From the Neighbourhood to the Metaverse in 2 years, where to from here for K-12?
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Presentation originally broadcast as part of DIF2022 on 31 August 2022
No other demographic is effected by technology more than the K-12 education sector. Apart from a tiny few, 'school' is compulsory till at least Year10.
Our children will use new technologies, whether we like it or not, parents and teachers will need to help them to use it well. It is important that any discussion of technology use includes the voices of K-12 educators.
We have seen an exponential growth in technology over the past couple of years. Nowhere is this more evident than in the K-12 education sector. As more technology emerges, how do schools and teachers respond, or even keep up?
Join We Teach Well as we hear from 4 outstanding educators who have been engaged in the digital space for many years.
Our speakers
Michelle Dennis
Michelle was the Head of Digital Learning and Innovation at Strathcona before moving to Haileybury in 2020 as Head of Digital. She sees her task as guiding teachers and management, to ensure that technology is used to enhance learning and engage learners in developing 21st century skills. In her current position, Michelle has been involved in the launch of Haileybury Pangea, Australia's first private online school. She also creates pretty awesome Pokemon cards.
Micheal Harvey
Dr Harvey is a New Zealand science educator who has also taught internationally in Asia. He is a trusted expert in the use of many digital platforms in education. His educational research interests are the use of digital animations to enhance student understanding of complex abstract scientific concepts and linking this to cognitive psychology and global collaborations. He is also involved in both the Tanzanian Root and Shoots SDG Laboratory Schools and Kakuma refugee project.
Carolyn Newall
Moderated by Carolyn Newall from We Teach Well
Carolyn is back in her home city of Melbourne. She retired a few years ago but didn’t like it very much. She missed the company of other passionate teachers and the pleasure of knowing that she was making a difference. Carolyn started this journey as a way of reconnecting with teachers like our speakers. She figures that if each of us is making a difference on our own then together we can make a bigger one.
At We Teach Well Carolyn and her co-founder are committed to boosting student outcomes through providing education departments and school leaders with proven and targeted professional development options for teachers of English.