THE CONTEMPORARY LEARNING HUB AT MERIDAN STATE COLLEGE PROUDLY PRESENTS

PLAY, WONDER & LEARN 2017

CONFERENCE PROGRAM The 2017 Interactive Learning Conference for the Early Phase Saturday 26th August - Contemporary Learning Hub – Meridan State College - Sunshine Coast

PLAY, WONDER & LEARN 2017 Times

ARTS THEATRE

iPAD CAFE

SENIOR THEATRE

LEARNING LAB

MAKER SPACE

CLASS ZONE 1

CLASS ZONE 2

8:15 – 9:00

REGISTRATION, TRADE DISPLAYS AND COMPETITIONS IN CONFERENCE HALL

9:00 – 9:20

CONFERENCE WELCOME AND MOVE IT ADDRESS

9:25 – 10:45 Breakout Session 1

FULL STEAM AHEAD

MATHS MAGIC WITH THE MATHS MAT

Adrian Greig – Maleny State School

Jennifer Carmichael Golden Beach State School

10:45 11:20 From Scribble to Script

12:20 – 1:00 Breakout Session 3

Diving into Texts

On the Go – Getting active with Digital Tech

Storytelling with Scratch Jr

Kelly Ayres and Sally Gower Meridan State College

Joanna Burk - MTA

Math Seeds

Makerspace Magic

3P Learning

Julie Elder

Adrian Greig

Matt Peedell – EdTechs

CLH Team

On the Go – Getting active with Digital Tech

Storytelling with Scratch Jr

Math Seeds

Makerspace Magic

3P Learning Adrian Greig

Julie Elder CLH Team

1:00 – 1:40

Breakout Session 4

BEYOND THE PAGE STORYTELLING

RAINFOREST RETREAT

ROBOTS ROCKING CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING Michelle Scheu Chevallum State School

MORNING TEA AND TRADE DISPLAYS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL

11:25 – 12:15 Breakout Session 2

1:40 – 2:40

HANDS ON SCIENCE WITH LEGO WEDO

CLASS ZONE 3

Matt Peedell – EdTechs

Part Tech – Part Play Whole Learning

Big Ideas for Little Engineers

Philosophy in the Early Years

Thinking Play – An Introduction

Sally Gower

Kelly Ayres

Michelle Scheu

Big Ideas for Little Engineers

Philosophy in the Early Years

Planning for Thinking Play

Sarah Lewis

Part Tech – Part Play Whole Learning

Sally Gower

Sarah Lewis

Kelly Ayres

Michelle Scheu

LUNCH AND TRADE DISPLAYS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL Full Steam Ahead Adrian Greig – Maleny State School

On the Go – Getting active with Digital Tech CLH Team

I Spy Little Authors

Makerspace Magic

Kristine Kopelke

Matt Peedell – EdTechs

Part Tech – Part Play Whole Learning

Big Ideas for Little Engineers

I Wonder – Inquiry in the Early Years

Sally Gower Sarah Lewis Allison Bye

2:40 – 3:00

CONFERENCE CONCLUSION AND PRIZE DRAWS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL Participants must be present to claim conference competition prizes

PLAY, WONDER & LEARN 2017 Select one of the following sessions to attend during the first round of breakout sessions.

PLAY, WONDER & LEARN 2017 Select one of the following sessions to attend during this breakout session.

Let’s take a close look at the stages that our emerging writers move through as they move from drawing and scribble to script. We will then examine specific activities, mini lessons and literacy activities that will move those budding writers to next phase. This session will be facilitated by Julie Elder, our highly experienced Head of Curriculum at Meridan State College.

Bring along your iPad with Scratch Jr installed for this session where you’ll discover how you can use Scratch Jr to engage students in digital storytelling. Learn how your students can create their own characters and settings and add their voices to bring their characters to life.

Discover the new Math Seeds online platform that has been released for use with Early Years students by 3P Learning. Learn how you can use it to engage learners in mathematical thinking in and beyond the classroom.

PLAY, WONDER & LEARN 2017 Select one of the following sessions to attend during this breakout session.

In this session, Julie will explore some tried and tested ways for getting Early phase students to move beyond a surface understanding of texts to a deeper level of comprehension.

Bring along your iPad with Scratch Jr installed for this session where you’ll discover how you can use Scratch Jr to engage students in digital storytelling. Learn how your students can create their own characters and settings and add their voices to bring their characters to life.

Discover the new Math Seeds online platform that has been released for use with Early Years students by 3P Learning. Learn how you can use it to engage learners in mathematical thinking in and beyond the classroom.

PLAY, WONDER & LEARN 2017 Select one of the following sessions to attend during this breakout session.

Come along to this session to discover lots of creative ideas you can use to engage, challenge and motivate learning in your Early Years classroom. Adrian will share STEAM based learning activities he uses with P-2 students at Maleny and will look at how these activities encourage collaboration and creativity whilst still covering concepts from across the learning areas.

Bring along your iPad with Book Creator and Draw and Tell installed for this session where you’ll discover how you can engage students in composing digital texts. Kristine will share a range of other creative apps and tools you can use to engage your little authors.

Play, Wonder and Learn with the latest digital tech that’s just right for Early Phase learners.

PLAY, WONDER & LEARN 2017 - CONFERENCE LOCATION The Play, Wonder and Learn Conference is held at Meridan State College. Click on the map below to link to a live Google map of our location. Our College is located at the back of Caloundra. Our event participants typically choose to stay in Caloundra or Mooloolaba.