This self-paced online workshop takes the teacher on a journey of reflection and discovery about classroom management exploring

• Myself, as the Teacher

• My Students and how they engage

• Lesson Preparation and Planning

• Availability of Equipment and Resources

• Technology used by me, the Teacher

• Technology my Students may use

• The Teaching and Learning Spaces, virtual and face-to-face.

Explore how all these aspects assist in creating effective management in the classroom, with learners engaged and participating

This workshop takes the particpant on a journey of exploration and discovery about makerspace and considerations:

1. What a Makerspace (STEM / STEAM) & strategic initiatives

2. Inclusion of stakeholders

3. Explore - a school audit, budgeting and the educator 

4. Design Thinking, Design Process strategies and pedagogies

5. Venue facilities, resources, tools, and materials

6. Sustainability, curriculum integration, timetabling, extra-mural or club option

Create an interesting makerspace - learner engagement and participation

This workshop takes the school leadership through a series of key pillars to impact change management, related to using digital tools. Exploring:

• the vision

• skills

• incentives

• resources

• action plan.

Investigate how all these pillars assist in creating effective change management within a school, with the value of incorporating digital tools into a school.

In this workshop, we will explore ways to show how technology and caring for the environment go hand-in-hand. 

Looking at ways to encourage wildlife into your school garden. Planting plants to encourage little creatures, birds and other animals, while growing food and creating a beautiful, colourful, sensory learning space. 

 

Exploring lesson ideas of environmental care and technology integration to monitor who is visiting the garden, or if the garden requires watering, using the Internet of Things. Investigating the design of your environmental garden using AI. 

 

In turn,  we are teaching our children about sustainable living in turn with nature, caring for the creatures and the environment, and meaningful, relevant and real-life technology applications.

Promoting a healthy lifestyle by designing, making and evaluating a vegetable garden and creating a pretty garden for pollinators to thrive

Sign up your staff for this course to explore the environment and tech.

This workshop takes the teacher on a journey of exploration and discovery about learning spaces and considerations at schools:

• Activity 1: The Changing World & My Space

• Activity 2: My Classroom Atmosphere & Environment

• Activity 3: My learning space - Campfire Style

• Activity 4: My Learning Space - Waterhole Style

• Activity 5: My Learning Space - Cave Style

• Activity 6: Creativity - “Climb the mountain”

• Activity 7: Technology Integration

• Activity 8: Venue Considerations - Make the space work!

• Activity 9: Conclusions and Reflections

And how all these aspects assist in creating interesting learning spaces, with learners engaged and participating.