Workshop
Presented by
Kieran Bailey
Head of IT Services and Digital Technologies Teacher at Great Southern Grammar
Microsoft and Minecraft Education team – 2018 Global Minecraft Mentor
Minecraft Education Edition is an engaging way to teach coding, problem-solving, and the design thinking process in the Digital Technologies classroom.
Along with Code Connection, you can use Microsoft’s MakeCode and JavaScript to use either a block-based or text-based approach. facilitating differentiation, and also address the syllabus areas of the WA Digital Technologies curriculum.
Keiran Bailey will share examples of how he has used Minecraft in his classroom and how you can get started, and we’ll go on a hands-on deep dive into the world of coding in Minecraft using the Agent and the Builder to create something amazing!
Requirements:
Participants should bring a laptop with Minecraft Education Edition installed Code Connection installed. Both are available from education.minecraft.net. The presenter will have a limited amount of generic, licensed accounts (about 20), but participants should pre-register for a Minecraft Education Edition account, and check with their school IT Department that they have permissions that will allow this to be run on their device.
Intended Audience:
Those interested in STEM, Middle / Upper Primary, Middle Secondary (7 – 10)
About the Presenter:
Kieran Bailey is an educator based in Albany, Western Australia.
He’s a manager of IT Services, Digital Technologies and Humanities and Social Sciences teacher, and 2018 Global Minecraft Mentor.
Kieran has worked in education for the past 12 years, starting out providing IT and technical support to teachers and support staff while transitioning to the classroom.
Kieran is currently teaching Digital Technologies at Great Southern Grammar, a K-12 Independent School in Albany, Western Australia.
He has a strong passion for technology, supporting children as the grow and develop into a constantly changing world.
He has a passion for game-based learning and the use of Minecraft and the social benefits it brings to children.
Kieran is also interested in exploring the changing nature of the workforce, what our children should expect, and ways we can help children to think less like a computer and more like a human.
Connect with Keiran Bailey:
@kieranbailey
Join Kieran Bailey at the ECAWA 2018 State Conference at ECU Mount Lawley.