grafton tas conference 2014 keynote
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TAS -
School Development Day
Grafton 2014
International perspectives on Technology Education
+ Who am I?Ruth Thompson
Head Teacher, Technology Bossley Park High School
Head Teacher , Teaching and Learning Bossley Park High School
Churchill Fellow 1998 (Design Education)
Technology Educator of the Year DATTA Australia (2000, 2006)
Fellow IIATE, member IIATE contract equipment committee,
HSC Exam committee, Design and technology, Engineering Science,
Industrial technology (Furniture and Multi-media)
Vice President, IIATE
Presented at International Conferences in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012
and… Kentucky Colonel
+“Technology
... the great growling engine of change”Alvin Tofler
+“Technology
... the great growling engine of change”Alvin Tofler
+“Technology
... the great growling engine of change”Alvin Tofler
+“Technology
... the great growling engine of change”Alvin Tofler
+“Technology
... the great growling engine of change”Alvin Tofler
+21st Century Learning Skills
• http://www.p21.org
What we teach
+21st Century Learning Skills
+21st Century Learning Skills
+Is this new?
“ Sound educational experience involves
both continuity and interaction between the
learner and what is learned” John Dewey
“Give the pupils something to do, not
something to learn; and the doing is of such
a nature as to demand thinking; learning
naturally results.” John Dewey
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be
those who cannot read and write, but those
who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
Alvin Tofler
+How are 21st Century skills being
taught in the USA?
ITEEA Conference Orlando 2014Opening Session
Group STEM Activity
How high can you make the marshmallow ?
marshmallow, thin pasta, a bit of sticky tape
+What’s it about?
+What does STEM look like in the USA?
+What does STEM look like in the USA?
The week long program, was designed for students in grades 5-8 to
experience hands-on activities, similar to what Naval scientist and
engineers experience every day
Quantico's 4th annual STEM academy focuses on advanced robotics
+ What does STEM look like in the
USA?
Whiteboxlearning.com
+Some STEM programs
Engineer your World – University of Texas, Austin Tx
STEM Collaborative. org
American Society for Engineering Education
+What does STEM look like in England?
+What does STEM look like in England?
+What does STEM look like in NSW?
Science and Technology, K – 6
and Technology Years 7 to 10
Agricultural Technology
Design and Technology
Food Technology
Graphics Technology
Industrial Technology
Information and Software Technology
Marine and Aquaculture Technology
Technology (Mandatory)
Textiles Technology
and years 11 and 12
Agriculture
Design and Technology
Engineering Studies
Food Technology
Industrial Technology
Information Processes and
Technology
Software Design and Development
Textiles and Design
+What does STEM look like in NSW?
Technology Mandatory
+What does STEM look like in NSW?
Design and Technology
+What does STEM look like in NSW?
Industrial Technology
+What does STEM look like in NSW?
Textiles and Design
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Survival Master ChallengeIndustrial Technology - Engineering
What does STEM look like in NSW?
Industrial Technology - Engineering
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Gaming2learn.org
What does STEM look like in NSW?Industrial Technology - Engineering
+What does STEM look like in NSW?
Engineering Studies
+Prepared for the future?
Some more reasons to go to an
international conference
The Green with Envy Segment
+Supplementary Activities
Cultural Activities experienced in and around the conference
Visit to Disney World to discover their educational programs
Epcot CentreDisney Animation workshop
+Supplementary Activities
Cultural Activities experienced in and around the conference
Visit to John F Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral
Saturn VIInside the Education CentreSpace Shuttle Atlantis
+Supplementary Activities
Cultural Activities experienced in and around the conference
Visit Florida Southern College designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built
by mainly female undergraduates during WW2
Chapel at Florida Southern College Chapel at Florida Southern College Prairie House built using modern building technology
+Supplementary Activities
Cultural Activities experienced in and around the conference
Watch Miami Heat and the Chicago White Sox
Miami Heat Versus Toronto RaptorsChicago White Sox versus Boston Red Sox
+Supplementary Activities
Cultural Activities experienced in and around the conference
Visit sites of amazing architecture –
Farnsworth house by Mies Van de Rohe
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Any Questions?Not even Google has all the answers
+ Phases of the Australian Curriculum
Phase 1
English
Mathematics
Science
History
Phase 2
Geography
Languages
The Arts
Phase 3
Health and Physical Education
TECHNOLOGIESDesign and Technology & Digital Technologies
Economics, Business,
Civics and Citizenship
+Australian Curriculum and NSW
In NSW, the state has agreed to implement the Phase 1
subjects of English, Mathematics, Science and History.
At this date, there is no commitment from NSW to implement
the Phase 2 with the exception of Geography or the Phase 3
subjects.
The existing time allocations and the breadth of subjects
offered is not planned for change.
When / if the decision is made to implement the Australian
Curriculum: Technologies the Board of Studies NSW Syllabus
Development process will be followed, including the processes
of Writing Brief development, and a period of consultation on
the developing syllabus document. This would mean three
years before implementation.
