
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Room 1
3.15pm - 4.05pm
George Aranda & Joe Ferguson
Creative Computational Thinking: What’s Coding Got to Do With It?4.10pm - 5.00pm
George Aranda & Joe Ferguson
Designing Games in STEM -
Room 2
3.15pm - 4.05pm
Greg Hellard ***
Up, up and Away! Launching and Tracking Balloons for Student Engagement in STEM4.10pm - 5.00pm
Kristina Hicks ***
Investigating Terminal Velocity – An excursion that supports the achievement standards and engages students in STEM education -
Room 3
3.15pm - 4.05pm
Rebecca Seah & Marj Horne ***
Visualisation – a Critical Component of STEM4.10pm - 5.00pm
Sarah Atkins
Assessing Student Learning of Digital Technologies Through a Transdisciplinary STEM Approach -
Room 4
3.15pm - 4.05pm
Julie King
Identifying Opportunities for Addressing the Dimensions of STEM4.10pm - 5.00pm
Kim Vernon & Patrick Kelly
Designing an Inclusive Digital Technologies Learning Program -