"Teaching With Microdrones" Workshop - Cairns

Teaching STEM & HASS with educational drones & other geospatial applications

She Maps is excited to invite teachers to a full-day workshop aimed at demonstrating how to use programmable drones and non-drone-based geospatial applications in their teaching. Thanks to a grant provided by the University of Queensland, we are able to make this professional development available free of charge.  

The workshop is designed for any teacher new to teaching with drones, as well as those who are familiar with drones but wish to adopt a more pedagogical approach to teaching with modern technologies. Our experience has demonstrated that incorporating drones into STEM and HASS classes leads to greater student engagement, especially among those who may not naturally gravitate towards these subjects. This approach fosters a more diverse and inclusive classroom environment. Teachers will learn how to create safe and inclusive learning environments in which students learn to fly and code drones and use drone technologies to solve real-world STEM & HASS challenges, as well as learn about the career opportunities within the rapidly growing geospatial industry and what this means for current students. We can't wait to have teachers flying with us!

What you will learn during our workshop

• Types & application of drones in the modern workforce
• Unconscious gender bias and the importance of inclusive language
• Manual & coded drone flight
• Classroom setup, student management & common tech troubleshooting
• How to integrate geospatial tools in your teaching
• Engaging geospatial activities for your classroom

Who is this workshop for 

• Pre-service teachers
• Primary school teachers (recommended for years 5-6)
• High school teachers (recommended for years 7-10)
• Heads of Department

Workshop times

• Please arrive at 8:15am for a 8:30am start.
• The workshop will finish at 3pm.

What to bring

• Notepad & pen
• Laptop (charged)
• Water bottle
• Comfortable shoes
• Lunch & snacks

What we will provide

• Drones & accessories
• Safety wear

What others thought

• 90% of participants said they would recommend this workshop to a colleague. 
• Although only 60% of teachers said they were confident flying drones before they participated in our workshop, 85% of participants said they felt confident using our program in their classroom after taking part in the workshop.

"That was the most engaging PD I've done in a long time. Flying with drones and learning about the applications and seeing some of the real-world examples of people working in the industry was really inspirational for me. -Simon Miller, Vice Chair Australian Geography Teachers Association

She Maps Membership

As part of your workshop registration, you will receive access to the She Maps Light Membership for 12 months. This will give you 24/7 access to some of our membership resources such as our Classroom Drone Essentials PD content, which we are covering in the live session. 

Those teachers wishing to upgrade to the full She Maps Membership receive an exclusive 25% discount if they purchase the membership together with registering for the workshop. The full She Maps Membership provides you with access to our complete online portal of teaching and learning resources, such as 8 ready-to-teach units of work involving microdrones, drone club activities, further teacher professional development content such as "Classroom Mapping Essentials". To add the 12-month membership to your ticket, simply select the workshop + membership package at checkout.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact us via hello@shemaps.com or by calling us on 1300 895 795.