Training and professional development
Various dates, various locations
The It Takes a Spark! STEM Conference inspires and engages forward thinking students, teachers and leaders in STEAM.
The brightest educators, organisations and students who are passionate about STEAM will lead either a teacher oriented Mini-Master Class, a teacher and student co-learning DigiDesign Mini Workshop and/or a Problem Solvers Design Challenge. These hands-on sessions are short, sharp and action packed.
Dates:
Grok Academy is a proud sponsor of the It Takes a Spark! STEM Conference
November 21st - November 22nd, ACMI Melbourne
ACMI proudly presents DigiCon, the ultimate conference for education, technology, and gaming enthusiasts! DigiCon brings together the DLTV annual teacher conference, the Games for Change Asia Pacific festival, and ACMI's Games in Education Teacher Summit.
Join us across both days at DigiCon 2023! We will have our own exhibitor booth on the floor were you can find out more about Grok and score some great FREE resources.
Grok Academy is a proud sponsor of DigiCon 2023
August 24th - August 25th, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
EduTECH is the largest trade show and conference for the entire education lifecycle across Australia. Get ready to reconnect in-person at the meeting place for the brightest and most innovative minds in the education space!
Join us across both days at EduTECH! We will have our own exhibitor booth on the floor were you can find out more about Grok and score some great FREE resources.
Grok Academy CEO Dr James Curran will also be a speaker at the conference.
August 18th - August 22nd, Adelaide Convention Centre
PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python!
PyCon AU informs the country’s Python developers with presentations, tutorials and panel sessions by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that they rely on.
August 4th - August 5th, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Join principals, school leaders and educators from K-12 at the National Education Summit.
Held over two days educators can experience innovative Conferences, Workshops and interactive Seminars delivered by experts and thought leaders from the education sector.
Educators can also engage with exhibitors showcasing the latest in resources at the The Education Show, an education focused Free Trade Expo. Educators attending the event can earn professional development hours on any time spent at the event.
Grok will have a booth and speakers at the event, so we encourage you to come and say hi!
June 14, (4-5pm NZDT)
Grok Academy and DTTA will be hosting Cameron Tod from Amazon Web Services will present AWS policies and practices in relation to computer security and encryption. This workshop will be on Wednesday 14 June from 4:00pm to 5:00pm. This will be recorded for those who can't make it.
They will also answer your questions during the session!
May 15th, (4pm AEDT)
Join us as we deep dive into our NEW Data Analytics course with renowned data science educator Dr Linda McIver!
In this one-on-one webinar we will be chatting with Dr Linda about the wealth of knowledge she shared during her time advising the creation of Data Analytics. We were so honoured to have her on the team. And of course we'll be chatting all things data, from spreadsheets to computer science!
March 29, (4-5pm NZDT)
Tēnā koutou katoa. Join us for Cyber Skills Aotearoa Information Security webinar.
Owen Brasier and Julie McMahon from the Grok Academy team will provide an overview of the information security course content, links to the curriculum and how to enrol your students for this free online course.
They will also answer your questions during the session!
March 7, 2023 (4-5pm NZDT)
Tēnā koutou katoa. Join us for Cyber Skills Aotearoa Information Security webinar.
Owen Brasier and Julie McMahon from the Grok Academy team will provide an overview of the information security course content, links to the curriculum and how to enrol your students for this free online course.
They will also answer your questions during the session!
February 28, 2023 (4-5pm NZDT)
Tēnā koutou katoa. Join us for Cyber Skills Aotearoa Information Security webinar.
Owen Brasier and Julie McMahon from the Grok Academy team will provide an overview of the information security course content, links to the curriculum and how to enrol your students for this free online course.
They will also answer your questions during the session!
April 29, 2022 (2-3pm AEST)
Join us for our last LIVE Q&A with Bianca Willis, one of our Educators at Grok Academy who specializes in Home Education.
In this 1 hour session Bianca will talk about:
She will also answer your questions during the session, and some EXCLUSIVE discounts for HEA and HEN members will be available.
April 12, 2022 (5-6pm AEST)
Join us for a LIVE Q&A session with Sujatha Gunja, one of our Lead Educators at Grok Academy.
In this 1 hour session, Sujatha will explore some strategies that can be used to teach programming in the classroom.
She will also answer your questions during the session.
April 4, 2022 (5-6pm AEST)
Join us for a LIVE Q&A session with Rob Poulter, a former teacher with first hand experience using Grok Academy.
In this 1 hour session Rob will talk about:
Rob will also be answering your questions live during the session.
March 24, 2022 (5-6pm AEDT)
March 28, (7-8pm AEDT)
In this free 1 hour webinar teachers will find out about:
The same webinar will be offered on Thurs 24th March (5-6pm AEDT) and Monday 28th March (7-8pm AEDT).