Lauren James | Questacon Cyber Manager
Questacon

Lauren oversees the team of Cyber Squad Mentors who deliver professional learning to teachers across Australia. A high school mathematics teacher in Sydney for over a decade, she previously held roles including head of department and gifted education coordinator.

Lauren is passionate about access to STEM opportunities and inspiring Australia’s youth – particularly girls, who may find themselves pigeonholed in traditional rather than emerging career pathways.

Appearances:

Day 2 @ 09:40

Panel: Cyber in the classroom - Understanding how ‘privacy and security’ fits into the new Digital Curriculum and how to teach students about privacy and security

Focusing on changes to ‘privacy and security’ in the Digital Technologies Curriculum, our panel of experts will discuss how this area fits into the curriculum and their methods and tools for of teaching students about these essential skills.

Moderator: Bruce Fuda, Head of Education (Curriculum), Grok Academy