Professional Development
The FIRST Australia professional development course is designed to assist teachers, coaches and mentors to develop a Unit Study from the FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge programs, for implementation as a cross-KLA STEM Unit.
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FIRST Australia Professional Development Courses
This professional development course is designed to assist teachers, coaches and mentors to develop a Unit Study from the FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge programs, for implementation as a cross-KLA STEM Unit.
Participants will engage in a range of hands-on and collaboration activities including:
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Robot design, build and code
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Investigate the innovation project
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Understand how the engineering design process applies to all areas of FLL and FTC
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Implementing the core values
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Unpacking the judging session and criteria
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Mapping the FIRST program to the NSW Syllabus
FIRST LEGO League Discover
FIRST LEGO League Explore
FIRST LEGO League Challenge
FIRST Tech Challenge
Dates for 2024
Date | Location | Program |
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29 April 2024 | Macquarie University | FLL Challenge Teacher Professional Development - Full Day Workshop ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Challenge |
3 May 2024 | Macquarie University | FLL Explore and Discover Teacher Professional Development - Full Day Workshop ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Explore and Discover |
May 2024 [TBC] | Melbourne, VIC | FIRST Tech Challenge PD/Grant Hub Roadshow 2 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FTC |
May 2024 [TBC] | Hobart, TAS | FIRST Tech Challenge PD/Grant Hub Roadshow 2 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FTC |
May 2024 [TBC] | Perth, WA | FIRST Tech Challenge PD/Grant Hub Roadshow 2 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FTC |
June 2024 [TBC] | Canberra, ACT | FIRST LEGO League Explore and Discover PD Roadshow ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Explore and Discover |
June 2024 [TBC] | Canberra, ACT | FIRST LEGO League Challenge PD Roadshow ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Challenge |
June 2024 [TBC] | Orange/Lithgow/ Bathurst, NSW | FIRST LEGO League Explore and Discover PD Roadshow ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Explore and Challenge |
June 2024 [TBC] | Orange/Lithgow/ Bathurst, NSW | FIRST LEGO League Challenge PD Roadshow ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Challenge |
30 August 2024 | Macquarie University | FLL Explore and Discover Teacher Professional Development - Full Day Workshop ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Explore and Discover |
6 September 2024 | Macquarie University | FLL Explore and Discover Teacher Professional Development - Full Day Workshop ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Explore and Discover |
14 October 2024 | Macquarie University | FLL Explore and Discover Teacher Professional Development - Full Day Workshop ($165) 1 day PD covering curriculum mapping and resources for running FLL Explore and Discover |