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Professional Learning - Masterclasses

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Upcoming events

    • 22 Feb 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Online
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    When: Saturday 22nd February, 9:30am - 12:30pm

    Where: Online

    Presenter: Jill Livett

    Cost:

    • $35 per student (Free for accompanying teacher)
    • $80 per member teacher participating without any students
    • $110 per non-member teacher participating without any students
    • $45 for CRTs/Preservice teachers without any students

    Form must be completed by a teacher on behalf of all students. 

    Not to be missed!  This online masterclass will provide students with a full understanding of the folio requirements for the VCE PD&T School-Assessed Task.

    Lots of interactive activities will strengthen their knowledge of design briefs, evaluation criteria and approaches to research and design, at the same time as building their capacity to innovate and solve problems.

    The teacher who signs up their students will receive an email with the online webinar link that they will need to forward onto their students. 

    Participants should bring:

    Drawing equipment, including:

    • Graphite & coloured pencils
    • Fine liners
    • Sketch pad or paper
      • 1 Mar 2025
      • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
      • Online
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      When: Saturday 1st March, 9am - 11am

      Where: Online 

      Presenter: Michael Slinger

      Cost:

      • $35 per student 
      • Free for accompanying teacher (if member)
      • $80 per teacher participating without any students
      • $45 for CRTs/Preservice teachers without any students

      Form must be completed by a teacher on behalf of all students. 

      The Webex link will be sent 2 days prior to the event - the teacher who registered their students is responsible for sending these details to them.

      This online workshop is an invaluable experience for students undertaking VCE Systems Engineering.

      Experienced educator Michael Slinger will take an in-depth look at the VCE School-Assessed Task (SAT), with a range of tips and activities that prepare participants for the year ahead, including:

      • Managing backups and version control
      • Interpreting the criteria and how to provide evidence
      • Visual communication skills
      • Effective testing processes
      • Marking and assessment
      • Opportunities to ask specific questions or raise topics of your own
        • 4 Mar 2025
        • 4:30 PM
        • 1 Apr 2025
        • 6:30 PM
        • Online
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        Where: 4.30pm - 6.30pm

        Tuesday 4th March, 13th March, 18th March, 25th March & 1st April

        Where: Online- Delivered via Zoom- link provided on booking

        Presenter:  Peter Murphy

        Cost:

        Members: $550

        This program is only open to current DATTA Vic members.

        Schools in Victoria are currently facing a severe shortage in recruiting trained Design & Technologies teachers. Over the past few years, many D&T teachers have retired, and with limited opportunities for people to undertake initial teacher education in D&T, we have a situation with a growing number of job openings and no one to fill them. DATTA Vic is working with our partners to develop long term solutions to this crisis.

        However, we understand that schools need support now, as more and more teachers from other learning areas (art, science, etc) are being called on to deliver the D&T curriculum.  We also know that the problem is even greater for schools in regional areas. And while we welcome the new Grad Cert in Secondary Design & Technologies, we recognise that only teachers from Government schools who already have a D&T load are eligible to participate.

        Therefore we are repeating our Online Teaching Design Masterclass for our members in Term 2. The program is targeted at new and existing teachers who may not have had initial Technologies Teacher training but are currently teaching, or wish to teach, the D&T curriculum in secondary schools. However, it is also very relevant to existing teachers of D&T who wish to learn more about design education. Note there will also be content related to the new VCE Product Design & Technologies study design and the Design & Technologies curriculum 2.0.

        The Masterclass will be delivered by Peter Murphy, former president of DATTA Australia and DATTA Vic who has been delivering Teaching Design Masterclasses for DATTA Vic since 2019. Peter is a sought after speaker and leader in Design and Technologies education.

        The program will be delivered via five webinars. These will run from Tuesday 4th March, 13th March, 18th March, 25th March & 1st April There will also be 2 hours of project work each week, to be carried out at a time suitable for each participant.

        To be eligible for this program, you must:

        • be a DATTA Vic member
        • be available to attend the webinars at the times and dates listed above
        • be able to set aside an additional 2 hours each week to carry out project work
        • to participate in evaluation of the program at the end, offering constructive feedback on all activities 

        Participants will be introduced to a wide range of topics, including:

        • Modelling & prototyping techniques
        • Teaching the design processes
        • Developing curriculum for Years 7-10
        • CAD
        • Emerging Technologies
        • Sustainability & ethics
        • Speculative design
        • Teaching STEM in D&T
        • Classroom Management and OH&S
        • Tackling real-world problems
        • The new VCE Product Design & Technologies Study Design

        *NOTE - This is not a program to train teachers in the use of machinery and tools. It is intended as a means of support for educators faced with delivering an unfamiliar curriculum and offers an approach to developing programs teaching the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills without the use of the usual power tools and machines found in the Design & Technologies workshop. It also offers fresh perspectives for existing D&T teachers on the potential of the learning area to develop creative problem solvers. DATTA Vic’s main priority is to continue to advocate for a governmental response to the need to grow the number of opportunities for initial teacher education in Design & Technologies.


        • 28 Mar 2025
        • 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
        • Marymede Catholic College, South Morang
        • 20
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        When: Friday 28th March 2025, 9.30am - 4pm

        Where: Marymede Catholic Vollege

        Presenter: Kat Torcasio

        Cost:

        • $209 for members
        • $309 for non-members 
        • $109 for university students/CRT Members/Pre-service teachers

        Morning tea, lunch and all materials will be provided.

        Part of DATTA Vic Up-skilling Beginners' Masterclass program.

        Fabulous… I’ve got Textiles on my allotment!

        And I don’t know a thing about it… now what? 


        This one-day intensive will cover;

        • Classroom management and Safety
        • Design Process and Project/Product Management
        • Curriculum Approaches

        Participants will also get hands-on time learning the basics of how to do simple hand stitching, using a sewing machine and getting comfortable helping students to do the same.

        Following this class, participants will have gained new skills and confidence in basic textiles techniques, and understand how they can be used to engage students in the D&T classroom. Out of field teachers who are delivering the D&T curriculum will find this session particularly useful.

      Past events

      6 Dec 2024 MOVERS & MAKERS - THE DATTA VIC 2024 CONFERENCE
      11 Oct 2024 Teaching Technacy in the Classroom - Free Essential Skills Immersions for Teachers (PL2438GG)
      8 Oct 2024 Online Teaching Design Masterclass, Term 4 (PL2442)
      23 Sep 2024 Success with Systems Engineering Masterclass (PL2423)
      10 Sep 2024 Resin, Timber Slab & Jesmonite Workshop - Emerging Materials (PL2422)
      3 Sep 2024 Makerspaces in Schools Upskilling Day & Tech Giveaway for D&T Teachers & School Librarians (PL2440)
      8 Aug 2024 Beginners' Masterclass - Get started with robotics (PL2439)
      3 Aug 2024 Beginners' Masterclass - Get started with wood (PL2425)
      2 Aug 2024 How to use the Cricut Cutting Machine (PL2437)
      24 Jun 2024 Beginners' Masterclass - Get started with CAD & Fusion 360 (PL2413)
      21 Jun 2024 The DATTA Vic Symposium - Teaching First Nations Knowledge & Perspectives in Design (PL2434)
      28 May 2024 Online Teaching Design Masterclass, Term 2 (PL2418)
      26 Mar 2024 Resin, Timber Slab & Jesmonite Workshop - Emerging Materials (PL2407)
      2 Mar 2024 VCE Systems Engineering SAT Masterclass for Students (PL2406)
      24 Feb 2024 VCE PD&T SAT Online Masterclass for Students (PL2410)
      1 Dec 2023 TOMORROW'S INNOVATORS
      16 Oct 2023 Design & Technologies Week 2023
      5 Oct 2023 Teaching Design & Creative Thinking Masterclass for Primary Teachers (PL2345SP)
      18 Sep 2023 Success with Systems Engineering Masterclass (PL2336SP)
      24 Jul 2023 Digital Design for Sustainability (PL2344GG)
      21 Jul 2023 Emerging Materials - Resin & Jesmonite (PL2330SP)
      11 Jul 2023 Online Teaching Design Masterclass, Term 3 (PL2337)
      3 Jul 2023 Creative Futures Annual Design Workshop
      22 May 2023 IM-PERMANENT Schools Program - Mycelium and Sustainability(PL2323)
      2 May 2023 Online Teaching Design Masterclass, Term 2 (PL2312)
      5 Mar 2023 Alexander McQueen and VCE PD&T Folio Masterclass for Students @ NGV (PL2309)
      4 Mar 2023 VCE Systems Engineering SAT Masterclass for Students (PL2303)
      25 Feb 2023 VCE PD&T Folio Online Masterclass for Students (PL2307)
      24 Feb 2023 Alexander McQueen Teacher Masterclass with Scotty So @ NGV (PL2314SP)
      1 Feb 2023 FREE Online Teaching Design Masterclass, Term 1 (PL2308)
      9 Dec 2022 Designing the Future Conference
      27 Oct 2022 Teaching Design & Creative Thinking Masterclass for Primary Teachers (PL2247)
      17 Oct 2022 National Design & Technologies Week 2022
      17 Aug 2022 Online Teaching Design Masterclass, Term 3 (PL2238)
      10 Aug 2022 Real World Robotics – Breaking Down Barriers to STEM Education (PL2244)
      6 Jul 2022 Creative Futures Annual Design Workshop

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