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e -Newslet ter The TECHTalk e-Newsletter is designed to support teachers of all TAS/Technology subjects Years 7—12.

Term 2, 2014

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Inside this issueInside this issue

Australian Curriculum: Technologies release update 3

Australian Curriculum: Technologies support videos 4

Important Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards updates 5

DesignTECH Student Seminar Videos 6

3D Printing Professional Learning resources 7

National ICT Careers Week 8

Make Your Mark Careers Website, Bridges to Higher Education 9

Young Scientist Awards 10

Personalised Electronic Devices for Learning Webinar 11

Sydney Seafood School and Sydney Fish Market excursion opportunity 12

Aquasonic Aquaponics Systems 13

Anaphylaxis reminder 14

Food Allergy Awareness Week 2014 15

Technology Education Conference Australia 16

Lynda.com online training 17

What’s new? 18

Contact us 19

Welcome to Term 2, 2014!

Term 1 saw a successful collaboration with Object: Australian Design Centre to produce 3D Printing

professional learning. The feedback received was very positive. Make sure you look at the resources

produced (page 5) as they will make valuable teaching aids. I’m happy to run more professional

learning following this format, but I really need your input to know what is most needed. Support for

early career teachers is one area I think needs attention. Please have beginning/new teachers on your

staff send me their contact details so I can add them to our communication network.

In February we filmed the DesignTECH HSC student seminars to allow students and teachers who

cannot make it to the Sydney venue to gain insight from a professional designer and an experienced

HSC marker. I will let you know how/where to access the videos as soon as they are published.

The Australian Curriculum: Technologies has been published. Videos to help understand the curriculum

have also been published by ACARA (page 4). Continue using the existing BOSTES syllabuses for all TAS/

Technology subjects 7-12 and we will keep you posted of developments as they happen!

Sandra McKee

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Australian Curriculum: Technologies Australian Curriculum: Technologies

On 18 February 2014 the Australian Cur-

riculum, Assessment and Reporting Au-

thority (ACARA) made available

Australian Curriculum for Technologies;

Civics and Citizenship; Economics and

Business; and Health and Physical

Education.

This followed a decision by the Council

of federal, state and territory education

ministers, who decided in November 2013 to release these curricula, even though they have not

been formally endorsed.

The Australian Curriculum: Technologies is available on the Australian Curriculum website.

For teachers in NSW it is still “business as usual.” We will not use the Australian Curriculum:

Technologies. We must wait until new NSW syllabuses incorporating the Australian Curriculum:

Technologies are developed by Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES).

All TAS/Technology subjects must continue to use existing NSW syllabuses in all subjects

Years 7-12, until otherwise officially advised:

“...schools are required to continue to use existing NSW syllabuses. Any decisions about adopting

the Australian curriculum, developing syllabuses, and planning subsequent implementation will

be made only after thorough consultation with NSW stakeholders.”

“...existing Stage 6 syllabuses will continue to be the curriculum for the Higher School

Certificate.” Memorandum to Principals, BOSTES, July 2013

Review of the Australian CurriculumReview of the Australian Curriculum

The Federal Education Minister, Christopher Pyne, has appointed Dr Kevin Donnelly and

Professor Ken Wiltshire to carry out a review of the Australian Curriculum.

On 10 January ACARA produced a Media Release stating that it welcomed the review of the

Australian Curriculum. The review is expected to be completed mid year.

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Australian Curriculum: Technologies Australian Curriculum: Technologies

On 24 April ACARA released videos to support the

Australian Curriculum: Technologies.

You can find them in the F-10 Australian Curriculum playlist.

The videos introduce the two strands of

the Australian Curriculum: Technologies:

Digital Technologies

Design and Technologies

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Important BOSTES updatesImportant BOSTES updates

2014 HSC important dates for practical and performance examinations Please be aware of significant changes to the Completion and hand-in dates and times for

Industrial Technology Major Projects (3.00pm Thursday 7 August) and

Design and Technology Major Design Projects (3.00pm Thursday 21 August) Download the calendar in PDF format

Release of the HSC Written Examination Timetable The 2014 HSC written examination timetable will be released on Wednesday 30 April.

Students will be able to access personalised timetables via Students Online using their student number and PIN. Schools will also have access to school specific timetables via Schools Online > My Reports > Written Examinations > Written Examination Summary from this date.

Students and schools should note the timetable will only be available online in 2014.

From Monday 5 May, a PDF version of the timetable will also be available on the BOSTES website at

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/events/ for download.

Amendments to examination specifications for Stage 6

Software Design and Development Examination specifications for the Stage 6 Software Design and Development syllabus have undergone amendment. Implementation of the amended examination specifications will commence for HSC examinations in 2014. The amendments to the examination specifications are: Section II – Core (60 marks)

Questions may consist of short-answer parts.

There will be approximately 18 items in total (changed from 24 items).

At least three items will be worth from 4 to 6 marks.

Section III – Options (20 marks)

There will be two questions, one for each of the options.

Candidates will be required to answer the question on the option they have studied.

Each question will consist of approximately 6 short-answer parts. (changed from 8 short-answer parts) The amended examination specifications are available to download from the Software Design and Development syl-

labus page of the BOSTES website.

Teachers are also reminded that the Course Specifications document has been updated and is available on the

BOSTES website.

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DesignTECH Student Seminar VideosDesignTECH Student Seminar Videos

Each year BOSTES NSW, supported by the DEC and in association with the Powerhouse Museum,

present student seminars to compliment the DesignTECH exhibition. The seminars provide

support, guidance and inspiration to Stage 6 students, offering presentations by practising

designers, industry representatives, tertiary educators, experienced HSC Markers and students who

have successfully managed their Major Design Project from concept through to finished product.

The Sydney venue makes the seminars inaccessible for many schools. This year we recorded

3 sessions to support teachers and students in rural and remote areas.

While the videos focus on Design and Technology, they provide useful advice that can be applied to

several Technology related subjects including Industrial Technology and Textiles and Design.

The videos can be found on

the LearningNSWDEC

YouTube channel in the

HSC DesignTECH Student

Seminar playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4OaBCdO34bDtzPO78arfKuTaqOAOzPn5

The recording has been broken up into 3 sections:

1. Successful Design— a practising designers perspective.

Practical advice with a real world perspective featuring Nick Cerneaz, Engineer and Executive

Director, the Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering.

2. Managing the Major Design Project.

Practical advice for students managing the development of the MDP from highly experienced

HSC Marker Christine Keyes, Head Teacher TAS, Nowra High School.

3. Advice for Teachers.

an interview with Christine Keys who gives helpful tips for teachers as they manage students

undertaking the MDP.

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3D 3D PrintingPrinting

Professional Learning Professional Learning

In March we ran a series of professional learning sessions

introducing 3D Printing. The sessions were in response to requests

from teacher for information and were conducted as a joint venture between DEC and

Object: Australian Design Centre.

The format consisted of 3 video conferences. In addition, we recorded interviews with

the guest presenters using Adobe Connect. These can be used as further professional

development or as teaching and learning resources. The links to the interviews can be

found below. The PowerPoint presentations are also provided. The Summary and

resources PowerPoint has many additional hyperlinked resources for classroom use.

Content Interview

(Adobe Connect)

PowerPoint

Presentation

Session 1 What is 3D printing

Introduced 3D printing terms and

technologies. Featured Angus Deveson

from 3D Printing Studios, Sydney and An-

nette Mauer from Object: Australian

Design Centre

Angus Deveson

Annette Mauer

Angus Deveson

Annette Mauer

Session 2 Meet the designers

Looked at real world design application of

3D printing. Featured Industrial Designer

Andrew Simpson and Jewellery Designer

Cinnamon Lee.

Andrew Simpson

Cinnamon Lee

Andrew Simpson

Cinnamon Lee

Session 3 Meet the teacher

Explored hands-on classroom application

of the technology. Featured Ruth

Thompson, Head Teacher Technology,

Bossley Park High School.

Ruth Thompson

Summary

and resources

Ruth Thompson

Summary

and resources

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National ICT Careers WeekNational ICT Careers Week

Opportunities and benefits of ICT study and careers are on show 28 July - 3 August 2014.

Some of the many opportunities include: Career and study information sessions for school students, teachers and parents. ICT study and career seminars for career counsellors. ICT conferences and exhibitions for young people in ICT Study and career information - online and offline. Film, animation and robot demonstrations. Functions and events in the use of personal computing and smart devices. Visits to ICT university faculties and TAFE campuses. Visits by school students to ICT companies. Supportive media releases by industry and education leaders. Media releases on new ICT studies and career opportunities.

Registration information

The List of Events is enormous and for NSW includes:

BiG DAY In @ Bathurst - Thursday 1 May 2014

2014 FMAA USYD/UNSW Down-To-Business Luncheon Sydney

Thursday 1 May 2014

BiG DAY In @ University of Wollongong - Thursday 15 May 2014

Northern Beaches Careers Expo

Northern Rivers Careers Expo

Tamworth Careers Expo

Newcastle Lake Macquarie Career & Training Expo - Thursday 22 May 2014

The HSC and Careers Expo [Sydney, NSW]

GIRLS' PROGRAMMING NETWORK 2014 Term 2 - 1 June 2014 (School term Week 5) [Sydney University]

UTS Engineering and IT Discovery Day [Ultimo, NSW]

National Computer Science School (NCSS) 2014 Challenge 4 August-7 September 2014 [Sydney University]

National Computer Science School (NCSS) Summer School 3 - 12 January 2015 [Sydney, NSW]

ICT Careers Week is a national

initiative designed to showcase

the wide range of study and

career choices within the scope

of ICT.

ICT Career Week supports the

Digital Careers National Program

to increase student enrolments

in ICT courses at universities and

TAFE. We need more well-

educated and skilled Australians

in computational thinking,

computing and communications

to support Australia’s Digital

Future.

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Make Your Mark Careers WebsiteMake Your Mark Careers Website

Make Your Mark is an exciting new website designed to be the first port of call for information to help those

from under-represented communities to discover future life opportunities through further education.

SIMPLE SECTIONS: All the information and resources in

one convenient location to guide the decision-making

journey. Sections include: Future Planning, Study Options,

Money and Other Challenges, Student Life and Getting In. USEFUL RESOURCES: Curriculum maps and activity

worksheets to download plus more resources to assist

discussion with students. TAILORED INFORMATION: General information plus

addresses specific groups including Aboriginal & Torres

Strait Islanders, those in rural and remote areas and

students with disabilities. INSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS: Real life stories of people from

different backgrounds and how further education had a

positive impact on their lives. MYTH BUSTING: Addresses potential areas of concern for

students and parents. Use the site to open a dialogue and

break down these barriers.

Bridges to Higher Education is a $21.2m initiative, funded by the Commonwealth Government’s Higher Educa-

tion Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP), to improve the participation rates of students from com-

munities under-represented in higher education. It brings together the collective resources and experience of

the University of Western Sydney, the University of Sydney, the University of Technology, Sydney, Macquarie

University, and the Australian Catholic University.

Bridges Connect is a schools engagement project that utilises technology, to build capacity, raise awareness

and motivation, and provide academic enrichment to schools with low rates of participation in higher educa-

tion.

Video conferences lecture series—are run throughout the year addressing different learning areas:

Maths in Science Video Conference Series - Wednesday 18 June 2014 (Week 8 Term 2) Engineering Video Conference Series - Tuesday 2 September 2014 (Week 8 Term 3) Careers in Teaching - Thursday 12 June 2014 Women in STEM - Tuesday 19 August 2014 Enquiring Minds - Wednesday 12 November 2014

See past Science and Technology lectures.

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Young Scientist Awards Young Scientist Awards

Free Course (Funded by CSIRO Education – Intel allocation for the promotion of STEM education)

Who should attend?

Any teacher of Science, Science & Technology and even Design & Technology who fervently believe that their

student research projects are never good enough to enter the Young Scientist Awards. We are targeting

schools and teachers who have never entered the Young Scientist Awards, however, all teachers are welcome

to attend.

Why invite Design and Technology teachers?

One of the two main categories of the Young Scientist Awards is Models and Inventions. The invention is to

be presented as a working model that your student designs and builds with an accompanying logbook or folio

documenting background research and the inventing process, from brainstorming to final design, through

construction to final product, testing and evaluation. We will be holding a 30 minute session specifically for

Models and Inventions to promote this new and successful category.

What can you do if you are unable to attend?

Teachers from regional schools and teachers from Metropolitan schools who have prior commitments, simply

indicate your inability to attend on your RSVP and course material, including copies of past-winning entries will

be emailed to you after the event.

For More details and Registration details go to http://stansw.asn.au/default.aspx?article_id=189

An opportunity to see past-winning entries and meet some judges of the Young Scientist Awards

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Sydney Seafood School Sydney Seafood School

and Sydney Fish Market and Sydney Fish Market

Sydney Seafood School and Sydney Fish Market would like to open their

doors to teach high school students how one of the world’s largest

seafood markets gets the job done in a safe, efficient and

competitive environment.

Come behind the scenes for a 1-hour auction floor tour and:

learn how hundreds of species of fresh Australian and New Zealand seafood are

auctioned to over 150 buyers per day.

walk the auction floor and see the huge variety of seafood available.

see WHS, quality assurance, food handling, sale and distribution of one of Sydney’s

primary food sources in action on a large scale.

This will be followed by a 3 hour hands-on cooking class at Sydney Seafood School: 1 hour cooking demonstration by an expert seafood demonstrator focusing on the preparation of crab

(crustacean), squid (cephalopod), mussels (bivalve) and fin fish.

1 hour hands on cooking with students working in small teams to recreate the dishes and practise the skills

shown in the demonstration.

Finally students sit down to enjoy the results of their efforts in the relaxed dining area.

The excursion includes:

SFM’s comprehensive induction course covering all safety as-

pects involved in working at Sydney Fish Market

Food safety and handling information

Risk assessment documentation

Environmental and sustainability documentation

Recipe kit

1 x Sydney Seafood Cookbook (for the school library).

These videos provide information about the Sydney Fish Market and their

Environmental and Sustainability policies.

Watch this video to see examples of innovative practice in an Australian Food Industry

covering sustainability, food safety management systems, product labelling, best practice food

safety handling, sustainable management of fisheries resources, wastage minimisation and

recycling.

Visit FISHline for information on seafood, nutrition and health, buying and storing fresh

seafood guides, species information, seasonal guides, and some fabulous seafood recipes.

For further details please contact Kirrily La Rosa: kirrilyl@sydneyfishmarket.com.au

Stage 5 and 6

Food Technology

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Aquasonic Aquaponics SystemsAquasonic Aquaponics Systems

If you currently teach or are considering introducing Marine and Aquaculture Technology in

Year 7-10 or Stage 6 Marine Studies, the following information may be of interest.

Aquasonic have been at the forefront of

Fish Life Support Systems (LSS) for close to

40 years. They are the Australasian market

leader for wholesale aquarium products

and aquaculture system design and

equipment manufacture.

Aquasonic have been designing and

installing fish growing systems into

Schools, Universities and TAFEs for many

years and now offer an aquaponic option

which allows for an extended teaching tool

and subsequent expansion of curriculum to

include plant biology. Solar Powered

Aquasonic have also developed a solar

powered system. These systems can be

totally standalone using battery storage

or a combination of grid and solar

depending on choice.

These Solar Powered systems have a

specific application in schools where the

savings and indeed feedback into the

school grid itself is a bonus for the

school.

Prices start at about $12,000 for a solar

powered setup and $5200 for a 1500

litre fish system with growbed.

For prices and information contact:

Bruce Atkinson – Sales Manager

Bruce.Atkinson@aquasonic.com.au

Or Sales@aquasonic.com.au

Phone +61 02 65864933

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Anaphylaxis reminderAnaphylaxis reminder By now your school should have received its order of new Epipens (adrenaline auto

injectors) to replace out dated ones. Make sure all staff know where they are located

and how to use them. All schools have a training auto injector for familiarisation and

practice.

Anaphylaxis is a severe and sometimes sudden allergic reaction. It can occur when a

susceptible person is exposed to an allergen (such as a food or an insect sting).

Anaphylaxis is potentially life threatening and always requires an emergency response.

Make sure you know which students you teach have been diagnosed as being at risk of

anaphylaxis. Make sure their personalised ASCIA Action Plans are displayed in an area

where they are easily accessible to staff.

Avoid the use of peanuts, peanut butter or other peanut products in all curricular or

extra-curricular activities.

Symptoms of severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis can occur when there is no

history of known allergies. This situation should be treated as an emergency. An

adrenaline auto injector should be administered, an ambulance called and first aid

provided until expert help arrives.

For an individual with asthma who is also at risk of anaphylaxis, the adrenaline auto

injector should be used first, followed by asthma reliever medication, calling an

ambulance, continuing asthma first aid and following the instructions on the student’s

ASCIA Action Plan for Anaphylaxis.

Use the Anaphylaxis webpage to access the Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools,

resources and the most current and accurate information about supporting students

diagnosed at risk of anaphylaxis.

Use the online student resource Anaphylaxis: Food Preparation and Sharing to help

students learn about anaphylaxis and severe allergies.

By now your school should have received its order of new Epipens (adrenaline auto

injectors) to replace out dated ones. Make sure all staff know where they are located

and how to use them. All schools have a training auto injector for familiarisation and

practice.

Anaphylaxis is a severe and sometimes sudden allergic reaction. It can occur when a

susceptible person is exposed to an allergen (such as a food or an insect sting).

Anaphylaxis is potentially life threatening and always requires an emergency response.

Make sure you know which students you teach have been diagnosed as being at risk of

anaphylaxis. Make sure their personalised ASCIA Action Plans are displayed in an area

where they are easily accessible to staff.

Avoid the use of peanuts, peanut butter or other peanut products in all curricular or

extra-curricular activities.

Symptoms of severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis can occur when there is no

history of known allergies. This situation should be treated as an emergency. An

adrenaline auto injector should be administered, an ambulance called and first aid

provided until expert help arrives.

For an individual with asthma who is also at risk of anaphylaxis, the adrenaline auto

injector should be used first, followed by asthma reliever medication, calling an

ambulance, continuing asthma first aid and following the instructions on the student’s

ASCIA Action Plan for Anaphylaxis.

Use the Anaphylaxis webpage to access the Anaphylaxis Procedures for Schools,

resources and the most current and accurate information about supporting students

diagnosed at risk of anaphylaxis.

Use the online student resource Anaphylaxis: Food Preparation and Sharing to help

students learn about anaphylaxis and severe allergies.

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Australia has one of the highest reported incidences of food allergies in the world, and the numbers are growing at an alarming rate. In fact, one in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. An allergic reaction can quickly become life threatening and people can die from food allergy. While the risk cannot be removed, it can be managed.

It’s up to all of us to be allergy aware – to know how to minimise the risk of a reaction, to know what to do if a reaction happens, and to understand and support family, friends and colleagues living with food allergies.

SHOW YOU CARE

There are several ways that you can Show You Care during Food Allergy Week 2014.

• Paint one nail to symbolise that one in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a

food allergy

• Adopt an allergy for one day to better understand the challenges people with allergy

face every single day

• Download a badge to use through your social media channels

Find more resources to support Food Allergy Awareness Week 2014 here.

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Technology Education Conference Technology Education Conference

AustraliaAustralia

A collaboration between

DATTA Australia and iiate NSW and TERC

26th to 29th November 2014

Sydney Masonic Centre

66 Goulburn Street Sydney, NSW, Australia

This conference is for teachers of Design and Technology, Industrial Technology,

Engineering and Technology Educators Primary, Secondary and Tertiary.

It will provide excellent professional learning and networking opportunities in an era of

development of an Australian Technologies curriculum.

The conference will also provide opportunities for professional learning in the areas of:

Current Technology Education research

Technology teaching and best practice

The pedagogy of technology teaching

Engaging students in technologies learning

Practical, hands on application of technologies

Emerging technologies in in industry and school settings

Broader issues related to teaching in technologies such as sustainability,

global collaboration, design processes and excellence in teaching.

More pre-conference information here

Calendar date!

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Lynda.comLynda.com

A relative new comer to Australia, Lynda.com offers an enormous variety of high-quality online

video tutorials covering software, creative

skills and more.

Courses target:

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

TEACHER PD

TEACHER TOOLS

STUDENT TOOLS

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

HIGHER EDUCATION

PUBLIC SCHOOLS NSW WWW.SCHOOLS.NSW.EDU.AU

Extending your knowledge

www.lynda.com

Up and Running with 3D PrintingTopics include:

•What is 3D printing?

•What can you make with a 3D printer?

•Understanding the different 3D printing technologies

•Designing with 3D modelling and scanning

•Creating watertight 3D designs

•Repairing a 3D file

•Exporting your file

I recently looked at their

Up and Running with 3D

Printing. The course was well

structured, broken down into

small, achievable lessons,

supported by exercises.

Additionally, several related

courses were available to

extend knowledge. While most

lessons are locked, you can go

in and view introductory lessons

and tutorials and see the

content covered and time

requirements for each lesson.

See latest releases here.

Read about how Colyton High School in Sydney used Lynda.com to boost digital literacy across

the school.

To request a trial account for your school or for more information, contact Mark Fletcher, Head of Australia sales, via email at mfletcher@lynda.com or by calling +61 2 9779 1582.

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What’s new?What’s new?

Maker Shed is always a source of inspiration for new products and new ideas. These are no exception:

The 3Doodler is the world's first

3D printing pen. As 3Doodler draws, it

extrudes heated plastic, which quickly

cools and solidifies into a strong

stable structure. The 3Doodler gets

hot enough to melt ABS in under one

minute.

3Doodles can be created as flat forms and peeled off a

piece of paper, as freestyle 3D objects, or in separate

parts, ready to be joined together using the 3Doodler.

This is not an alternative to a 3D printer. It is a hand

held device—more “crafty” than precise , but great

for initial idea testing and modelling.

Two short videos demonstrate how easy it is to use

the 3Doodler.

Just a few of the many ideas to inspire:

Drones and quadcopters

A light sensing robotic mouse complete with

video showing assembly.

And just for fun…

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TAS/Technologies curriculum contact:

Sandra McKee TAS Advisor Years 7-12 Secondary Education Directorate Learning and Leadership Portfolio Level 3, 1 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, 2010, NSW T: (02) 9266 8514

sandra.mckee4@det.nsw.edu.au

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