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CENTRAL COAST SPORTS COLLEGE
FOR TEACHERS

PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP

  • All teachers are to ensure that all students have their own device to use (sharing a device is not recommended).

  • Each device is to have a version of Minecraft Education (v1.21.06) installed.

  • Teachers and students may use laptops, Chromebooks, iPads and tablets to participate in the workshop.

  • Please ensure all students know their email addresses and password (or have details printed to be readily available at the workshop).

  • The teacher should bring a power cable for their device to the learning space as Minecraft Education is a very heavy resource (and uses a lot of battery). This is necessary as each teacher is hosting their own 'World'. If the teacher disconnects, their class will disconnect and this could lead to the loss of work.

  • Teachers can share the Student Information page with their class.

TEACHER PREPARATION

  • Teachers are to ensure that Minecraft Education V1.21.06 is downloaded onto their device and onto student  devices. Please see your school ICT representative for assistance.

  • Teachers are to save the 'CCSC World' file and IMPORT this Minecraft World into their Minecraft Education on their device. This is so students can work in your world. This will make you the owner and students will only be able to join if you launch the world. Teachers are permitted to develop their 'class' world after the workshop.

  • As the teacher, you will not necessarily need to 'build' anything in Minecraft - your primary role is to supervise students and to ensure that your class are connected and are making positively contributions.

  • Feel free to create a world in Minecraft Education and have a play with or without your class. It is very easy to use and you will very quickly learn that this is a student-centered resource and you are allowed to follow the lead of your students (and trust me, they will love this!). 

  • In this workshop, students will be playing in a Creative and Peaceful world. The games settings will permit a daylight cycle (so that it will mimic a 'natural' day - daytime and night time, there will be no mobs (anything that blows up and destroys their work), and 'Fire Spreads, TNT explodes and Mob Loot' will be turned off. All students will be a member in the world. Teachers will be an operator giving only the teacher full admin and user rights to the world. Should a student participate negatively, the teacher may either mute the student (kick them out of the world) or turn them into a Visitor (they are still in the world, but can only view). Watch this video to gain a full understanding of this terminology.

  • Feel free to share this and the student page with your students prior to the workshop so that they understand the rules and expectations of the workshop.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • ST1-3 DPT: describes, follows and represents algorithms to solve problems

  • STI11 D1-T: identifies the components of digital systems and explores how data is represented.

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM GENERAL CAPABILITIES

LITERACY

  • Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing

  • Word knowledge

  • Visual knowledge

  • Text knowledge

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NUMERACY

  • Estimating and calculating with whole numbers

  • Recognising and using patterns and relationships

  • Using spatial reasoning

  • Using measurement

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ICT 

  • Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when  using ICT

  • Creating with ICT

  • Communicating with ICT

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CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING

  • Generating ideas, possibilities and actions

  • Reflecting on thinking and processes

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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CAPABILITY

  • Social management​

  • Social awareness

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ETHICAL UNDERSTANDING

  • Reasoning in decision making and actions

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INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

  • Interacting and empathising with others

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RESOURCES

Tolland Minecraft Education

CCSC World to download

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