Did you know DATTA Vic has an online forum for teachers of P-10 Design & Technologies, VCE VET and VCE? We hope it's a space that educators can come together virtually to share ideas and discuss issues. There are several topics - PD&T, Systems Engineering, D&T 7-10, D&T P-6, STEM, Events, Technicians & Jobs. You can subscribe to one or all of the forums, and if you are a member, you can also start your own threads. |
Start the Design Process at the Zoo! | Fusion 360 Teacher Workshop for Beginner-Intermediate Levels |
Friday 20th June, 9am - 3pm Melbourne Zoo, Parkville Held on-site at Melbourne Zoo, this program provides teachers with a unique chance to explore Zoo trails and spaces while learning from industry experts and use this experience as a starting point for developing engaging student design programs using animals as end users! | Thursday 26 June, 9.30am - 3.30pm Yarra Ranges Tech School, Lilydale In this full day, hands-on workshop, Yarra Ranges Tech School Director and award-winning educator Travis Burroughs will take you through all you need to get started and then advance beyond beginners' level in Fusion 360 for your classroom teaching. For Technologies, VCE PD&T and Systems teachers. |
Are you an out-of-field educator teaching Design & Technologies or Systems Engineering? Is your school struggling to recruit qualified teachers? DATTA Vic runs a masterclass program to support educators from other learning areas to teach D&T. These programs are for members only, and numbers are strictly limited. Please contact us at pl@datta.vic.edu.au for more information on how your school can benefit from these unique programs of out of field educators. Please check our 2025 professional learning calendar - we'll post details of our new programs as they come online. |
NEW RESOURCES FROM FOREST LEARNING |
Sustainable Schools - Going Green in Your Canteen |
We're excited to share that The Forest Learning Sustainable Schools: Going Green in Your Canteen unit of work has received a ‘Highly Commended’ award in the Primary School Geography Resource F-6 category at the 2024 Australian Geography Teachers' Association Awards! DATTA Vic and the Geography Teachers’ Association of Victoria were partners in developing this resource. AGTA Chair Dr Susan Caldis commented on the resource: “This is a highly commended resource with both teacher and student booklets. Activities are colourfully and clearly presented and enable practical application of aspects of sustainability“ This Year 5/6 cross-curricular resource for Geography and Design and Technologies focuses on sustainability, helping students to understand the environmental impacts of the materials that go into making products they use every day, and encouraging them to make more sustainable choices for single use plastics. You can download this free resource HERE. Please note you just have to create a login to download it. |
Thinking Outside the Box - The Sustainable Seating Project |
We're really excited to announce the publication of a new Design & Technologies resource that we created with Forest Learning - an organisation which aims to serve school teachers and educators, children, and the public with information on Australian forests and forest-based products, and provision and access to forestry teaching resources. Thinking Ouside the Box - The Sustainable Seating Project is a Year 7/8 Unit of Work which investigates the properties and sustainability of cardboard . Using ForestVR 360o videos, students go on virtual excursions to an Australian pine plantation and paper mill to experience the cycle of growing sustainable wood fibre and how it is processed into paperboard. Following the design thinking process, students then investigate, design, produce and evaluate a sustainable seat made from upcycled cardboard. |
The resource is free - you just have to create a login to download it. Click on the image above to access. These are just two of many Design & Resources available from Forest Learning - make sure you browse their site to discover them all. |
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDENTS AS TECHNICIANS IN SCHOOLS |
![]() Are you a school who wants to wants to engage more young people in Design & Technologies by ensuring your team has the most up-to-date skills and knowledge and the best support possible for your teachers? Are you a tertiary design student who would love to work part time in an excited design-related field, with good pay, access to tools and machinery and the chance to help young people excel? Then check out our Industrial Design Students as Technicians in Schools initiative! |
BECOME A DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES TEACHER |
Are you interested in teaching Design & Technologies, Product Design & Technologies or Systems Engineering in Victoria? Whether you're a graduate, an overseas educator, or a teacher with another specialisation, DATTA Vic has created a range of guides which show the different pathways into D&T teaching. You can access them HERE. If you're an educator teaching D&T out of field, or a school struggling to recruit, we have developed Masterclasses to support you. Click HERE for more information. |
OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY
DATTA Vic is committed to supporting the teaching of sustainability in all schools across Victoria. We also strive to ensure that, in our daily operations, we do what we can to reduce our carbon footprint. We are therefore a proud supporter of Fifteen Trees. Established in 2009, the company works with host of independent native nurseries and community groups (such as Landcare, school groups and environmental networks) across Australia to plant trees. To date, they have helped community groups plant over 350,000 trees in all states and territories of Australia. To date, we have planted 75 trees as a way to thank our conference and professional learning program presenters for their contribution. |
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About DATTA VicDesign and Technologies is an area of the curriculum that applies the Design Process, and uses tools and materials (with new technological knowledge) to create products, services and environments. DATTA Vic represents Design and Technologies Teachers (including Systems Engineering, STEM, Textiles, Electronics, Auto & Primary teachers) in education throughout Victoria. |
DATTA Vic is a registered charity that was originally formed in October 1987. Since our humble beginnings as a group of like-minded teachers of Technology we have grown to a membership of around 2000 educators. The DATTA Vic committee consists of volunteer members and we have three part-time staff. We hold annual conferences and facilitate various Professional Learning workshops throughout the year. |