Creativity with Technology.
Last term the girls researched the history and difference between eTextiles and wearable technology. They spent some time learning simple sewing, running stitch, chain...
TechMate create with Micro:Bit
TechMate is held once a term after school for girls from grade 4 - 6 to bring along a significant male in their lives...
STEM Ideas for Years 5 & 6
Children learn through play and discovery. Providing curious and interesting activities across the curriculum gives students opportunities to share their understanding and build on...
Winches and Conveyor Belt Stories
This activity followed on from the skills mastered in ‘Engineering with Winches and Pulleys’
The girls viewed different types of conveyor belts and how they...
Rube Goldberg Machine Creators!
TechMate evenings are for girls from Grade 4 – Grade 6 to invite a significant male in their lives to join them for an...
Fun with 3D Models & Micro:Bits
This term, our girls in STEMies Club embarked on a project where they crafted 3D models representing various natural disasters. The girls carefully choose...
Linking Literature and Technology
I was honoured to be invited to present on TeachTechPlay Webshow Episode 39, by Eleni Kyritsis.
I decided to share some of the things #bestteachingpartnerever, Megan...
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,...
STEM and Art
Delivering the technologies curriculum to students provides a wonderful opportunity to address many STEM principles. STEM is an approach to learning and development that integrates...
Technology in the Hands of Creative Thinkers
Why do we need our students to be creative?
ACARA General Capabilities states “Responding to the challenges of the twenty-first century – with its complex...