BBC Micro:bit enables schools to bring accessible and affordable micro-controllers into the classroom. Coding should not just be stuck on a screen, it should be part of growing student’s maker empowerment and allow them to create their own inventions, digital devices and wearables that integrate sensors, motors, LEDs and other electronics components.
This course gives you the opportunity to join a cohort of educators learning to innovate with, and embed, micro:bit into your curriculum and learning engagements. During the 2 day face to face workshop participants will receive expert instruction on how to code and create with micro:bit as part of inventions and designs. The group will learn how to build student and teacher confidence with electronics and examine integration strategies. The workshop is an exciting hands-on experience.
Dates
16 & 17 November 2019
Saturday & Sunday
09:00 – 16:00 each day
Includes lunch and morning break
What is included
- Two Day Face to Face Workshop [12 hours of CPD]
- Four module online course [2 hours per module] – over four weeks
- Certificate for the face to face component and online course
- Over US$50 worth of equipment you can bring back to your school
- Become part of a network of Maker with Microbit educators
Who Should Attend
- Educators new to Miro:bit who want to develop their skills
- Educators that know micro:bit but are looking for new ways to use them, and to integrated into the curriculum of their schools.
- Educators charged with creating an innovative and dynamic maker space in their school
This initial version of the course is being run at a very special one-time price of US$145. We’d love your feedback and comments on how to improve the course.
The regular price when the course launches will be over US$550, so consider being one of this initial vanguard group!
Facilitator: Stu Lowe
EdTech & Making Coach
Beacon Hill School
An educator and leader working for more than a decade in the area of educational technology. Stu is passionate about student driven learning through curiosity and invention. He has worked with K-12 classrooms at every year level and worked as an Edtech Advisor across a foundation of 23 schools in Hong Kong.
Stu’s current role is as Head of Edtech, and an innovation coach and trainer. He regularly facilitates PD for schools, and at conferences – including whole staff workshops & keynotes.