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We are getting really close now. Just two weeks to go until this years annual DATTA conference and today it is all about engineering. I get to speak to a couple of really smart teachers about the challenges of teaching senior engineering. First up is Philip Canalise who is leading a tutorial on how to use inventor to run all of the numbers and create digital prototypes and second we have Rowan Cahill who will be leading a discussion for teacher of engineering.

Two sensational teachers sharing with our community. You can meet both Rowan and Phillip on the first day and at different times so if you are an engineering teacher you can get to meet them both. I'll be back next week with the last of the speakers at this years conference at the Brisbane convention centre from the 13th to the 14th of June.

I just love this time of year. Running up to our annual conference I get to chat with some the most passionate teachers about something that is near and dear to their heart. It is invigorating, it is inspirational, sometimes a little intimidating but I wouldn't miss it for the world. My guest today is Tim Osbourne who fits neatly into the inspirational and mildly intimidating category, is sadly is speaking at the same time as me, so I am looking for a volunteer to carry one of my cameras into the room and record it for me. The title – Design Thinking – It's the how that puts the power in the process got my mind whirling straight away and then talking to the man I found myself just nodding along, agreeing and an ah ha moment or two. Have a listen, you will hear. At 1.55 on the first day of the conference you will get to see Tim In B3. I'll be back next week with more of the sensational presenters that will be speaking this year at the Brisbane convention centre from the 13th to the 14th of June.

As I record this, we have about one month to go. It has been and will be my pleasure to speak with many of the presenters at this year's conference and today I am really in a bit of a quandary because these two speakers are not only had my absolutely rapt attention, but they are both talking at the exact same time and that is also the same time I have promised to attend another presentation. At 1.55 on the last day of the conference there is just a smorgasbord of sensational speakers. And cheers to the committee for doing it because you would have to be a dope to want to leave after lunch like the really unattractive man that sits next to me in my staffroom tries to every year. First, we have Leanne Cameron from James Cook who is going to lead us through the beautiful things we can do with AI that will make our teaching so much better, enjoyable, easier, and exciting. Then we get to chat with Brett Dascombe who is already doing so many of the things we all or at least I dream of doing with my classes. And he tells me he will be bringing some of his virtual reality gear with him. Now these two talks are called How might general AI help you as a teacher and Geography complimenting Design through real world projects. And again, if you are silly enough to leave before the last session you are really missing out. I'll be back next week with more of the sensational presenters that will be speaking this year at the Brisbane convention centre from the 13 th to the 14th of June.

And remember the 2024 Teacher Excellence Awards are looking for nominations right now so look to your left and look to your right. Because you may be sitting right next to someone who deserves to be applauded. There are two awards the Design and Technology teacher of the year and the contribution to design and technology education award for that person who is not a teacher but still does great things for our teaching area.

Over the next several weeks it is my pleasure to speak with many of the presenters at this year's conference and today, we will chat with 2 of these speakers. First is Deirdre Dennys who is leading the workshop Designing spaces for diversity, inclusion and participation: The Corner Cafe Project. Then we spend some time with Andrew Nicholls discussing the two presentation he will be leading on the second day. Design Drawing and then WHS in Design and technology learning spaces. What a great experience it was chatting to these sensational teachers. Deirdre positively glowed when she spoke about her year nine class. Yes I did say that, her year nine class. And Andrew also an architect gets right into the skill of drawing, it is palpable the passion he shows for his craft. We also talked about his presentation on Workplace Health and Safety and it has had me thinking since. You see I did give him a bit of a hard time about the topic which in truth says that I should be the person who most needs to be sitting in that room his, and I will be. I'll be back next week with more of the sensational presenters that will be speaking this year at the Brisbane convention centre from the 13th to the 14th of June.

And remember the 2024 Teacher Excellence Awards are looking for nominations right now so look to your left and look to your right. Because you may be sitting right next to someone who deserves to be applauded. There are two awards the Design and Technology teacher of the year and the contribution to design and technology education award for that person who is not a teacher but still does great things for our teaching area

Over the next several weeks it is my pleasure to speak with many of the presenters at this year's conference and today, we will chat with 2 of these speakers. First is Kellie King who is leading a workshop names Design Thinking and the user experience. Then we spend some time with Malcolm Lee discussing his presentation using Lightburn the laser software. Have a listen, hear a bit about both of the presentations and I'll be back next week with more sensational presenters. At this year's annual conference at the Brisbane convention centre from the 13th to the 14th of June.

And remember the 2024 Teacher Excellence Awards are looking for nominations right now so look to your left and look to your right. Because you may be sitting right next to someone who deserves to be applauded. There are two awards the Design and Technology teacher of the year and the contribution to design and technology education award for that person who is not a teacher but still does great things for our teaching area.

Over the next several weeks it is my pleasure to speak with many of the presenters at this year's conference and today, only because I am just back in town and my head has not stopped spinning which means I have not had time to organise someone else you get to hear from me. On the Thursday at 1.55 and the workshop is Generating confidence. Have a listen, hear a bit about it and I'll be back next week with a new and sensational presenter. At this year's annual conference at the Brisbane convention centre from the 13th to the 14th of June.

And remember the 2024 Teacher Excellence Awards are looking for nominations right now so look to your left and look to your right. Because you may be sitting right next to someone who deserves to be applauded. There are two awards the Design and Technology teacher of the year and the contribution to design and technology education award for that person who is not a teacher but still does great things for our teaching area.

Welcome back to week 1 term 2 2024 and today I have Rory Johanson who is leading this terms DATTA teach meet. So if you are in the position that I think most of us are changes are happening and those changes are all around the move from version 8.4 to version 9 of the technologies syllabus which is why we have called this teach meet to be held on May the 15th from 4.30 to 6.00pm Sharing good practice in 2024 looking at the ACARA version 9 syllabus for technologies. So how about we get Rory in to let us know all about it. And just because this is the last time I will be able to say it, this show was recorded at 2am because I got the time difference wrong, on West 123st which is right in the middle of Harlem and on the third floor of a real life brownstone building.

And remember the 2024 Teacher Excellence Awards are looking for nominations right now so look to your left and look to your right. Because you may be sitting right next to someone who deserves to be applauded. There are two awards the Design and Technology teacher of the year and the contribution to design and technology education award for that person who is not a teacher but still does great things for our teaching area.

I can't wait to see you on the 15th of May. Now if you would like to come along, just go to the DATTA website and to the drop down that says PD and that will take you to the Teach Meet page.

My original thought for today was to talk to a young designer about his thoughts on how he see's design working against the people of New York and a bit about a Google program that he has been accepted into that is training young people to work in that field.

Francis Bazil is that young designer and he is quite simply a very impressive young man, so we did talk about what I was hoping to in the first fifteen minutes or so. Then things started on a bit of a tangent and then another which is why the show today is longer than normal. I don't think it will come even close to showing you that I have found myself in a completely different universe these last weeks. So if you want to hear some of enormity of this place that is new York the last half may be a fun listen. And I am only going to say this a couple of more time but just to set the scene, this conversation was recorded in Andrew Carnegie's mansion - now the museum – which is on fifth avenue overlooking central park.

And remember the 2024 Teacher Excellence Awards are looking for nominations right now so look to your left and look to your right. Because you may be sitting right next to someone who deserves to be applauded. There are two awards the Design and Technology teacher of the year and the contribution to design and technology education award for that person who is not a teacher but still does great things for our teaching area.

Thank you, Francis, it was great fun!

Today, I am speaking with a few experts in the field. What field I hear you ask. The field of knowing just what a great teacher is and who are the best people to talk about what to expect from a great teacher, well students of course. So today I am talking with one of the students from the hive program at the museum here in New York and Francis Bazil who is the hive mentor and a design student at FIT. Now there is a reason for this because in this episode we will be launching the race for the 2024 teacher excellence awards. And these two young experts are going to give us an insight into the type of person that deserves to be celebrated in this way. Because quite simply you need to take note as many of us are sitting right next to someone who deserves to be applauded. Now there are two awards the Design and Technology teacher of the year and the contribution to design and technology education award for that person who is not a teacher but still does great things for our teaching area.

Just as an aside, Privacy rules over here are similar to home so the hive student is an avatar using empathetically designed name.

Not to harp on the fact, but just to set the scene, this conversation was recorded in Andrew Carnegie's mansion – now the museum – which is on fifth avenue overlooking central park.

Thank you, Guys, your insights are brilliant!

The show, this first term of 2024 will probably have a different feel to it because quite unexplainably I have been awarded the Queensland Cooper Hewitt fellowship and am spending 12 weeks working at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. My aim is to create an introductory program to design teaching that will compliment the ITD teacher pathway program which is offering a pathway for teachers of other areas to come across to our side.

Today, I'm speaking with Kirsten McNally and Nadia Kim who are two of the educators at Cooper Hewitt and primarily work with teenagers in different programs across the museum. One of their programs is called the hive, A year long program to which students from the New York area apply. From over 300 applications 12 are chosen or in this case they just couldn't choose, and the number went to 13. Now one of the exciting things is that these kids are from low socio-economic families, so instead of just being accepted to the program they are interned, which means they get paid something like a part time job wage. Many would have had to choose part time work instead of the program if this wasn't the case. Two passionate young ladies doing great work what a great conversation and just to set the scene, this was recorded in the library of Andrew Carnegie's mansion - which is now the museum - overlooking central park.

Thank you, Kirsten thank you Nadia, I had a great time!