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All aboard Strathcona's Tinker Train - Desiging an award winning curriculum

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Colorado Convention Center, 201

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Eleni Kyritsis
Deputy Head of Junior School
Strathcona Girls Grammar
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Eleni Kyritsis is the Deputy Head of Junior School at Strathcona Girls' Grammar. She is an award-winning teacher with a passion for sharing her creative lesson ideas to enhance teaching and learning around the world. Eleni has been recognised for her outstanding contribution and support of the education community by being awarded the 2017 ACCE Australian Educator of the Year and the 2016 DLTV Victorian Educator of the Year. Eleni has been honoured by the opportunity to facilitate keynote presentations and professional learning workshops across the globe.

Session description

StrathconaGirlsGrammar, has established its distinctive award winning TinkerTrain framework. This innovative framework draws upon extensive research from esteemed institutions like Stanford'sDSchool and Harvard'sProjectZero. The TinkerTrain empowers educators to craft learning objectives that embrace visible thinking, design thinking, technology, and student agency, fostering the development of empowered and unstoppable young women.

Purpose & objective

Educators will be provided with the TinkerTrain Model, see first hand of the continuous reporting, awarding student badges to showcase learning outcomes. Practical ideas that they can take back and impliment at their own school.

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Outline

2 min Introdcution - school context
10- minutes journey through Strathcona's Tinker Train the process of learning that happens in the classroom.
10 minutes - showcasing student learning & student examples of learning
5 minutes Q& A

This session will be interactive as if participants are a student in the classroom. Participants will all board the TinkerTrain and be taken on a journey to develop their own understanding and knowledge.

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Supporting research

Standford University DSchool
Harvard University - Project Zero, Visible Thinking (the school has worked with Ron Ritchhart for the past 3 years in developing this framework)

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Session specifications

Topic:
Innovation in early childhood/elementary
Grade level:
PK-5
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Subject area:
Social studies, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Educators:
Leader
  • Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students.
Designer
  • Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
Facilitator
  • Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.

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