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Calling all teachers – get ready for digital
Calling all teachers – get ready for digital
4 May 2017
Teaching the teachers comes to cities and towns around the country as New Zealand prepares for next year’s digital technology curriculum change.
The OMGTech! TrailBlazers Tech Week Tour is taking hands-on fun coding workshops nationwide and the organisers are encouraging primary and intermediate school teachers to attend for an intense two-hour session.
OMGTech! Co-Founder and General Manager Zoe Timbrell says the workshops are designed to help educators gain confidence in digital technology and in teaching computer science for the Hour of Code.
Digital technology is so critical to every aspect of life in the future that the Government has made in part of the curriculum in schools starting next year.
Ms Timbrell says turning that into a reality now rests with teachers.
“Teachers are the key to ensuring all children learn digital technology basics and our free workshops aim to support them as they prepare to teach children in 2018.”
Microsoft Schools Manager Anne Taylor encourages teachers to attend the workshops. “It’s a great opportunity to start the learning process for teachers which ultimately will deliver for the country’s youth.”
The TrailBlazers workshops run with the support of Microsoft, are targeted at teachers teaching years 3 to 8. They will learn how to run an Hour of Code, how to develop what children learn during the hour as well as the basic use of computer programming language Scratch.
Workshop details
Sessions run 3.30pm-5.30pm
Bookings at www.eventbrite.co.nz
Saturday 06 May Whangarei - Kamo Intermediate
Sunday 07 May Auckland – Cornwall Park District School
Monday 08 May Hamilton - Rhode Street School
Tuesday 09 May Tauranga - Te Akau Ki Primary School
Wednesday 10 May Rotorua - Rotorua Intermediate
Thursday 11 May Ohakune - Ruapehu Hub
Friday 12 May Wellington - Corinna School, Porirua
Saturday 13 May Christchurch – The Cathedral Grammar School
Sunday 14 May Dunedin - St Hilda's Collegiate
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