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:
We do our own teacher workshops, and now collaborations for regional workshops with DLTV ( Digital Learning & Teaching Victoria, STAV Science teachers association, MAV maths teachers association & OZgrav at Swinburne)
Also a big focus is “girls in STEM” – we have had a number of these workshops including one of the coolest, where we have had FORD engineers travel to Wangaratta to work with our local girls.
Last year with COVID put a bit of a halt on things, but we have created another partnership with One Giant Leap Australia Foundation, who have many cool space projects. The Kibo Challenge, seeds in space program – check out their website for more info.

"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."

Further link

www.DTAC.zone

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.
Taking a group of students from Humpty Doo (Taminmin College) to Open the National Science week way back in 1994’s at Parliament house. Infront of Dr Karl Kruszelnickii!!  We created the Taminmin Magic Science Show!
Taking a group of Indigenous kids (Gunbalanya) to the Paralympic Games for the whole two weeks
Taking a group of Indigenous Kids/parents and Elders (Gunbalanya) to accept an award for a Claymation we created to Melbourne. (It won NT film of the year!!)  https://vimeo.com/139298727
Winning the right to represent Australia at the VEX Worlds Robotics Championships, in 2018, 2019 and 2020 ( we couldn’t go in 2020)
Being invited to have lunch with the Lead Scientist of Victoria in her office – with our robotics team
Winning the Right to represent Australia in the 1st Kibo Challenge 2020 and see our student's code control NASA’s Astrobee robot on the ISS.
I still don’t know how to code…or build robots – but have taken teams to the highest level. I gather good allies/colleagues that have the skills I don’t have and compliment mine. Kids who are willing to learn and have a go and teach themselves! They are the YouTube and online forum generation! I coordinate, facilitate, and “hammer’ them on the communication, teamwork, organisation skills that helps to lead them to success.

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!

https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

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Be inspired as we chat with Maree Timms, founder of Digital&nbsp;Technologies&nbsp;Advisory&nbsp;Committee Wangaratta. DTAC Wangaratta helps students across the region &amp; beyond connect with STEM in a variety of ways!
Hosted by <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/team/ben-newsome/">Ben Newsome</a> from <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">Fizzics Education</a>
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 &amp; 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:
<ul>
<li>We do our own teacher workshops, and now collaborations for regional workshops with DLTV ( Digital Learning &amp; Teaching Victoria, STAV Science teachers association, MAV maths teachers association &amp; OZgrav at Swinburne)</li>
<li>Also a big focus is &ldquo;girls in STEM&rdquo; &ndash; we have had a number of these workshops including one of the coolest, where we have had FORD engineers travel to Wangaratta to work with our local girls.</li>
<li>Last year with COVID put a bit of a halt on things, but we have created another partnership with One Giant Leap Australia Foundation, who have many cool space projects. The Kibo Challenge, seeds in space program &ndash; check out their website for more info.</li>
</ul>
"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.&nbsp; There has been so many wonderful outcomes."
Further link <a href="https://vimeo.com/379154716"></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dtac.zone/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.DTAC.zone&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618986894818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGubTbjEmvkqgNwGEk1dAKYhPICLw">www.DTAC.zone</a><a href="https://twitter.com/scienceofmusic1"></a></li>
</ul>
About Maree Timms
Maree grew up in Wangaratta and attended Monash University, becoming a science teacher &amp; 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&nbsp;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&rsquo;ve had way too many cool things happen in my teaching career.
<ul>
<li>Taking a group of students from Humpty Doo (Taminmin College) to Open the National Science week way back in 1994&rsquo;s at Parliament house. Infront of Dr Karl Kruszelnickii!! &nbsp;We created the Taminmin Magic Science Show!</li>
<li>Taking a group of Indigenous kids (Gunbalanya) to the Paralympic Games for the whole two weeks</li>
<li>Taking a group of Indigenous Kids/parents and Elders (Gunbalanya) to accept an award for a Claymation we created to Melbourne. (It won NT film of the year!!)&nbsp; <a href="https://vimeo.com/139298727" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vimeo.com/139298727&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618986895197000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEs_9BAB-IhEoQoYPi1r2PY5ybaaA">https://vimeo.com/139298727</a></li>
<li>Winning the right to represent Australia at the VEX Worlds Robotics Championships, in 2018, 2019 and 2020 ( we couldn&rsquo;t go in 2020)</li>
<li>Being invited to have lunch with the Lead Scientist of Victoria in her office &ndash; with our robotics team</li>
<li>Winning the Right to represent Australia in the 1st Kibo Challenge 2020 and see our student's code control NASA&rsquo;s Astrobee robot on the ISS.</li>
<li>I still don&rsquo;t know how to code&hellip;or build robots &ndash; but have taken teams to the highest level. I gather good allies/colleagues that have the skills I don&rsquo;t have and compliment mine. Kids who are willing to learn and have a go and teach themselves! They are the YouTube and online forum generation! I coordinate, facilitate, and &ldquo;hammer&rsquo; them on the communication, teamwork, organisation skills that helps to lead them to success.</li>
</ul>
Further links
On twitter: https://twitter.com/mareetimms
STEM Map (Dr Amanda Caples)&nbsp; - &nbsp;<a href="https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/stem-map" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/stem-map&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618986894818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG-e4KPtCHvLEdSs4BRi5ylogmBZA">https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/stem-map</a>
Girls in STEM Map (Dr Amanda Caples) -&nbsp;<a href="https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/women-and-girls-in-stem-map" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/women-and-girls-in-stem-map&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618986894818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjBbZel4FYJ5PyWY7y0RC-enaabQ">https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/women-and-girls-in-stem-map</a>
Superstars of STEM:&nbsp;<a href="https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/superstars-of-stem/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/superstars-of-stem/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618986894818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHf_rHUYGdBErblm7GvBdwL7EDfdQ">https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/superstars-of-stem/</a>
One Giant Leap Foundation, Kibo Challenge #2 &ndash; taking entries now: <a href="https://kiboaustralia.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://kiboaustralia.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618986894818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHlO6aLBrk_Gwp3YZe4N_-9LKeSEQ">https://kiboaustralia.com.au/</a>
VEX Robotics:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vexrobotics.com/education" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vexrobotics.com/education&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618986894819000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcRI_lMh1cZ2rmiVsVPbp5tios5Q">https://www.vexrobotics.com/education</a>
Connecting to a LLEN network: <a href="https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/llens.aspx" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/llens.aspx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618986894819000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE1UfX63nSyWRUH5gA5jar6YT8fQg">https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/llens.aspx</a>
About the FizzicsEd podcast
Hosted by <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/team/ben-newsome/">Ben Newsome</a> from <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">Fizzics Education</a>
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 &amp; pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas &amp; challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!
<a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/</a>
Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?&nbsp;
Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network&nbsp;(AEON ) <a href="http://www.aeon.net.au/">http://www.aeon.net.au/</a>

For educators and teachers working to make STEM amazing... no matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering science shows in a museum, this education show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn. The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.

The FizzicsEd Podcast

For educators wanting to make STEM awesome! No matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering  science shows in a museum, this show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn.

The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.

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