9:00 - 9:30am

Students and Teachers led by Jackie Child from St Aidan’s AGS

Using AR in the Classroom

The students will be demonstrating different tools using Augmented Reality. AR provides an immersive and interactive learning experience by overlaying digital content onto the real world. It engages students in a way that traditional textbooks or videos cannot, making learning more enjoyable and memorable. AR enables students to visualize complex concepts, manipulate virtual objects, and explore virtual environments, resulting in a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Three APPs featured include Quiver, Pixel Art & Eye Jack, Virtuali-tee.

9:45 - 10:30am

Grok Academy

Making with micro:bit

Micro:bits are a great introduction to physical computing and have excellent opportunities for application across a variety of STEM disciplines. This workshop introduces participants to the BBC micro:bit and how to program it. They will learn about inputs and outputs and use basic programming skills to solve a variety of different challenges.

10:45 - 11:15am

Students and Teachers led by Jacqui Pearson from St Hilda’s School

School Indigenous Garden

Students from Years 3 and 4 will be showcasing a collaborative project themed around the School Indigenous Garden and yarning circle. The students have been working with the School groundsman, members of the local indigenous community, School administrative staff and older students to provide an interactive experience for those that wish to learn more about the plants and their purposes. Students have been using various research methods and QR technology to enable this experience.

11:30 - 12:00pm

Students and Teachers led by Georgina Allardice from Kenmore South State School

Sustainability

Year 3 and 4 students at Kenmore South have been learning about sustainability. Students created a “Which Bin?” game. Students could demonstrate their Bin Games and explain how they work. Students also use Makey Makey to create Interactive Recycle Bins that congratulate you when they are used. Makey Makey interactive posters allow students to demonstrate their understanding through interactive posters. We could supply Makey Makeys that attendees could use and they could interact with the students games and projects.

1:00 - 1:30pm

Toan Huynh, Director, Teaching and Learning, CS in Schools

Hands on with Python and AI coding

Come along and get hands-on where you will interact and have fun with games and past assignments. Your goal will be to:

• Realise Python coding is not too scary!

• Experience success with hacking and altering existing code

• See how AI can be integrated into simple Python code

• Understand the structure of our courses and resources

• Have fun, compete and win prizes!

2:00 - 2:30pm

Siobhan and Fiona Wilson from Our Pixie Friends

Looking for new ways to build a culture of kindness and cover the Personal and Social Capability while developing early literacy skills?

Come and meet Our Pixie Friends' Founder, Siobhan Wilson, and her Mum, an experienced early years' teacher, as they share new books and resources to help young children boost their self-esteem, build resilience and encourage inclusivity while learning basic reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Teachers will take away a range of practical ideas that can be immediately implemented in the classroom.

11:00 - 11:30am

Tim Hadwen, Co-Founder Micromelon

Introducing robotics to your classroom

In this hands-on workshop, we will guide you through a series of engaging and real-world activities and challenges that you can immediately incorporate into your robotics lessons, other subject areas. or after school club. Some activities don't even require robots. You’ll be able to code along without a robot using the Micromelon Robot Simulator, Blockly and/or Python to program a virtual robot of your own. Along the way, we will share how each activity can be modified and extended to cater to students of all levels in your classroom.

11:45 - 12:30pm

Grok Academy

Making with micro:bit

Micro:bits are a great introduction to physical computing and have excellent opportunities for application across a variety of STEM disciplines. This workshop introduces participants to the BBC micro:bit and how to program it. They will learn about inputs and outputs and use basic programming skills to solve a variety of different challenges.

1:00 - 1:30pm

Grok Academy

Teaching Coding: Practical Strategies for Engagement and Success in F-12

Join Grok Academy for this 30-minute workshop exploring a range of resources and techniques for inspiring and motivating students to learn coding in the F-10 classroom. We will share practical tips for using coding resources effectively in the classroom, including ways to adapt coding lessons to suit the needs and interests of different learners. Drawing on proven pedagogies, you will be introduced to a range of unplugged activities and online coding tools. Experienced and new educators alike will learn something new in how to develop their students' coding proficiency to equip them for the technology-driven world.