Mrs Jenny Garlick, Lego Robotics Teacher, at Gordon East Public School has won the first round Lego Education Teacher Award and will be the Primary School Australian representative and guest lecturer at the 2016 Lego Engineering Symposium at Tufts University in Boston USA ,June this year.
Please see below the announcement in the Lego Education News
LEGO Education Teacher Award
The purpose of the LEGO Education Teacher Award is to recognise innovative classroom teachers in Australia who have an interesting story to tell and provide assistance to present their work at the LEGO Engineering Symposium 2016 at Tufts University in Boston, USA.
The award is aimed at classroom teachers, both primary and secondary, who have been using LEGO Education products in innovative ways to support their students’ learning and understanding of engineering.
UPDATE: Winner announced!
Winner announced!
Jenny Garlick (Gordon East Public School, NSW) is the winner of the LEGO Education Teacher Award for 2016.
The focus of Jenny’s application was on a LEGO Robotics “Driver’s Licence Program” (DLP) that she has developed and implemented over the past 12 months.
The judges were particularly impressed by her well-thought-out and specific presentation abstract (focusing on the DLP), the quality of her support materials, and her blog (that is full of information and photos).
Jenny will receive a $3000 bursary to go towards flights and accommodation to attend the LEGO Engineering Symposium in Boston, June 2016.
Purpose
The purpose of the LEGO Education Teacher Award is to recognise innovative classroom teachers in Australia who have an interesting story to tell and provide assistance to present their work at the LEGO Engineering Symposium 2016 at Tufts University in Boston, USA.
Target group
The award is aimed at classroom teachers, both primary and secondary, who have been using LEGO Education products in innovative ways to support their students learning and understanding of engineering.
About the LEGO Engineering Symposium
The first LEGO Engineering Symposium was held at Tufts University in Boston in 2007, and provided classroom teachers with the opportunity to inspire and support each other in how to use LEGO products to foster engineering in the classroom.
Recipient benefits
The benefits for the award recipient include the opportunity to:
– Meeting with like-minded teachers from around the world and networking
– Visiting the inspirational Centre for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) at Tufts University (http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/)
– Share innovative teaching practice
– Test new products and provide feedback directly to LEGO Education.
Recipient expectations
The award recipient will be expected to give a 7-min TED-style presentation at the Symposium and may be invited to help run workshops around their area of expertise in Australia.
Material from presentations and workshops will subsequently be shared via the LEGOengineering.com and LEGOeducation.com.au websites.
Application process
The process for applying for a LEGO Education Teacher Award is intended to be straightforward. Applicants are required to submit the standard application form, including:
– An abstract of the proposed Symposium presentation
– Lesson materials and/or resources, e.g. a sample worksheet or lesson plan
– Evidence of implementation, e.g. a photo or sample of student work
– Evidence of contribution to the teaching community
– A brief self-evaluation and/or reflection.
Please see the interview in the Term 1 edition of the Lego Education News