In this episode Mel and Andrew interview two amazing early years teachers Katie Bourne & Liz Brown from Aitken Creek Primary School about how they have infused digital technologies into their inquiry unit. Hear how they describe some of the wonderfully creative and critical thinking that their young foundation students exhibit throughout the project.
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https://twitter.com/AitkenCreekPS
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Features an interview with Paul Boys, Director of Gippsland Tech School. Paul shares details about his recent trip to Universities in Denmark & the Netherlands where he explored the potential of Design Thinking in STEM Education. He also outlines the unique relationship Gippsland Tech School has developed with local schools & local industry to create a remarkable ‘Renewable Energy Project’.
Link: http://www.gippslandtechschool.vic.edu.au

DLTV Podcast - Paul Boys - Director, Gippsland Tech School - Episode 9, 2019

This recording is an interview with Edward P. Clapp, a Principal Investigator at Project Zero (Harvard University)where he is co-director of the Agency by Design initiative investigating the promises, practices and pedagogies of maker-centred learning.
Links:
Agency by Design - http://www.agencybydesign.org
Project Zero - http://www.pz.harvard.edu

DLTV - Edward Clapp - Agency By Design, Project Zero - Episode 8, 2019

This recording is an interview with Lisa Yokana, STEAM Coordinator at Scarsdale High School in New York. Since 2012, Lisa has been working with her students to navigate the exciting possibilities of design thinking.  
Link:
Scarsdale High School - https://www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/hs
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lyokana59
Agency by Design - http://www.agencybydesign.org

DLTV - Lisa Yokana - Design Thinking - Episode 7, 2019

This recording is an interview with Jeannie Crowley, Director of Technology at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York. In 2015, Jeannie held a repair party to rescue PC’s destined for landfill and sparked the creation of The Restart Centre, a student run, repair tutoring service.
Links:
Restart Centre - https://ethical.tech
Ethical Culture Fieldston School - https://www.ecfs.org/en/
The Restart Project - https://therestartproject.org 
Twitter - https://twitter.com/jeannieccrowley

DLTV - Jeannie Crowley - Restart Centre (student tech repair)- Episode 6, 2019

Features an interview with Yen Siow, RoboBus Program Manager with the Father Bob Maguire Foundation. RoboBus is Australia’s first STEM bus classroom that looks to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths in a hands on way. 
Link:
RoboBus - https://www.fatherbobs.com/robobus

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