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Opening Classrooms Throughthe Australian Curriculum
Arjen LentzChief Explorer
arjen (at) openstem (dot) com (dot) au
What, How, and Why
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Science, Tech, Engineering, Maths
● Enabling students with hands-on projects– Most kids are very visual
– Many kids learn through tactile, kinaesthetic means
– Direct feedback
● Projects, not just an experience● Entire classes, no pre-selection
– Inclusive
– We also do extension programs
– ICP (Individual Curriculum Plan)
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Some of the Stuff We Do
● Brewing Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic)● Digital Technologies
– Robotics
– Soldering
– Digital & Analog Electronics
– 3D printers & 3D printing
● History, Geography, Archaeology● Orienteering
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Mirobot Logo Turtle
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Mirobot chassis
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Mirobot Electronics & Circuit Board
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Electronics Soldering
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Computational ThinkingProgramming
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OpenSTEM Vision/Approach
“Any sufficiently advanced technologyis indistinguishable from magic”
● Explore Why and How things work– When you learn how a magician's trick works,
it's still cool…
● Broad exposure to different things● Implicit inoculation
– Against silly comments
● Off-line options – why
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Open Tools – Practical Reasons
● Schools inevitably have limited budget● Enabling beyond school environment● Hardware: diverse sources for kits/components● Single vendor platforms hinder adding new stuff● Availability and practicality of spare parts
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Concepts/Skills vs Products
● We must use brand/product X.● Why?● It's the industry standard!● So… did you train and acquire a license to
a) operate a “Holden Commodore 2008 Automatic”
b) drive a passenger vehicle
… what are the actual issues?
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Digital Indulgence
● Tablets– are explicitly consumer devices
● Gear for every student– essential?
● Virtual reality– not the same as physical touch
● Web-based teaching resources– require good Internet connection & bandwidth
– more logins to keep track of
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Curriculum Integration
● Teachers are busy– Mostly non-specialised in primary schools
– Suitable resources
– Professional Development
● New topics need attention– (political and media forces on focus)
● Assessment– Cross-curricular projects can be done
● Programming → Maths, Robotics → Science, Orienteering → HPE, 3D printers/printing → Maths + Science + Design Tech
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Integrated History/Geography Program for Primary Schools
● Complete P-6 Program– Teacher handbooks with lesson plans
– Assessment guide
– Student workbooks & home research sheets
– Background resources
– Activities
– Optional workshops
● Professional Development● Support● Updates
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Australian Curriculum (v8.0)Digital Technologies
● ACARA draft approved by minister late 2015– States/territories now to implement
● P-8 mandatory, elective in year 9-10● Programming from year 3-4, more in 5-6● We're developing P-6 program (term 2, 2016)
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Questions?
Arjen LentzChief Explorer
arjen (at) openstem (dot) com (dot) au