STEM Learning for All Abilities Workshops
STEM Learning for All Abilities Workshops
Accessibility in education matters. Join a free hands-on TapeBlocks workshop hosted by Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology – and change your perception of circuit-making and STEM learning forever.
Supported by a Google Educator Grant, this workshop aims to help teachers do things differently, create ideal environments and use affordable, accessible tools to teach circuit-making for all abilities.
Register early to secure your place and receive your kit in time. Places are strictly limited.
Workshop dates and registration deadlines
Workshop one (In-person)
Date: Wednesday 23 October
Time: 4.30pm - 6pm
Register by Tuesday 22 October and receive your kit on the day
Workshop two (Online)
Date: Thursday 24 October
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Register by Wednesday 9 October to receive your kit prior to the workshop
Workshop three (Online)
Date: Tuesday 29 October
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Register by Tuesday 15 October to receive your kit prior to the workshop
If you need an Auslan interpreter, please let us know.
Is this right for me?
This workshop suits primary, lower secondary or pre-service teachers with or without experience in digital technologies, science or art more broadly who teach in specialist education schools or support units in mainstream schools.
They are also open to STEM teachers and coordinators.
Workshop takeaways
- Ideas on how to do things differently to enhance the accessibility of STEM learning
- Your own TapeBlocks kit and instructions on how to use them during the workshop
- Lesson plans that you can use in your classroom
- Confidence in circuit-making
- Inspiration and motivation
What’s in your TapeBlocks kit
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| LED lights | Vibration motor | Fan |
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| Button | Tilt switch | Tape and foam blocks |
Meet your facilitator
Winner of the prestigious Eureka Prize for STEM Inclusion, Associate Professor Kirsten Ellis specialises in inclusive technologies and STEM activities for people with disabilities.
Why accessible STEM matters
Children with disabilities want to engage with technology as a fundamental part of their world, but due to the intersectional challenges they face, they are often denied and excluded from STEM curricula.
Teachers also have limited opportunity to gain high-quality training in teaching STEM concepts using accessible hands-on activities.
Aligned to the Australian Government’s Pathway to Diversity in STEM recommendations, this workshop aims to meet these two critical needs and address this multifaceted problem on the education system today.