CONFERENCE PROGRAMThe 2016 Interactive Learning Conference

for the Early Phase

Saturday 10th September 2016Contemporary Learning Hub – Meridan State College - Sunshine Coast

Registrations via www.contemporarylearninghub.com

Contemporary Learning Hub

PLAY, WONDER AND LEARN CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2016Times ARTS

THEATRE

MAKER

SPACE

LEGOLAB

IPADCAFE

TEACHING

ZONE 1

TEACHING

ZONE 2

TEACHING

ZONE 3

RC ZONE 1 RAINFOREST

RETREAT

SENIOR

THEATRE

8:15 – 9:00 REGISTRATION, TRADE DISPLAYS AND COMPETITIONS IN CONFERENCE HALL

9:00 – 9:50

KeynoteIT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE! IT’S A DRONE! –

WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIESADRIAN GREIG – MALENY STATE SCHOOL VENUE : ARTS THEATRE

MASTERCLASS

THINKING PLAYMICHELLE SCHEU – CHEVALLUM

STATE SCHOOL

VENUE : SENIOR THEATRE

This session is a double session

running until Morning Tea.

10:00 – 10:55

Breakout

Session 1

Growth Mindsets

with Young

Learners

Allison Bye

Makerspaces:

The most

magnificent thing

Matt Peedell

Making Science

& Programming

come to life

Joanna Burk

Storytelling

with Scratch Jr

Jacqui Pool

The Write Stuff

to engage boys

Kelly Ayres

Switched On

Numeracy

Sarah Lewis

Story

Stars

Adrian Greig

11:00 – 11:30 MORNING TEA AND TRADE DISPLAYS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL

11:30 – 12:-10

Breakout

Session 2

Crafting learning

with Minecraft

Adrian Greig

Makerspaces:

The most

magnificent thing

Matt Peedell

Making Science

&

Programming

come to life

Joanna Burk

Digital Ball

Games

Jacqui Pool

360 Degree

Learning

Sally Gower

Switched On

Numeracy

Sarah Lewis

Bookreka!

Creating Book

Trailers with

young children

Benson Loo

Planning for

Thinking Play

Michelle Scheu

This session is a

double session

running until

lunch.

12:15 – 1:00

Breakout

Session 3

Crafting learning

with Minecraft

Adrian Greig

Makerspaces:

The most

magnificent thing

Matt Peedell

Making Science

&

Programming

come to life

Joanna Burk

Digital Ball

Games

Jacqui Pool

The Write Stuff

to engage boys

Kelly Ayres

360 Degree

Learning

Sally Gower

Switched On

Numeracy

Sarah Lewis

Bookreka!

Creating Book

Trailers with

young children

Benson Loo

1:10 – 1:50 LUNCH AND TRADE DISPLAYS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL

1:50 – 2:45

Breakout

Session 4

Growth Mindsets

with Young

Learners

Allison Bye

Makerspaces:

The most

magnificent thing

Matt Peedell

Storytelling

with Scratch Jr

Jacqui Pool

The Write Stuff

to engage boys

Kelly Ayres

360 Degree

Learning

Sally Gower

StoryStars

Adrian Greig

Bookreka!

Creating Book

Trailers with

young children

Benson Loo

2:50 – 3:00 CONFERENCE CONCLUSION AND PRIZE DRAWS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL

Participants must be present to claim conference competition prizes

KEYNOTE SESSION OPTIONS

Attend a Masterclass on Thinking Play with Michelle Scheu from Chevallum State School. Thinking Play honours children as capable, decision-makers. Learning is enriched during play-based problem solving via active exploration in environments as children represented their learning in concrete forms.

We have a great program in store for conference delegates. Participants will choose one keynote to attend and will also selectfour breakout workshops to attend during the day. The following pages contain an overview of each of the conference sessions.Where a workshop appears more than once in the program, this is a repeat session.

Come along and discover how Adrian weaves magic with his learners with the help of his ever growing collection of digital tools and pedagogies. You’ll walk away with loads of ideas for making learning digital in your classroom.

Explore the integral components of the Thinking Play program and discover how you can make it work in your Early Phase learning context. This session is a double session and will run until morning tea.

HIGHLIGHTED SESSION

Bookreka! Create book trailers to help young children discover great stories!

BREAKOUT SESSION 1 OPTIONS - 10:00 – 10:55am

Thinking Play Masterclass – Part 2Facilitator: Michelle Scheu – Chevallum State School

Select one of the following sessions for the first breakout session.

Discover how you can switch your students on to learning and support them to develop their understanding of a range of P-2 numeracy concepts. This session will take place in the Year 2 classroom of Sarah Lewis and you’ll have the opportunity to get hands-on and explore a range of learning centres, digital technologies and learning activities that can be used across P-2 to support, challenge and engage your learners.

Come along and make something in the Makerspace set up by Matt Peedell from Edtechs. Matt will have an array of current and emerging Makerspace gear for you to explore and make with.

This session is the second part of the Thinking Play Masterclass with Michelle Scheu from Chevallum State School. Participants selecting this session should also select the Masterclass in the Keynote session time.

Discover creative ways you can introduce the concept of Growth Mindsets in your P-2 learners and how you can support them to develop a mindset that they can grow and improve.

Discover why students across your Primary school are crazy about Minecraft and explore how you can use it as a stimulus for learning and an engaging canvas where students can create, collaborate and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of concepts across the Primary Curriculum.

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 OPTIONS - 11:30 – 12:10pmSelect one of the following sessions for the second breakout session.

Discover how you can switch your students on to learning and support them to develop their understanding of a range of P-2 numeracy concepts. This session will take place in the Year 2 classroom of Sarah Lewis and you’ll have the opportunity to get hands-on and explore a range of learning centres, digital technologies and learning activities that can be used across P-2 to support, challenge and engage your learners.

Planning for Thinking Play – Double Session Part 1Facilitator: Michelle Scheu – Chevallum State SchoolThis session will unpack the planning process that is used at Chevallum SS as part of the implementation of Thinking Play. Participants will see examples of Thinking Play planning and discover how it links to the Australian Curriculum.

Come along and make something in the Makerspace set up by Matt Peedell from Edtechs. Matt will have an array of current and emerging Makerspace gear for you to explore and make with.

BREAKOUT SESSION 3 OPTIONS - 12:15 – 1:00pmSelect one of the following sessions for the third breakout session.

Planning for Thinking Play – Double Session Part 1Facilitator: Michelle Scheu – Chevallum State School

This is the second part of the Planning for Thinking Play Session. Please select both this session and the same session in Breakout 2.

Discover why students across your Primary school are crazy about Minecraft and explore how you can use it as a stimulus for learning and an engaging canvas where students can create, collaborate and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of concepts across the Primary Curriculum.

Discover how you can switch your students on to learning and support them to develop their understanding of a range of P-2 numeracy concepts. This session will take place in the Year 2 classroom of Sarah Lewis and you’ll have the opportunity to get hands-on and explore a range of learning centres, digital technologies and learning activities that can be used across P-2 to support, challenge and engage your learners.

Join Jacqui Pool for this session where you’ll explore how Scratch JR can be used to make digital stories.

Please bring along an iPad with the Scratch JR app installed for the hands-on component of this session.

BREAKOUT SESSION 4 OPTIONS - 1:50 – 2:50pmSelect one of the following sessions for the third breakout session.

CONFERENCE HALL

RAINFORESTRETREAT

RAINFOREST CAFE

JUNIOR UNDERCOVER

STUDENTSERVICES

UNIFORMSHOP

RESOURCE CENTRE

BOARDWALK

TO SENIOR SCHOOL >

< TO PREP AREA AND CARPARKS

TO OVALS >

CONFERENCE HALL

PLAY, WONDER AND LEARN CONFERENCE PRECINCT

The place for registration, trade displays, competitions and lunch.

SENIOR THEATREFollow this path to make your way to sessions in our Senior Theatre.

TEACHING ZONE 2The place to go to see 360 degreelearning in Prep and 1.

iPAD CAFEJoin us in the iPad Café for ouriPad sessions with Jacqui Pool.

ARTS THEATRE

TEACHING ZONE 3The place where you’ll see how to switch on numeracy activities.

RAINFOREST RETREATMeet and work with Benson Loo from Eyepower Games.

LEGO LABThis is the Lego Lab where we’ll be hosting Lego Education sessions.

RAINFOREST

iPADCAFE

ARTSTHEATRE

TO SENIOR THEATRE

TEACHING ZONE 1The place to go for the write stuff to engage boys.

RC ZONE 1

LEGO LAB

MAKERSPACE

MAKER SPACE

Join us here for inspiring and practical presentations.

Come and explore our MagnificentMaker Space.

DRAMAROOM

MUSICROOM

TO TEACHING ZONES

CONFERENCE LOCATION

The Play, Wonder and Learn Conference is held at Meridan State College. Click on the map below to link to a live Bing map of ourlocation. Our College is located at the back of Caloundra. Our event participants typically choose to stay in Caloundra or Mooloolaba.