The 2017 Bebras computational thinking challenge runs from 6-17 March, and computational thinking is an important part of the new Digital Technologies curriculum. The challenge is open to all schools, conducted online, appropriate for years 3 -12, and is great fun Read More …
Author: Bruce Fuda
Membership Renewals – Rates and Categories 2017
At the recent meeting of the InTEACT committee, membership categories and rates for the 2017 year were finalised. Membership renewals are due on 1st April each year. InTEACT is excited to announce a new membership category for educational institutions. Institutional Read More …
Digital Technologies teaching survey from the University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is conducting a survey of secondary school Digital Technologies teachers across Australia to identify areas where and how improvements could be made, for instance in resourcing, curriculum, industry involvement, or diversity in the class room. The Read More …
Win $1000 towards your professional learning with Scootle!
Education Services Australia is running a Scootle Competition! Enter it and you could win $1000 towards professional learning. The Scootle team is running a competition over the next month. All you have to do to enter is: Log in to Scootle Read More …
Unity: Now Free for Education
Free Unity Education licenses for all Since March of 2015, the Unity Education team has granted nearly 77k licenses in support of primary and secondary institutions, to help teach digital literacy and valuable skills such as programming through the creation Read More …
STEM Spatial Reasoning Seminar 23/24 Nov @ UC
On behalf of the University of Canberra, I would like to formally invite you to attend the STEM Education Research Centre (SERC) Spatial Reasoning Seminar. This seminar will take place on the 23rd and 24th of November 2016 at the Read More …
Pathways Into Digital Technologies – Cisco High Schools Conference
The Cisco High Schools Conference will be held on Thursday 1st December at CIT Reid, starting at 1:30pm. The conference is hosted by Canberra Institute of Technology in partnership with The Cisco Networking Academy. Canberra Institute of Technology is one Read More …
Careers With Code 2016 is out now!
In partnership with Refraction Media, Google is helping to provide inspiration to students across Australia through the Careers with Code guide to show them what’s next in the future of work + study and how to get there. Throughout this guide Read More …
Tech Girls are Superheroes! Join the TechGirls Movement
Earlier this year, nearly 500 tech girls set out in 124 teams in 6 states to compete in the 2016 Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero. The program offers girls the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to become Read More …
The Hour of Code is coming…
Over the last three years the Hour of Code has reached more than 100 million students in over 180 countries. Last year, teachers across the ACT helped make this the largest learning event in history, with record participation from girls and Read More …