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PL – Tech Skills for Primary Teachers

Primary Digital Technologies. Skills, Resources and Practical Ideas

Session summary
Digital Technologies in primary schools doesn’t need to mean buying more robots, apps or subscriptions. This practical one-hour session will explore the skills, resources and approaches that help teachers deliver the Digital Technologies curriculum confidently and effectively.

Paul will share some of the wins, bins and grins from working alongside primary teachers and schools, looking at what works, what often creates unnecessary complexity, and where teachers can get the greatest learning value from the technology and resources they already have.

The session will combine practical technology skills with a curated look at useful classroom resources, with plenty of ideas that can be taken back to school and used immediately.

Agenda

Part A . Skills and approaches

  • What does good Digital Technologies learning look like in a primary classroom?
  • Unpacking the curriculum into manageable skills and learning experiences
  • Computational thinking, algorithms, data and digital systems without overcomplicating them
  • Coding and creating with accessible tools
  • Physical computing, robotics and hands-on activities
  • Practical examples from WA primary classrooms

Part B . Resources and ideas

  • A tour of useful free and low-cost resources
  • Getting more from tools and platforms your school may already have
  • Coding, robotics and physical computing resources
  • Curriculum-aligned lesson ideas and sequences
  • What is worth investing in and what probably isn’t!
  • Building a practical Dig Tech toolkit for your school
  • Using AI for your resources

Please bring
Bring a laptop or device you normally use at school, logged in and ready to access Canva, Copilot, and Teams. Along with one Digital Technologies challenge, resource or activity you’d like to discuss, along with one Digital Technologies challenge, resource or activity you’d like to discuss.

Presenter:

Paul Reid is an educator and Director of Strategic Services at Next Learning, working with schools and education systems in Western Australia and internationally to make technology more purposeful, practical and learning-centred.
A teacher by background, Paul has spent more than two decades working at the intersection of learning, digital technologies, pedagogical playbooks, AI and school digital strategy. His work ranges from hands-on classroom practice and teacher professional learning through to helping school leaders develop sustainable approaches to technology and AI.
Paul and the Next Learning team have worked extensively with WA schools supporting Digital Technologies curriculum implementation, including developing Digital Technologies curriculum resources and professional learning for the WA Department of Education.

Details

When: 3:45pm Tuesday 22 September 2026
Where: St Mark’s Anglican Community School
Address: St Mark’s Drive, Hillarys

Members: FREE
Non members: $20

Format

In Person

Tickets

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$20 for non-members

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