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PIEFA Conference 2023 WORKSHOPS

Workshops provide delegates with the opportunity to get hands-on with food and fibre resources and products. Each workshop runs for 30-minutes and there are 7 x blocks of workshops over the 2 days of PIEFA Conference. 

WORKSHOP #1 | MONDAY, MAY 1 @ 11:10am

Career Pathways in Dairy: Regional, National and Global Opportunities for Young Australians
ROOM: Boardroom 2

Australian Wool Innovation: ​Career satisfaction – a future in wool
ROOM: Boardroom 1

Livewell @Scotch: Food security and nutrition
ROOM: Boardroom 3&4

Discover the Global Digital Farm at Charles Sturt University: Learn how to use data for improved on-farm decision making
ROOM: High Courtyard North

CQU: Integrating careers education into the world of agriculture
ROOM: National Ballroom 2

TAPbuilt: A community of educators
ROOM: High Courtyard South

WORKSHOP #2 | MONDAY, MAY 1 @ 11:43am

Think Digital Studios: Interactive Virtual Farm Tours
ROOM: National Ballroom 2

PIEFA: Delivering meaningful food and fibre education
ROOM: High Courtyard North

Crawford Fund: Development for a Better Future
ROOM: Boardroom 1

ForestLearning: Sustainable Futures – Growing the NextGen with ForestLearning
ROOM: Boardroom 3&4

NSW DPI: Primary Resources -There has never been a better time to start teaching ag in primary schools
ROOM: High Courtyard South

QCAA: Implementation of the Senior 2019 QLD Science Syllabuses
ROOM: Boardroom 2

WORKSHOP #3 | MONDAY, MAY 1 @ 2:35pm

CQU: Farm Safety – Interactive activities to build knowledge and awareness of young people
ROOM: High Courtyard South

VCAA: Hands-on Food – Curriculum mapping in Design and Technologies
ROOM: Boardroom 3&4

Hagley ALC: Innovation in Tasmanian Agricultural Education
ROOM: High Courtyard North

Meat & Livestock Australia in association with PIEFA presenting Australian Good Meat education resources
ROOM: National Ballroom 2

Sally Bannerman | Schools Animal Welfare Coordinator: Biosecurity in schools
ROOM: Boardroom 2

The Canned Chick Pea Challenge: Embedded within the STEM pedagogy
ROOM: Boardroom 1

WORKSHOP #4 | MONDAY, MAY 1 @ 3:25pm

NSW DPI: Food and Fibre Secondary Resources
ROOM: National Ballroom 2

AgForce SIPP: How to get secondary students ag inspired
ROOM: High Courtyard South

AgCommunicators: Innovation in South Australian Agricultural Education
ROOM: Boardroom 1

ForestLearning: Branch Out and Grow Your F-12 Teaching Toolkit
ROOM: Boardroom 2

Ag Institute of Australia: The Student Compendium – Connecting students to Primary Industries, Educators and Government
ROOM: Boardroom 3&4

Future-Ready Teaching (ANU): Empowering Educators with AI and Authentic Assessment
ROOM: High Courtyard North

WORKSHOP #5 | MONDAY, MAY 1 @ 3:58pm

Cotton Australia: Stitching together cotton fibre and the classroom 
ROOM: High Courtyard North

AgriFutures | Chicken Meat: Lets Meat – Teachers and students pickin’ chicken
ROOM: High Courtyard South

CQU | GPS Cows: Using precision livestock management tools in the classroom
ROOM: National Ballroom 2

Dan Rytmeister: Tractor education in schools – keeping our future farmers safe
ROOM: Boardroom 1

VCAA Primary and Secondary: Gathering evidence of learning in practical studies
ROOM: Boardroom 3&4

Hermidale Future Farmers: Growing our Future
ROOM: Boardroom 2

WORKSHOP #6 | TUESDAY, MAY 2 @ 11:00am

PIEFA Projects: SFIRP, Farm Safety ACE, Career Harvest
ROOM: High Courtyard South

Farmsafe Australia: A safe career in agriculture -Teaching kids to create a safe working environment
ROOM: Boardroom 2

WA DPIRD: Improving Career Development in Schools
ROOM: High Courtyard North

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia: Breeding’s next crop – Developing the next generation of staff in the thoroughbred breeding industry
ROOM: Boardroom 1

National Centre for Farmer Health: Shifting Gears – education resources to improve safety of young people in agriculture
ROOM: Boardroom 3&4

IntegratedSTEM: Innovating in AgTech with Arduino
ROOM: National Ballroom 2

WORKSHOP #7 | TUESDAY, MAY 2 @ 11:33am

David Giblin | Chifley College: Honeybees in Schools – The benefits of using bees as part of your education program
ROOM: High Courtyard North

QLD DAF: Tomorrow’s AgTech and attracting the talent pipeline
ROOM: National Ballroom 2

Australian Eggs: All about eggs
ROOM: High Courtyard South

NSW DPI/Tocal College: Success has many faces
ROOM: Boardroom 3&4

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

Our workshop sessions will deliver hands-on and interactive opportunities for delegates to get involved in food and fibre education. 
 

LIGHTNING SESSIONS

Lightning sessions involve short-and-sharp presentations that give delegates a taste of the speakers’ field of expertise. 
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