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Implementing STEM using drones in a state high school

Years 7-10

Trinity Bay State High School is an independent public school for students in years 7 to 12. The school offers Excellence programs in Science and the Arts for years 7 to 10 and has a strong STEM focus (or STEAM, to include the Arts). Collaboration between heads of department in Science, Technology and Mathematics, and with teachers of those subjects, started our drone journey at Trinity Bay.

What would my preferred AI future look like?

Years 9-10

The overarching idea of the current Digital Technologies national curriculum is ‘Creating preferred futures’. This case study follows the journey of six girls at Roseville College and the implementation of AI into their futures.

Digital Pets at Ashwood School

Years F-10

This P–12 specialist school uses digital pets (robots) to differentiate the Digital Technologies curriculum.

Callaghan College VR School Project

Years 7-10

The Callaghan College VR School Project is the first of its kind anywhere in the world to embed highly immersive VR, in this case networked Oculus Rift, in high school classrooms in a curriculum-aligned way.

Clayfield College's Drone Club

Years 7-10

Given drones’ wide application, many schools have already started to explore how they can be used within an educational context, to teach students computational thinking and problem solving. Read this case study on Clayfield College, Brisbane, and how they went about organising and implementing drones into the school curriculum.

Point Cook College: Our eSmart journey

Years 3-9

Sally Hill, eLearning Coach at Point Cook P–9 College, explains some of the key stages and elements of the college’s whole school approach to eSafety and being eSmart.

St Finbarr's School: Professional Development makes a difference

Years F-6

With an intentional focus on the new Digital Technologies curriculum and commitment to ongoing professional learning, St Finbarr’s School in Ashgrove, Queensland, is seeing positive changes. Emily Olsen is the eLearning Coordinator at the school. Here, she describes the key elements that led to change in her school.

Torrens Valley Christian School: Robotics at Year 9

Years 9-10

"The engagement level of the students was almost 100 per cent every lesson."
Fiona Clayton is eLearning Coordinator of the secondary school at Torrens Valley Christian School (TVCS). She explores how the introduction of Robotics EV3s and Raspberry Pi’s at Year 9 at TVCS has made a big difference to how students respond to digital technologies.

Torrens Valley Christian School: New Subject at Year 10

Years 9-10

Fiona Clayton is eLearning Coordinator at Torrens Valley Christian School (TVCS). She describes how their new Year 10 Digital Technologies subject has had an impact both on current students and on numbers opting to go on and study in this area in Years 11 and 12.

Nazareth Catholic College: NazTECH conference

Years F-8

The team from Nazareth hosted 2 conferences dedicated to meeting the needs of teachers trying to cover such diverse and unfamiliar content within the scope of the DT curriculum.

Read about their successes and learning areas here.

Nazareth Catholic College: Three key initiatives

Years F-8

With more than 1800 students and 200 staff members spanning primary and secondary campuses, implementing new initiatives can be a challenge. Emma Fowler is Learning Coordinator (Primary Campus) at Nazareth Catholic College in Adelaide. Here, she explores strategies that have made a difference at her school.

Oakleigh State School: Writing a letter to the future

Years F-8

In 2015, the parents and teachers of Oakleigh State School in Queensland were invited to write a letter to the future. The outcomes of that activity created an ambitious vision for students and the learning that would be offered at the school.

Oakleigh State School: Building teacher capacity in ICT

Years F-4

Many schools are grappling with developing the ICT skills of their staff as well as implementing the Digital Technologies curriculum. This article, by Head of Innovation Nicola Flanagan, focuses on the ICT journey undertaken at Oakleigh State School.

Parramatta Marist High: More than just making - STEM in project-based learning

Years F-8

"How can we ensure that STEM programs increase students’ problem-solving ability and are not just a gut reaction to the worldwide ‘STEM-urgency’?”

Kelly Bauer, STEM and Innovation Coordinator, explores the strategies being used at Parramatta Marist High to re-engage students with STEM -based subjects, particularly engineering.

Parramatta Marist High: Building a programming mindset

Years F-8

Video games are the starting point for Year 7 students at Parramatta Marist High to learn about coding. The focus is broader, however.

Kelly Bauer, STEM and Innovation Coordinator at this school, describes some of the strategies used to promote both problem-solving and deeper engagement with digital technologies.

Baringa State Primary School: Implementation of STEM

Years 3-6

Baringa opened its doors at the start of 2018 as Education Queensland’s first purpose-built STEM school. A consistent approach to quality teaching, known as our 'signature practices', ensures that learning is seamless throughout the school.

St Hilda's School: Whole school approach to coding

Years F-8

What might a whole primary school digital technologies program look like? What resources make a difference? Get advice, unit outlines, assessment ideas and a host of practical tips in this article by Dan Martinez, Coordinator of Innovation and Learning at St Hilda’s School.