Visit the ACA Digital Technologies Space stand# C1 at the National FutureSchools Festival!

The Australian Computing Academy (ACA) is a centre within the University of Sydney and are dedicated to supporting teachers and education leaders fulfil the requirements of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies (AC:DT).

The ACA is unique in comprising of AC:DT authors, teachers and technology education experts. ACA use their expertise and passion for digital technologies to create free, curriculum-aligned, classroom-ready resources that enable teachers to confidently engage every student in the AC:DT.

The ACA Digital Technologies Space is designed to meet the DT needs of all teachers and school leaders.

No matter where you are at in your understanding of the AC:DT, the ACA want to meet you and support your journey through the ACA DT Space!

 

 
 

 

22 March 2021
PD Talks

TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKER(S)
9:00am

Abstraction (Primary/secondary)

Paula Christophersen
9:20am

BBC micro:bit with Blockly (primary)

Lyndsey Thomas
9:40am

Data Collection and Interpretation (secondary)

Kenni Bawden
10:00am

Algorithms (Primary)

James Curran
10:20am

BBC micro:bit (Secondary)

Owen Brasier

10:40am

Scratch projects (Primary)

Nicola O'Brien
11:00am

Data Representation (Primary/Secondary)

Karsten Schulz
11:20am

Algorithms (secondary)

Kenni Bawden
11:40am

Digital Systems (primary)

Anna Kinnane
12:00pm

Advanced programming (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
12:20pm

Implementation in Python (secondary)

James Curran
12:40pm

Integrating robotics to DT: creating real world experiences for students. (primary)

Penny Player
1:00pm

Using cyber security to teach DT (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
1:20pm

Assessment (primary)

Anna Kinnane
1:40pm

Interactions (primary/secondary)

Paula Christophersen
2:00pm

Specification (primary/secondary)

Karsten Schulz
2:20pm

Assessment (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
2:40pm

Implementation (primary)

Karsten Schulz
3:00pm

Advanced programming (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
3:20pm

Furthering your education (MEd plug) (primary/secondary)

Owen Brasier
3:40pm

Live coding to teach DT concepts (secondary)

Lyndsey Thomas
4:00pm

Integrating Digital Technologies across the curriculum (primary)

Anna Kinnane
4:20pm

BBC micro:bit (secondary)

Owen Brasier
4:40pm

Introducing the cyber security challenges (secondary)

Nicola O'Brien
5:00pm

Data Collection and Interpretation (secondary)

Kenni Bawden
5:20pm

BBC micro:bit with Blockly (primary)

Lyndsey Thomas
5:40pm

Abstraction (primary/secondary)

Paula Christophersen
6:00pm

Algorithms (primary)

James Curran
6:00pm

Algorithms (primary)

James Curran
6:20pm

Relaxed evening sessions: teacher hang: play with micro:bits (primary/secondary)

Lyndsey Thomas
6:20pm

Relaxed evening sessions: teacher hang: learn Scratch (primary )

Nicola O'Brien
6:20pm

Relaxed evening sessions: teacher hang: sign your class up to the DT or cyber challenges (primary/secondary)

Penny Player
6:20pm

More micro:bit specific session: networking / smart garden / PDHP / olympics (primary/secondary)

Owen Brasier

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22 March 2021
Hands On Session

TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKER(S)
9:20am

BBC micro:bit with Blockly (primary)

Paula Christophersen
9:40am

Data Collection and Interpretation (secondary)

Lyndsey Thomas
10:00am

Data Collection and Interpretation (secondary)

Kenni Bawden
10:20am

Algorithms (primary)

James Curran
10:40am

BBC micro:bit (secondary)

Owen Brasier
11:00am

Scratch projects (primary)

Nicola O'Brien
11:20am
Data Representation (primary/secondary)
Karsten Schulz
11:40am
Algorithms (secondary)
Kenni Bawden
12:00pm

Digital Systems (primary)

Anna Kinnane
12:20pm

Advanced programming (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
12:40pm
Implementation in Python (secondary)
James Curran
13:00pm

Integrating robotics to DT: creating real world experiences for students. (primary)

Penny Player
13:20pm
Using cyber security to teach DT (secondary)
Bruce Fuda
13:40pm
Assessment (primary)
Anna Kinnane
14:00pm
Interactions (primary/secondary)
Paula Christophersen
14:20pm
Specification (primary/secondary)
Karsten Schulz
14:40pm
Assessment (secondary)
Bruce Fuda
15:00pm
Implementation (primary)
Karsten Schulz
15:20pm
Advanced programming (secondary)
Bruce Fuda
15:40pm
Owen Brasier
Owen Brasier
16:00pm
Live coding to teach DT concepts (secondary)
Lyndsey Thomas
16:20pm
Integrating Digital Technologies across the curriculum (primary)
Anna Kinnane
16:40pm
BBC micro:bit (secondary)
Owen Brasier
17:00pm
Introducing the cyber security challenges (secondary)
Nicola O'Brien
17:20pm
Data Collection and Interpretation (secondary)
Kenni Bawden
17:40pm
BBC micro:bit with Blockly (primary)
Lyndsey Thomas
18:00pm
Abstraction (primary/secondary)
Paula Christophersen

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23 March 2021
PD Talks

TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKER(S)
9:40am

Scratch projects (primary)

Nicola O'Brien
10:00am

Data Representation (primary/secondary)

Karsten Schulz
10:20am

Digital Systems (primary)

Anna Kinnane
10:40am

Algorithms (secondary)

Kenni Bawden
11:00am

Advanced programming (secondary)

Bruce Fuda

11:20am

Implementation in Python (secondary)

James Curran
11:40am

Interactions (primary/secondary)

Paula Christophersen
12:00pm

Using cyber security to teach DT (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
12:20pm

Integrating robotics to DT: creating real world experiences for students. (primary)

Penny Player
12:40pm

Assessment (primary)

Anna Kinnane
1:00pm

Specification (primary/secondary)

Karsten Schulz
1:20pm

Assessment (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
1:40pm

Implementation (primary)

Karsten Schulz
2:00pm

Integrating Digital Technologies across the curriculum (primary)

Anna Kinnane
2:20pm

Advanced programming (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
2:40pm

Introducing the cyber security challenges (secondary)

Nicola O'Brien
3:00pm

Live coding to teach DT concepts (secondary)

Lyndsey Thomas
3:20pm

Furthering your education (MEd plug) (primary/secondary)

Owen Brasier
3:40pm

Assessment (secondary)

Bruce Fuda

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23 March 2021
Hands On Session

TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKER(S)
10:00am

Scratch projects (primary)

Nicola O'Brien
10:20am

Data Representation (primary/secondary)

Karsten Schulz
10:40am

Digital Systems (primary)

Anna Kinnane
11:00am

Algorithms (secondary)

Kenni Bawden
11:20am

Advanced programming (secondary)

Bruce Fuda
11:40am

Implementation in Python (secondary)

James Curran
12:00pm
Interactions (primary/secondary)
Paula Christophersen
12:20pm
Using cyber security to teach DT (secondary)
Bruce Fuda
12:40pm

Integrating robotics to DT: creating real world experiences for students. (primary)

Penny Player
1:00pm

Assessment (primary)

Anna Kinnane
1:20pm
Specification (primary/secondary)
Karsten Schulz
1:40pm
Assessment (secondary)
Bruce Fuda
2:00pm
Implementation (primary)
Karsten Schulz
2:20pm
Integrating Digital Technologies across the curriculum (primary)
Anna Kinnane
2:40pm
Advanced programming (secondary)
Bruce Fuda
3:00pm
Introducing the cyber security challenges (secondary)
Nicola O'Brien
3:20pm
Live coding to teach DT concepts (secondary)
Lyndsey Thomas
3:40pm
Furthering your education (MEd plug) (primary/secondary)
Owen Brasier

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