Dear DATTA SA Community, Welcome back to another year of technology education. At the end of last year DATTA SA celebrated our 2025 Award Winners: We congratulate all our winners. Nomination forms for this year will come out later this Term. Memberships for 2026 are now open with a range of PD events being planned […]
DATTA SA welcomes everyone to our 2025 awards evening this Thursday 4th December at the new Pedare Senior Learning Centre. Connect with your peers and wind down with some nibbles and drinks as we celebrate our 2025 Award Winners. These nights are a great way to network and share the journey in the year that
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Charles Campbell College is hosting the SA STEM Racing State Finals on the 29th November (Saturday) and 30th November (Sunday). Come and visit and see the States best compete for a spot to the Nationals! Draft program attached below. Register your interest by emailing Daniel.Marotti688@schools.sa.edu.au
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On Monday 10th November, students from across SA came together at Adelaide University (UniSA Sports Centre, Mawson Lakes) to celebrate a year-long effort in designing, building, note-booking and strategising. 101 teams attended competitions across South Australia competing to become one of 61 teams who secured a spot to the DATTA SA VEX State Championships. VEX
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Join us for the 2025 STEM Conference! 28 November 2025Flinders University, Bedford Park campus Book by clicking here with discounts available to DATTA SA Members. Please note SASTA is processing the registrations for the conference. Program now available! Click here to download a copy. This year’s conference continues to evolve, welcoming both primary and secondary educators from
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The Level Up Careers Fair, Powered by The Australian Computer Society, is coming to Adelaide on Friday 31 October. Technology is shaping Australia’s future, and it is ACS’s mission to inspire the next generation to consider a career in technology to help close the tech skills shortage, and learn about the great opportunities and career pathways in this
Please see information sent to DATTA SA: Dr. John Kennedy and Chris Chimwayange are developing grant and Ethics applications to carry out a study on Developing Teacher Confidence and Self-Efficacy in Design Education through Generative AI CAD Integration. They would like to recruit 20 to 30 Secondary Design and Technology teachers in South Australia to be part
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Join us for the 2025 STEM Conference! 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities available here! This year’s conference continues to evolve, welcoming both primary and secondary educators from across South Australia. Presented through a collaborative partnership between: Together, we’re creating a space for educators to connect across disciplines, share practice, and explore the future of STEM education in a
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A brilliant 3 days at the Royal Adelaide Show with VEX Robotics and the first ever DATTA SA V5 High School Competition held showcasing the talents of students across the state. More impressive was the continuous support teams provided each other as chains snapped, shaft collars needed re tightening and autonomous code was written and
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Thanks to everyone that attended our TeachMeet on Generative AI in July. 3 min burst presentations and then just a good ol yarn among colleagues. Thanks to Emil Zankov, Adrian Cotterell, Dr Nick Jackson, Colleen O’Rourke, Jinan Zou, Chris Chimwayange for the opening slides. Highlight: Great D&T work by Chris and his team utilising Autodesk
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