Steam Units

The DDCoS STEAM focus group has produced a package of STEAM units ES1-S4 which teachers are encouraged to share.  This initiative was supported by a Rural and Remote Grant.  The purpose of these units is to

• Take a collaborative approach to programming including sharing of skills and resources

• Maintain a consistent approach to building computational thinking skills across the stages K-4

• Transition students to high school with a common skillset

 Teachers are invited to use the complete unit or to select individual activities which are relevant to existing programs.

Other Shared Programs -

Tardigrades in space - A Stage 3 Science and Technology Unit written by Helen Rubeli (GPS) and Lachlan Prior (VPS)

Design Thinking Project Unit K-6 - Kreative Koalas - written by Helen Rubeli and Zac O'Hara-Smith (GPS)

Useful links:

• Schools Digital Strategy - https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/strategies-and-reports/schools-digital-strategy 

• STEM.T4L Learning Library - https://schoolsnsw.sharepoint.com/sites/STEMShareLibrary/SitePages/STEMShare.aspx 

• NESA STEM support - https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/understanding-the-curriculum/programming/stem-support

• Digital Technologies Hub - https://www.digitaltechnologieshub.edu.au/

• CSER Digital Technologies Education - https://csermoocs.adelaide.edu.au/ 

• Buck Institute for Education PBL Works - https://www.pblworks.org/ 

• Carnegie Mellon University - assessing Group Work - https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/assesslearning/groupWork.html

Resource List from Meridith Ebbs training days:

List of links including - extensive list of books relating to digital technologies, programming templates, links to further PL, lesson ideas and more .  Resource list

Book - The Fabulous Friend Machine by Nick Bland - an entertaining story about a chicken and a mobile phone with an underlying message about friendship and social media. Good resource for teaching digital citizenship.