Wednesday 11 August 2021 2021 Theme: STEM Learning is Great Learning! The intent of the It Takes a Spark EDU Conference is to bring together Girls (Year 4 to 10) and Teachers to connect with inspiring industry role models, share their current school based activities and projects using an authentic sharing and experiential model, create networks of teachers and student teams, and solve social justice design challenges.

Teacher PD workshops from leading STEM experts, Outstanding Keynote Speakers teachers and students on topics as diverse as

>> Setting up a Coding and Robotics Program in your Primary School DR MADELINE MITCHELL >> Design Thinking SuperSprint for Teachers! RMIT University and Superstar of STEM >> Assessing and Leading STEAM Learning Madeline works at RMIT University and the Food >> Microbit - from Beginner to Global Challenge Agility Cooperative Research Centre where she >> Running Engaging Arduino Projects manages a research program to better understand the value of natural capital in Hands-on sessions for students and farming systems. The program aims to support growers to manage their natural capital (e.g. teachers,examples plants and animals, soil and water) for >> Immersive Science: Collaborative Virtual Reality in the Classroom sustainability, profitability and climate >> Programmable Logic Controllers: Implementing an automated system resilience. >> An introduction to AI She is an advocate for gender equity, inclusion >> 3D Learning Journeys through Indigenous Metaphors and diversity in STEMM and was part of the >> Learning to Code, Coding to Learn second cohort of Homeward Bound, a global >> Automation Analysis: Efficiency and Human Factors leadership initiative for women in science. She recently received an ACT Young Tall Poppy >> Create. Remake. Innovate. Award and is a Superstar of STEM! >> Setting up your STEAM Club >> Rube Goldberg Design Challenge ROSIE THOMAS OAM >> The Three Billy Goats Gruff vs The Troll CEO of Innovation and Entrepreneurship @ >> Aviation Challenge – Will it Fly? Project Rockit >> Blast Off to the Virtual Universe! Rosie launched PROJECT ROCKIT with her sister >> STEAM EXPO and more... when she was fresh out of high school, and dedicated the last 14 years to growing ’s youth-driven movement against Problem Solvers Sessions, including bullying, hate and prejudice. Her work has been recognised by UNICEF among the 12 Digital >> Harnessing AI Champions for Children’s Rights in the Digital >> Become a disease detective- solve an outbreak! Age and was honoured in Washington D.C. with >> Arduino/Programming Session the International Award for Outstanding >> How to Stop a Fatberg Achievement in Cybersafety. >> Earthquakes! How will you build it? Rosie is a driver of innovation and is passionate >> Half and Half Bridge Design about using business to solve long-standing >> The Future of Fashion Design Challenge social problems. In her spare time she acts as a business mentor for local change makers and PLUS many more... entrepreneurs.

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Contact Hosted by Major Sponsor Rachel Manneke-Jones Registration & Bookings P: +61 0 411 270 277 E: [email protected] TEACHER MINI MASTERCLASS: PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Assessing and Leading STEAM Learning Dr Adrian Bertolini, Intuyu Consulting There are a lot of misconceptions about STEAM learning and what is important to focus on when leading it and assessing it. In this workshop we will discuss and explore some of the key lessons that teachers need to learn as they take the journey of being effective in enacting STEAM learning. We will also explore various approaches to measuring learning progression in transdisciplinary units including the underlying thinking frameworks of the Technologies Curriculum. Attendees will leave with a range of tools they can begin