Key details
- Date/Time:
- Monday 29 June 2026, 9:30am to 4:30pm
- Location:
- Melbourne Museum
- Cost:
- Free
Overview
This one day, free intensive for years 7-10 Design & Technologies teachers nurtures excellence in design education in Victoria. Supported by Creative Futures Ltd, it is free for educators and jointly facilitated by Museums Victoria Education and DATTA Vic.
This workshop is a hands-on experience, where participants collaborate to identify new and engaging ways to deliver the Design & Technologies curriculum in the classroom.
The day will start with a visit to Rome: Empire, Power, People to explore the ground-breaking inventions that were developed over 2000 years ago. Then through a series of design sprints, you'll consider what innovations we will need for a sustainable tomorrow while learning from yesterday's innovations . You'll gain confidence in getting your students to use the design process and speculative thinking to create designed solutions for future communities.
This professional learning session includes
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How to use the Museum collection to support the Design Curriculum
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Solutions, support and resources for ‘out of field’ Design teachers
Teachers will be provided
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Industry expertise from Museums Victoria and DATTA Victoria
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An opportunity to create a support network of D&T teachers
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Useful tools to teach D&T in the classroom
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Morning Tea and Lunch
Related links
AITSL Standards
Know students and how they learn
1.2 Understand how students learn
Know the content and how to teach it
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.2 Content selection and organisation
Engage in professional learning
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community
7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
Curriculum links
Victorian and Australian Design & Technologies Curriculum
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