Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

B.Ed, M.Ed. in Education Technologies. Advocate to teach with #digitech to promote authentic learning. Supports Ts to understand technology's role in classrooms acs.org.au/join-ict.html Melbourne, Victoria Joined May 2017

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

4 years ago

@weteachwell @MRsalakas @michelledennis @d_faulk @HumanEd_Au @steven_kolber @Skymazef3 @Bernm9 @hattdesigns @timkitchen @AdrianoDiPrato @mlobrien1 Great to see you too!

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

4 years ago

Very excited to be presenting at National Education Summit Brisbane. ACS is part of the exhibit too. If you’re a Brisbane based educator grab your free seminar pass and come say hi nationaleducationsummit.com.au/brisbane/free-…

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4 years ago

🎬 ACTION! Join this #FREEPD 'Creating Video Content for Learning' Catherine Newington, @EmpowerDigiTech from @ACSnewsfeed will take you through #pedagogies, platforms & planning to get you ready to make quality #educationvideos FRI 5 AUG @NatEduSummit @BCEC_Brisbane #NES2022

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

5 years ago

@DoubleDeltaNu @covidbaseau @VicGovDH Mine too! I always look forward to seeing this one 😂

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

5 years ago

@melbz_girl @VicGovDH I agree. It gets confusing.The team at @covidbaseau have some detailed graphs that shows all the vaccinations! I took this screen shot a week ago, the darker bottom part are the government hubs & the light blue is drs. That’s the graph I look for, it gives me hope 🤣

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

5 years ago

@MrsChom @hogesonline @IsbellSue @sharonkamsingh @AndrewFluck I can’t wait for our next strategic meeting @MrsChom this is exactly the type of discussions we need to have!

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

5 years ago

@ZeinaChalich I’m running! 😱 my fitness started improving after 6 rounds of field hockey. I will not let covid beat my fitness and mental health 👊

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

@RussellCairns1 was looking for an editable link. I use Canva and have set an editable link here bit.ly/2OUfOaQ I hope you can access the editable link. Let me know if you need any help

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

A resource created through the ACS ICT Educators is aimed to help introduce our F-2 teachers with sequence of steps. Simple instructions to follow then put back in order. Join our community to freely access these resources and many more acs.org.au/ict-educators.…

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

My job is to support teachers with #digitech. Stoked to be working with a teacher from a remote school in WA. Professional email🙅🏼‍♀️ Scope and sequence for 2021 ✅ Next step, unpack each term. Algorithms, robotics, cyber safety, designing, data it’s all there for her P-4 classes 👊

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

@VMN_alex @MathsLoverMelbs I agree. Reading the fraction ‘3 out of 8’ will also contribute to the misconception of comparing fractions. If they are comparing it to a half - our Ss may think 2 is smaller than 8 so 8 is the bigger fraction.

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

@VMN_alex @MathsLoverMelbs I was thinking fractions as a part of an object while your example is a fraction of a quantity. If that was a class activity I’d talk about the quantity (3 out of 8 counters) versus representation of a fraction (three eighths) and get Ss to use ‘fraction language’ as priority.

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

A6: @SportandiAndres led one about esports and the benefits of using them in our classes. It opened my eyes to how valuable those programs can be if we direct Ss in a certain way and have focus before implementing them #PrimarySTEMchat

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

@tan_crawf @rachaellehr @SmilesStephi @erinschocolate @DowdNatalie Yay to the #PrimarySTEMChat tribe.

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

Q5: that I talk too much! So I stopped talking that’ll and let the students do! Provide Ss with time to find the answer themselves. (One year I gave my students a week to teach each other. Pass on a skill, they loved it!) #PrimarySTEMchat

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

@BeckKeough1 @JessieLOliver Teachers are so good at evaluating, changing direction and going forward! I’m always thinking ‘something for next time I will..’ #PrimarySTEMChat

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

@ponderingDan @CameronRoss3 Failure means you have a little more learning to do before you get it right. Our Ss need to reflect on their learning and celebrate success and failure. #PrimarySTEMChat

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

@SmilesStephi @erinschocolate @DowdNatalie I was ready to leave teaching. My principal at the time was the only one who ‘got me’. She and I talked for hours. She saw my vision and we worked together to get teachers there. I miss her but she was a massive part of my career development! #PrimarySTEMChat

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

A3: a year 5 S hated maths. She cried in a test because she couldn’t do it. Fast forward 4 years and I find out she is loving secondary school Maths and Science. Double proud because of her success and she was a girl loving STEM. #PrimarySTEMchat

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Catherine Newington @EmpowerDigiTech

6 years ago

A4: my students were building simple machines and trying to get things to work was a nightmare - for me and them. We worked together and the day I had a S have a cardboard wheel barrow that WORKED was the best day ever. Failure was part of the learning #PrimarySTEMchat