Techtalk t4 2014 by NSW Department of Education

Term 4, 2014

TECHtalk

We l c o m e t o t h e T A S / Te c h n o l o g i e s e-Newsletter The TECHTalk e-Newsletter is designed to support teachers of all TAS/Technology subjects Years 7—12.

Inside this issue Teacher Accreditation ESIS and CSIS Webinars Focus on Literacy Professional Learning Opportunities Clean Tech Competition Stage 6 Engineering Studies New Textile Printing Products Technology Education Conference Australia Anaphylaxis reminder New Anaphylaxis training

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Term 4, 2014! It’s hard to believe that we are already in Term 4! This is always a busy term, regardless of whether you are starting with a new HSC class, completing and marking end of year exams or writing reports. Make sure you join in the webinars on ESIS and CSIS in November (see page 4). These will be particularly useful for beginning teachers but will be a good reminder of safety and compliance in the workshop for all of us. We are working with Intel on an interesting project using their Galileo boards this term. Hopefully this will generate some great teaching ideas that others can use. STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) continues to be a major focus. We will be developing STEM projects and resources throughout 2015—I’ll keep you posted. Remember to be vigilant about ensuring the health and safety of students diagnosed at risk of anaphylaxis. The Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools are currently under review. They should be released for Term 4, 2014. Changes will have an impact on our work. We anticipate running some Adobe Connect sessions to support changes when they are published.

Sandra McKee

Teacher Accreditation Media release - 75,000 NSW teachers to be accredited Thursday 11 September 2014 Some 75,000 NSW school teachers will be accredited under national standards and required to undertake ongoing professional development, the Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli announced today. “The NSW Government wants all teachers to be accredited by the end of 2017 and has introduced legislation to make it mandatory,” Mr Piccoli said. “Until now, only those teachers who began teaching after October 2004, or who had a break from teaching of five years or more, have needed to be accredited. “For these more experienced teachers — who started teaching before 2004 — the accreditation process will recognise their extensive experience and length of service. “These changes are part of the NSW Government’s commitment to further improve the status of the profession and the quality of teaching in all NSW schools, which we outlined in our Great Teaching, Inspired Learning reforms. “We know that the quality of teaching is the single biggest in-school influence on educational outcomes. “Bringing all teachers under the same mandatory accreditation system is an important step in ensuring the quality of education provided in all NSW schools. “Lawyers, accountants, architects and psychologists are among many professions that already require accreditation. It is entirely appropriate a similar system is extended to the highly regarded teaching profession.” Accreditation will mean full-time teachers must:  undertake 100 hours of professional development over five years; and  demonstrate every five years that their professional practice continues to meet the Standards. More than 60,000 NSW teachers are already accredited with the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) under the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. “We are also moving to ensure school principals and other senior staff who may not undertake actual classroom teaching are accredited while qualified teachers who work in educational roles outside of schools may choose to seek accreditation.” BOSTES President Tom Alegounarias said the new accreditation requirements for school teachers will be rolled out in partnership with the school sectors over the next three years. “BOSTES recognises the professional standing and experience of pre-2004 school teachers and, in consultation with the school sectors, has designed a straightforward, one-off process for initially accrediting pre-2004 school teachers at the level of Proficient Teacher,” he said.

Professional Learning Opportunity ESIS and CSIS Webinars November 6, 13 and 20 3.30 – 4.00pm + question/answer time. A series of 3 professional learning webinars focused on ESIS (Equipment Safety in Schools) and CSIS (Chemical Safety in Schools), presented by Alan Smith and Barry Ledsam from Assets Management. A great introduction for beginning teachers . Session 1:

ESIS (Equipment Safety in Schools) – using the database, user groups, usage controls, machine controls, instruction, supervision, PPE

Session 2:

Machine Tools Contract List – review 2014, tender process, purchasing procedure, Local Schools, Local Decisions purchasing policy

Session 3:

CSIS (Chemical safety in Schools) – review 2014, Curriculum Support Documents Volume 2 Section 3.3 Technological and Applied Studies (TAS)

Go to MyPL@Edu to enroll: Event ID: 94238 Event Title: ESIS and CSIS Webinars Course Code: NR07194 To join the Adobe Connect session at 3.30pm go to: https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/ tas_technologies/

Focus on Literacy Last term a series of KLA specific Literacy teaching ideas were presented to teachers and Educational Services teams at a range of venues across the state to support the Interactive Literacy Continuum. For TAS I focused on Technology (Mandatory) and the following issues: What unique challenges do TAS teachers face when teaching Literacy? Practical subject focused on hands-on activities Non-traditional classroom – workshops, kitchens Subject specific technical language What is common across all areas of Technology (Mandatory)?: Project based learning focused on a Design Brief Collaborative design work

Two teaching ideas were developed: The first focused Comprehension and the Design Brief—how to write an open brief, how to contextualize learning and how to help student unpack the brief to understand what they need to do as they develop their project. The second looked at Speaking and Listening, exploring methods to improve student’s communication skills when working collaboratively. We will run Adobe Connect sessions in Term 1 2015 covering these teaching ideas. If you are interested in becoming part of a Literacy network contact: Annalies.vanWestenbrugge@det.nsw.edu.au

Professional Learning Opportunity

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Professional Learning Opportunity A series of Adobe Education webinars will be delivered by Pip Cleaves, Senior Education Specialist at Design | Learn | Empower to develop your understanding of Adobe software, how they are used, and how to engage your students using creative tools.

Digital Story Telling with Adobe

Session 1 - November 6, 8pm - 9pm Creating and working with images using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Sketch. Session 2 - November 13, 8pm - 9pm Preparing your story with Adobe Audition and Adobe Story. Session 3 - November 20, 8pm to 9pm Bringing it all together with Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Elements and Adobe Voice.

Flipping Learning with Adobe

Session 1 - November 24, 8pm - 9pm Creating simple Tutorials with Adobe Presenter and Adobe Captivate Session 2 - December 1, 8pm - 9pm Adding Interactive Components to your tutorials using Adobe Presenter and Adobe Captivate Session 3 - December 8, 8pm to 9pm Using Presenter for Learning Analytics and Going Mobile with Adobe Captivate.

ÂŠ State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2014

Clean Tech Competition The Clean Tech Competition is a unique, worldwide research and design challenge for 15â&#x20AC;&#x201D;18 year old students. The program encourages scientific understanding of real-world issues and the integration of environmentally responsible energy sources. Each year, the Clean Tech Competition addresses an issue that is grounded in core technological competency areas and focuses on the next great engineering challenges. The competition is designed to foster a deeper understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) related concepts, recognise outstanding talent, and prepare the next generation of globally competitive innovators.

The 2015 Challenge is Feed the World. Millions of people around the world suffer every day from inadequate food supply. People in different circumstances face a variety of obstacles (including insufficient access, affordability, contamination, and agricultural limitations), but for all those affected, their basic human need for nutrition is not being met. Students are challenged to develop a clean energy solution to help combat this worldwide problem. Solutions may take on aspects of growing, harvesting, or distributing food, or any other facet of food availability that you choose to improve. Your team will identify a specific problem, explain and analyze in detail, and design a solution that can be used to help the affected populations.

This competition is worth exploring for Stage 5 Food Technology or Design and Technology.

ÂŠ State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2014

Stage 6 Engineering Studies Bridges to Higher Education is a $21.2m initiative, funded by the Commonwealth Government's Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP), to improve the participation rates of students from communities under-represented in higher education. The project brings together the collective resources and experience of the University of Western Sydney, the University of Sydney, the University of Technology, Sydney, Macquarie University, and the Australian Catholic University. In 2014 an alliance between the DEC and Macquarie University saw the development of a series of video conferences supporting Stage 6 Mathematics, Science and Engineering Studies. The Engineering Studies sessions were hugely successful with 384 students from Years 11 and 12 attending one or more of the four sessions. The sessions covered Telecommunications (x 2), Aeronautical Engineering and Civil Structures and were presented by experienced university lecturers. Each video conference was recorded and can be accessed from the Playlist on the Bridges to Higher Education YouTube site. This site is definitely worth a visit as there are many more recordings from previous years that you may find useful. This years recordings are listed below:

Telecommunications Engineering - Prof. Michael Heimlich, Macquarie University NBN Technologies - Anthony Kadi, University of Technology, Sydney Design of Civil Engineering Structures - Dr Fidelis Mashiri, University of Western Sydney Aeronautical Engineering—How can elephants (jumbo’s) fly? - Dr Douglass Auld

New Textile Printing Products More innovative products to enhance teaching and learning from Maker Shed. What happens when you mix the fun of tie-dye with the creativity and chemistry of photography? You get Lumi Inkodye! Lumi Inkodye is a specially formulated light reactive dye that works on natural fibres. Just spread it on, lay on a negative of an image, put it in the sun, and watch before your eyes as the image develops before your eyes. The resulting image is completely permanent and will stand up to washing, boiling water, and even bleach! Some of these are a new take on old technologies, but always worth a look.

ÂŠ State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2014

Technology Education Conference Australia A collaboration between DATTA Australia and iiate NSW and TERC 26th to 29th November 2014 Sydney Masonic Centre 66 Goulburn Street Sydney, NSW, Australia

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This conference is for teachers of Design and Technology, Industrial Technology, Engineering and Technology Educators Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. It will provide excellent professional learning and networking opportunities in an era of development of an Australian Technologies curriculum. The conference will also provide opportunities for professional learning in the areas of:  Current Technology Education research  Technology teaching and best practice  The pedagogy of technology teaching  Engaging students in technologies learning  Practical, hands on application of technologies  Emerging technologies in in industry and school settings  Broader issues related to teaching in technologies such as sustainability, global collaboration, design processes and excellence in teaching. Register for the conference here. Conference program here.

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Anaphylaxis reminder The Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools are currently under review. Watch this space for updates and changes to the Procedures that may impact on teaching and learning activities in our schools. Anaphylaxis is a severe and sometimes sudden allergic reaction. It can occur when a susceptible person is exposed to an allergen (such as a food or an insect sting). Anaphylaxis is potentially life threatening and always requires an emergency response. Make sure you know which students you teach have been diagnosed as being at risk of anaphylaxis. Make sure their personalised ASCIA Action Plans are displayed in an area where they are easily accessible to staff. Avoid the use of peanuts, peanut butter or other peanut products in all curricular or extra-curricular activities. Symptoms of severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis can occur when there is no history of known allergies. This situation should be treated as an emergency. An adrenaline auto injector should be administered, an ambulance called and first aid provided until expert help arrives. For an individual with asthma who is also at risk of anaphylaxis, the adrenaline auto injector should be used first, followed by asthma reliever medication, calling an ambulance, continuing asthma first aid and following the instructions on the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ASCIA Action Plan for Anaphylaxis. Use the Anaphylaxis webpage to access the Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools, resources and the most current and accurate information about supporting students diagnosed at risk of anaphylaxis. Use the online student resource Anaphylaxis: Food Preparation and Sharing to help students learn about anaphylaxis and severe allergies.

ÂŠ State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2014

Anaphylaxis training The Department's new anaphylaxis e-learning module is now live for all permanent, temporary and casual school based employees. The e-learning modules have been developed to provide all staff working in NSW Department of Education and Communities with essential information about recognising and providing an emergency response to anaphylaxis, a life threatening condition, together with information about key departmental policies and strategies to manage and support students diagnosed as being at risk of anaphylaxis.

As part of the Department's e-Safety Program, the WHS Directorate has developed an anaphylaxis e-learning module that has replaced the ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training course. The Department's anaphylaxis e-learning module has been broadened from simply clinical content to the inclusion of essential information on the Department's policies, strategies and resources to support NSW government schools in managing anaphylaxis.

You can read more about the new anaphylaxis e-learning module in the Secretary's blog which communicated these changes to all staff. Click here to access the Secretary's blog.

During Term 4, staff are encouraged to complete the e-learning module to ensure staff records are current before the start of the 2015 school year. This e-learning module is registered through the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) as an accredited course to enable teachers to claim registered training hours to maintain their accreditation. Click here to access the e-learning module. For support and assistance on the new anaphylaxis e-learning module please contact your local WHS consultant or call 1800 811 523.

ÂŠ State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2014

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TAS/Technologies curriculum contact: Sandra McKee TAS Advisor Years 7-12 Secondary Education Directorate Learning and Leadership Portfolio Level 3, 1 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, 2010, NSW T: (02) 9266 8514

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ÂŠ State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2014