Must Reads this Summer!
Two books to read this summer break must be…………A Mammoth Lesson: Teaching in the Digital Age by Brett Salakas and Converge: A futurist’s insights...
Electrical Circuits with Doodle Bots
Creating and making is a wonderful way for children to learn. When students make models of ideas, tools for inquiry, or invent to learn,...
Annual ‘Hour of Code’ 2017
This was our fourth year of providing a time when the whole Junior School came together to enjoy an hour of coding activities. Prior...
Trendy TechMate!
TechMate evenings have been so popular that a second one was offered in Term 3.
TechMate evenings are for girls from grades 4 - 6...
Technology in Today’s Classroom to Inspire Ideas
When your like-minded colleague and friend, Anne Weaver, suggests a PD workshop on a Saturday morning in the holidays of course you say YES!...
Teaching in a Digital Classroom
I'm dedicated to teaching and working with young people. I’ve been fortunate to have had nearly 44 years of fulfilling my dedication! I’ve seen...
Engineering with Winches and Pulleys
Engineering is about finding out how things are built, how they work and why. Hands-on engineering activities empower young children to see themselves as...
Future Schools Expo + Conference Sydney
Last week I was fortunate to have been invited to speak at the Future Schools Expo + Conference in Sydney. It is an annual 2 day...
UN Sustainable Development Goals & the Micro:Bit
Engaging students with the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals using the Micro:Bit was successful and fun when games were created. Each student selected...
Why Making to Learn?
Making is an essential part of being human. Humans have always made and created to survive and evolve. So why has education not continued...