CME DigiTech Program: Foundation Workshop

Description

This workshop introduces the CME Digital Technologies Program and builds foundational knowledge for classroom delivery.

Participants will:

• Gain an overview of the program and its sequence of student learning challenges

• Understand links to the Australian and WA Digital Technologies Curriculum

• Exposed to and explore resources, equipment, and the Grok Academy online platform

• Learn to register students and access support

• Discover how to engage industry experts

• Identify cross-curriculum opportunities

• Join the CME DigiTech professional learning community

• Explore careers and pathways in the mining and energy sector

Participant Requirements

• Teacher-verified Grok Academy account (see https://grokacademy.org/)

• Access to a computing device with internet and video conferencing capability

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Confidently access and use CME DigiTech resources via Grok Academy

• Demonstrate understanding of program concepts and sequence

• Align program challenges with the WA Digital Technologies Curriculum

• Navigate CME and Department Connect platforms for resource access

• Know how to request support or arrange industry engagement

• Apply mobile computing to support automation and data science learning tasks

Alignment to Professional Standards (APST)

• FA2.2 – Content selection and organisation

• FA2.1- Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area

• FA3.2 – Plan, structure, and sequence learning programs

• FA4.5 – Use ICT safely, responsibly, and ethically

• FA6.2 – Engage in professional learning and improve practice