Invent To Learn – The Australian Tour!

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Invent To Learn Keynotes and Workshops – Australia Aug/Sept 2013

ELH SchoolTech 2013 – Lorne (18-120 Aug) Sylvia will keynote ELH and participate in several critical conversations on Making in Education and Student Leadership.

Invent To Learn – Ballarat (26 Aug) – Join Gary and Sylvia for a full-day hands on workshop hosted by Ballarat Grammar School.

Invent to Learn Adelaide (Sept 2) – Join Gary and Sylvia for Invent To Learn at Immanuel College for a hands-on day of fun and invention!

Invent To Learn – Brisbane Catholic Education Office ( 4 Sept) – Contact for information.

Invent To Learn – Sydney (6 Sept) – Join Gary for a full-day hands-on workshop at the Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre, North Ryde.Inv

Electrifying Children’s Mathematics – Melbourne 10 Sept – Gary will host a day of exploring authentic maths thinking and learning with computers.

Invent to Learn Workshop Description

Join colleagues for a day of hard fun and problem solving — where computing meets tinkering and design. The workshop begins with the case for project-based learning, making, tinkering, and engineering. Next, we will discuss strategies for effective prompt setting. You will view examples of children engaged in complex problem solving with new game-changing technologies and identify lessons for your own classroom practice. Powerful ideas from the Reggio Emilia Approach, breakthroughs in science education, and the global maker movement combine to create rich learning experiences.

Participants will have the chance to tinker with a range of exciting new low- and high-tech construction materials that can really amplify the potential of your students.

3d-invent-to-learnYou will learn

  • How new tools and technology can reinvigorate Project-Based Learning
  • Best classroom practices for integrating maker technology
  • How to plan engaging projects based on the TMI iterative design model
  • How to choose the technologies with the maximum learning impact
  • How to make the case for making, tinkering, and engineering

Fabrication with cardboard and found materials, squishy electronic circuits, wearable computing, Arduino, robotics, and computer programming are all on the menu.

Bring a laptop and your imagination. We’ll supply the rest (craft materials, art supplies, construction elements). Invention is the mother of learning!

This workshop is suitable for all grades and subject areas.

 

 

 

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