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Teachers are provided with the opportunity for networking, resource sharing, skill development and advancement, and to be kept abreast of current and future directions in STEM education, focusing on Engineering and Technology. The conference consists of an all day ‘Hands On’ workshop, followed by two days of general sessions, breakout workshops and evening events.
The information presented at this conference relates directly to the teaching of STEM, Technology, Engineering and Industrial Arts curriculum.
Teachers are provided with the opportunity for networking, resource sharing, skill development and advancement, and to be kept abreast of current and future directions in STEM education, focusing on Engineering, Technology and Industrial Arts.
Lunch and morning tea are provided. Schools will need to provide their own casual relief for conference attendees.
Your iiate membership must be current prior to registering for the conference, as you need to use your unique membership number to register.
Thursday 29th November |
Friday 30th November |
Saturday 1st December |
Hands On Technology
Full Day Workshops
8:30 am - 4:00pm |
Conference
9:00am - 4:00pm
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Conference
9:00am - 4:00pm
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Conference Welcome Function
6:00pm - 10pm |
Conference Dinner
6:30pm - 10:30pm |
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DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE INVITATION: 2018 Conference invite.pdf
DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS AND LAYOUT: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsNlPE2XjWQSEC8p0iHByaknmp2o-r3hdtf94aOjSG4/edit?usp=sharing
THURSDAY ALL DAY WORKSHOPS |
- Ron Craig - costume design using EVA Foam
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- Engineering Studies - focus on the HSC Syllabus
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- Tim Kitchen - Making Photoshop Puppets come alive in real-time - to be held offsite at Adobe
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- Jason Carthew - Hollywood Effects in the backyard - to be held offsite at Adobe
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- Gerald Harding and Martin Naughton - sharpening of blades and drills
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- Peter Mahony - MAAS coding Hands on - to be held off site at the Powerhouse Museum
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- Nicky Ringland - Grok Learning - More than a requirement: How to do Digital Technologies well
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FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS |
Ron Craig - Utilising Virtual Reality with fusion 360 - WORKSHOP FULL |
Phil Walker - Using Adobe Indesign in portfolio creation |
Glenn Hinson - Taking your Industrial Technology students up a band in the HSC |
Fernando Pinget - Telecommunication and Digital Technology for stage 6 Engineering Studies |
Emma Lord - Stage 4 Digital Technologies coding using Python |
Peter Mahony - MAAS - coding with Minecraft Education Edition |
Jason Carthew - using Scratch and Sphero robots with Stage 3 and 4 STEM |
Paul Copeland - Useful engineering projects for Technology Mandatory - Engineered Systems |
Tom Dimovitch and Joe Silva - Getting ready to retire? Things that you need to know. |
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS |
Brenden Davidson - Using Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in Technology Education |
Martin Naughton - making jigs for making guitars |
Paul Copeland - Taking your HSC results in Engineering Studies up a band |
Selina Giles - Ways to improve results in the Design Development for stage 6 multimedia projects |
Leanne McLean - Coding for beginners with microbit |
Peter Mahony - MAAS - physical computing |
Steve Delaney - STEM Transistion for stage 3 to 4 |
Gerald Harding - useful metal projects for Technology Mandatory - Material Technology |
Julie Colls - I'm young, why should I even bother with what my super could do for me? |
SATURDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS |
Brenden Davidson - Using Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in Technology Education |
Nikolai Liu - e=STEM2 Hands on workshop building a circuit on base boards for beginners/intermediate or a 555 timer IC circuit for advanced. |
Joe Agostino - Industry Study for stage 6 Industrial Technology |
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Jeff and Jamie Ayling - Coding and Artificial Intelligence with Unity 3D |
Questacon Smart Skills Initiative - Creative Controllers: Fun design with purpose |
Leanne Cameron - Rube Goldberg machines for stage 3 - 4 STEM classes |
Martin Naughton - useful timber projects for Technology Mandatory - Material Technology |
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS |
Gerald Harding - inspiration to get metal work running in your school in Stage 5 and or 6 |
Phil Walker - Adobe Illustrator and the Laser Cutter |
Craig Jeffery - Taking your Stage 6 D&Tstudents up a band in the HSC |
IEEE STEM practical activity workshop suitable for stage 3 - 4 |
Nicky Ringland - Grok Learning - Coding in the Curriculum - Building on basics and extending students for differentiation in the classroom. |
Steve Delaney - planning your Technology Mandatory scopes, sequences & rotations for 2019 & beyond to meet the needs of your current units and the new syllabus |


General Conference Enquiries:
Astrid Perdriau 0414 968 584 conference@iiate.asn.au
Accommodation and partners links: TBC
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