Digital Technologies Program
Real-World Learning
Co-designed by the resources sector and curriculum experts, each challenge engages students to connect ‘hands on’ learning with real-world examples of automation and data science use in industry.
Examples include:
- Exploring the diversity of Western Australia including the Pilbara from Ningaloo Reef to the Great Sandy Desert
- Learning how raw materials are used in everyday items
- Programming and coding robots to simulate AUV, Drone, Drill Blaster use
- Calibrating vehicles to move mine sites
- Introducing data science concepts including spreadsheets
- Using data to solve a problem
- Data for decision making
Designed for teacher-led delivery, CME Learning Coordinators provide professional learning, coaching and support services, for teachers with varied levels of confidence in digital technologies curriculum.
Working with teachers from digital technologies specialists, limited experience, new to the learning area, science and math specialists, generalists, and education assistants, CME Learning Coordinators can provide support
With support from the Department of Education, the CME provides support with classroom delivery through
- Face to face workshops
- Online workshops
- Targeted challenge workshops
- Customised workshops
- Whole-school workshops
- Leadership and executive team workshops
- Technical support
An industry-education co-design initiative, the CME Digital Technologies Program delivers a curriculum aligned, pre-primary – year 10, real-world learning opportunity for the classroom.
Curated for whole-of school implementation, the Automation and Data Science focused challenges, provide teachers flexible, classroom ready activities to meet Digital Technologies and General Capabilities outcomes.
Banded for Australian Curriculum, primary and secondary school challenges provide students an opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in Automation and Data Science along their education journey.
Pre-Primary – Year 2
Resources – Wombot (Unplugged)
Resources – Wombot
Years 3 – 4
Resources – Exploration
Years 5 – 6
Resources Automation Challenge
Data Science – An Introduction
Years 7 – 8
Resources – Sensing (Blockly & Python))
Data Science – Mystery of the Lost Mine
Years 9 – 10
Resources – Automation Part 1 & Part 2 (Python)
Data Science – Data for Decision Making
Program subscription is now available FREE for all WA regional and remote schools.
To find out how your school can access this real-world, whole of school, curriculum aligned program, contact CME’s Digitech team on digitech@cmewa.com
Development Foundation Partners
CME would like to thank BHP, Chevron, Citic Pacific Mining, Fortescue Metals Group, Rio Tinto, Roy Hill, Woodside Energy and Yara Pilbara for their contribution toward establishing the CME Digital Technologies Program. In conjunction with GROK Academy and Department of Education, the CME Digital Technologies Program is a contribution toward ensuring WA students have STEM skills for the jobs of the future.