Program Schedule
The Google Educator Conference will focus on the interests of Primary school teachers on the first day (October 9th) and the interests of Secondary teachers on the second day (October 10th). However, we encourage teachers to attend on both days, as many of the presentations and materials will be useful for all participants.
The conference aims for minimal presentation format and maximum hands-on activities to allow participants to manipulate the materials themselves and put together their own teaching plans.
All events will take place in the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC), (Building 453, Fairway Entrance 4), at the University of Western Australia. Directions to the venue is available from here.
Wednesday, October 9th:
| Time | Event | Location |
| 8:30am-8:50am | Registration | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 8:50am-8:55am | Welcome and Introduction Nasrin Moradmand |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 8:55am-9:05am | Meeting the Google Engineer Mark MᶜDonald |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 9:05am-10:15am | Talk and interactive session on "Every :Bit Counts" Robin McKean About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 10:15am -10:40am | Morning tea | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 10:40am -11:35am | Talk and Interactive Session on " Cyber Challenges, Ethical Hacking and Capturing the Flag (CTF)" Michelle Ellis / Adam Brickhill About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 11:35am -12:35pm | Talk and Interactive Session on "Purposeful ICT Projects K-7" Michelle Pestel About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 12:35pm -1:20pm | Lunch and Break | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 1:20pm-2:20pm | Hands on Session: "Achieving professional STEM goals" Rashmi Watson About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 2:20pm-3:00pm | Hands on Session: "Digital tools for the classroom - New Google Sites, Micro:bit, SeeSaw, Makey Makey and bots" Fiona Mayne About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Afternoon tea | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 3:30pm- 4:45pm | Hands on Session: "Ready Player One - A Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI in the Classroom" Geoff Kaye About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 4:45pm- 5:30pm | Discussion and feedback, Group photo | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
Thursday, October 10th:
| Time | Event | Location |
| 8:30am-8:55am | Registration | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 8:55am-9:00am | Welcome and Introduction Nasrin Moradmand |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 9:00am-9:10am | Meeting the Google Engineer Mark MᶜDonald |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 9:10am-10:15am | Talk and Interactive Session on "Immersive Learning with Google Expeditions" Zina Cordery About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 10:15am -10:45am | Morning tea | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 10:45am -11:45pm | Talk and Interactive Session on "Cyber Security 101 - securing information" Michelle Ellis / Sam Allen About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 11:45pm -12:45pm | Talk and Interactive Session on "STEM: Approaches to assessment design" Shaloni Naik About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 12:45pm -1:30pm | Lunch and Break | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm | Hands on Session: "Enabling students to build digital solutions" Kane Pittard About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Afternoon tea | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 3:30pm- 4:45pm | Hands on Session: "Do Your Bit with a BBC Micro: Bit" Linda Gillham About this session |
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |
| 4:45pm- 5:30pm | Discussion and feedback, Group photo | Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) |