#aussieED chat – The Power of a PLN

Hey readers, Building on one of my goals for 2017 was to start leading professional learning opportunities in the form of presenting at conferences as well as be a part of more online chat sessions on Twitter and other forms...

Innovation – Not being afraid of trying something new

Hey readers, It has been a while since my last post, however it hasn't gone without plenty of learning new things and teaching a range of different classes. The basis behind this post is around being Innovative, especially not being...

Does building relationships help collaboration

Hey readers, As I am working towards starting work again next week after the summer break I have been doing a little reading and watching clips around collaboration and relationships. I have chosen to do this as a way at...

Who will the 21st Century Learner be?

Hey readers, In Australia we are currently in the last 3 weeks before school goes back after our Summer break and whilst I have been enjoying the time playing with my children at the playgrounds, swimming in the pool or...

My Journey into STEAM education = Using Skype in the Classroom

Hey readers, To better understand my new role, I have been completing many courses in the Microsoft Educator Community focusing on ways in which to implement new technology into our curriculum. Recently I completed a short course on bringing other...

My journey into STEAM education – Learning space design inspiration

Thanks to Steve Brophy for posting this blog regarding how to develop the best learning space. As part of my new role, I will be providing students the opportunity to create and develop many new things such as learning how...

My Journey into STEAM education = How to Teach Coding Like a Granny — Joel Speranza

Hey readers, I am sharing this post from Joel Speranza, as a way to find different ways to build upon my ideas on how to introduce STEAM education in particular coding to my students. The digital technologies curriculum is here...

How can innovation be embraced – my journey into STEAM education

Hey readers, Following on from this week's Aussie ED twitter chat which was based around Innovation, I had one of those light bulb moments where I started thinking about how innovation could be encouraged in my new role and where...

Makerspaces – My journey into STEAM education

Hey readers, Recently I wrote about my beginning journey into the world of STEAM education at my school and what my plans were to begin the journey. This post is going to discuss why I would like to add a...