Be inspired as we chat with Maree Timms, founder of Digital Technologies Advisory Committee Wangaratta. DTAC Wangaratta helps students across the region & beyond connect with STEM in a variety of ways!
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About DTAC Wangaratta
The Digital Technologies Advisory Committee is a collection of organisations and individuals who are working hard to fix the problem our region is facing with Digital Inclusion. it started as a collaboration between the NE Tracks LLEN ( Local Learning and Employment Network), Local GOTAFE & Charles Sturt University.
When DTAC commence in 2016, the local Digital Inclusion score was 43.8. In the most recent report they've shot past the 50% mark with a new scoring of 50.8 - an increase of 7%! (By comparison Melbourne moved from 62.5% to 63.6% in the same period).
In Maree's words:
"The formation of DTAC has to sit high up there with creating change and innovation in our community. We would never had thought we would have achieved all this. There has been so many wonderful outcomes."
About Maree Timms
Maree grew up in Wangaratta and attended Monash University, becoming a science teacher & started teaching in 1986 in a very multicultural school. At 25 years old she taught in Turkey for 10 months and then backpacked across a variety of countries during a 2.5 year period. She moved to the Northern Territory to teach at Taminmin College for 4 years followed by Gunbalanya Community School for 10 years in Arnhemland where she "learnt more than I ever taught!!". She returned to Wangaratta following this and has now been teaching at Galen Catholic College for past 14 years.
In her words...
I’ve had way too many cool things happen in my teaching career.
Further links
On twitter: https://twitter.com/mareetimms
STEM Map (Dr Amanda Caples) - https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/stem-map
Girls in STEM Map (Dr Amanda Caples) - https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/women-and-girls-in-stem-map
Superstars of STEM: https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/superstars-of-stem/
One Giant Leap Foundation, Kibo Challenge #2 – taking entries now: https://kiboaustralia.com.au/
VEX Robotics: https://www.vexrobotics.com/education
Connecting to a LLEN network: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/llens.aspx
About the FizzicsEd podcast
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practise & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!
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