EARLY YEARS CONFERENCE 2022 EXPLORING HOW STEAM ENHANCES THE EARLY YEARS CURRICULUM This keynote opportunity and valuable hands-on workshop will highlight the interrelationship between STEAM and its value to our learners in the Early Years. It provides teachers with aspirational thoughts on STEAM education no matter how young our learners are and will include practical ideas to take into your own Early Years classroom.
STEAM learning spaces, resources and pedagogical approaches that develop STEAM learning will be presented, experienced and on display. Teachers will experience a range of practical ideas to encourage thinking, interwoven with purposeful talk for effective collaboration between their young students.
This is a full-day professional development session suitable for Early Childhood Educators (aimed from Kindergarten to Year Two), School Leaders, School Support Staff, Tutors, HomeSchool Educators and Special Needs Educators.
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VENUE
DATE & COST
WHAT TO BRING
St John’s Anglican College Junior Campus
Tuesday 9 August 8:30am-3:30pm
A device, iPAD preferred
Alpine Place Forest Lake
$180/pp including morning tea and lunch
OVERVIEW
IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL
Discover how inquiry and STEAM activities are essential for developing deep thinking and understanding.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
& WORKSHOP PRESENTER
Take a look at aspects of the Australian Curriculum and EYLF to see how STEAM can enhance student agency and skills development.
LAURA BAIN
Embed your new knowledge with pedagogy that improves the use of effective STEAM activities in your classroom.
Laura Bain is the Head of Emerging Technologies and Innovation at Matthew Flinders Anglican College.
Discover how carefully selected children’s picture books can be integrated into a STEAM lesson to enhance oral and written language skills. Learn strategies that enhance your teaching of effective STEAM programs that help children build their capacity for learning, interacting and communicating. Participate in STEAM activities to learn how to integrate them seamlessly into your teaching and learning programs. Finish with a final recap and a chance to collaborate and discuss implementation into your personal setting.
2022 WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
RACHAEL YATES
Curriculum Leader in eLearning St Peter’s Lutheran College
KATIE BRYANT
Early Years Teacher St Peter’s Lutheran College
Master of Education (Digital Technologies) Bachelor of Education (Primary)
She is a 2021 TeachX Finalist and has made The Educator Hot List two years in a row. Her work with technology in education has seen her recognised as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Fellow and Apple Learning Leader. Laura is one of the Australian representatives of the WomenEd network and a member of the Association of Women Educators. She is passionate about technology and driving innovation in schools.
BENJAMIN DALY
Head of Digital Innovation and STEM (Primary) The Springfield Anglican College
NIKKI GERSTNER
Primary Teacher - Information Services and STEM St John’s Anglican College