CREATIVE SPRINGBOARDS - Key Persons
Daniel is a creative engineer who inspires and trains educators from Early Childhood through to Tertiary. His experience spans user experience, app design and coding through media production and mobile device deployment. Uniquely positioned with experience in hardware, software and the creative arts, Daniel understands the ingredients of STEAM. He helps educators understand how to leverage technology in the classroom and if it doesn't exist, he designs and builds the tools to fill the void.
Job Titles:
- National Professional Learning and Development Consultant
Karen is the National Professional Learning and Development Consultant for CompNow. As an educator with over 35 years' teaching and digital coaching experience, Karen draws on her experiences and expertise as a qualified teacher, Apple Distinguished Educator and Apple Professional Learning Specialist, when engaging with education leaders and teachers around Australia, from Early Learning to University.
Job Titles:
- Coordinator, Director of the Residential Community
Michelle Forrest is a Professional Development Coordinator for Winthrop Australia based in Perth and has been a teacher for 15 years. She has worked in Catholic Education K-12 in IT learning and previously taught high school Digital Technologies and Applied Information Technologies. Michelle has also assisted SCSA with writing curriculum and academic and standards documentation for the Applied Information Technology Syllabus and has been part of the committee for ECAWA.
Michelle has a passion for innovative uses of technology in the classroom with a focus on creativity in Digital Technologies to enhance learning and foster greater student understanding using iPad and MacBook.
Phill Cantone is a teacher who is dedicated to integrating creativity, technology and education.
With his background in acting, music and photography, combined with his experiences as a classroom teacher and EdTech coach, Phill explores the connection between creativity and education. He has partnered with educators across Australia to augment their teaching practices with 21st century skills and resources to inspire confidence in their students as they move into the future.
Job Titles:
- Head of Professional Learning at the School Locker
Steve is the Head of Professional Learning at The School Locker, co-founder of the AwesomeClub and winner of the international NASA LEGO Moon to Mars competition. Steve has been teaching innovative education ideas to classrooms from K-12 for over a decade, building confidence in both students and teachers to have fun learning and creating, and to get the best out of technology.