Description
The real benefits in designing and implementing iSTEM (integrated STEM) learning are the heightened levels of student thinking, collaboration and motivation.
A core part of this is bringing educators and leaders together to make this a feasible reality in school settings. Building upon the design-thinking processes and toolsets highlighted in the NoTosh workshop from 2016, this full-day program is designed to support teams of educators to identify and develop practical STEM activities within curriculum and to create the context for more effective collaborative input by staff.
Great learning requires great design. How staff and leadership use time, curriculum, resources and leverage individual skillsets will be analysed and optioned over the course of the day. It is recommended that educators participate in this workshop as a pair or team, and ideally come with key plans or elements of their curriculum as an authentic springboard for design and discussion.
Places in this workshop are limited to ensure strong conversations and depth.
- Extend their capacity to implement iSTEM (integrated STEM) strategies
- Build design-thinking processes and toolsets to identify and develop practical STEM activities within curriculum.
- Develop the context for more effective collaborative input by staff through the effective use of resources and skillsets
Presenters
Hamish Curry
Hamish has a 25-year background in leading education across schools, libraries, and education companies using design thinking and intercultural learning. He brings tenacity and creativity to his work, with a wealth of knowledge and experience in making education better. As GM at Cool.org, he leads the development of new initiatives and refining existing processes to ensure educators get the resources they need to help people and our planet. Hamish would rather do all this while snowboarding.
Hamish has been a school teacher with stints in London, UK and Toyama, Japan. He also led the development of the Eltham College City Campus (Year 9 program). He grew significant school and public programs while Education Manager at the State Library of Victoria. As a Senior Consultant with NoTosh, he travelled the world for 4 years, helping schools and major companies design better learning. Hamish’s last role was as Executive Director of Asia Education Foundation with the University of Melbourne, where he shaped intercultural learning across Australia and 23 other nations in school partnerships and programs. He has also served on the Advisory Board for the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
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Segments
Event Segment
Date / Time
8 Mar 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:30Delivery Format : In Person
Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre
PL Hours : 6.30
Learning Area
- STEM
School Area
- Early Childhood (PK - 2)
- Middle Primary (3-6)
- Secondary (7-10)
- Senior Secondary (11 - 12)