“Wooranna Park is an institution that we not only idolise but also hope to emulate in our efforts at revolutionising education in India.” – Parmeet Shah, Marathon Group.“… two educators I admire told me about a public elementary school that I simply must visit.One of these colleagues, a big thinker in school reform, said that this just may be his ‘favorite school on the planet.’ A little web research, a few email exchanges, and a long flight later, I was on my way to Wooranna Park Primary School.” – Suzie Boss, Edutopia.In 1993 WPPS was appointed a ‘Gifted & Talented Centre’.In order to facilitate this responsibility the school initiated a program of workshops for talented students.While the workshops were always oversubscribed, the school recognised that students still returned to classrooms where little attention was given to differentiating the curriculum, or providing opportunities for students to negotiate their learning.In response to this, the school established the ‘Autonomous Learning Unit’ for Year 5 & 6 students in 1997.

Since that time the school has sought to create a paradigm shift in education for all their students.Shelf life of education is shorter than ever Today’s students live in a world vastly different from the one their parents lived in: the shelf life of education today is shorter than it has ever been; 47% of the world’s jobs are at risk; information is only the press of a button away and most workers in the future will work freelance – and this requires a paradigm shift in education.bitcoin euro währungsrechnerFor Wooranna Park, this paradigm shift is characterised by the following underpinning practices: Entrepreneurial & Maker Practices; Interdisciplinary Studies; Personalised Learning; Application of Existing Knowledge; Differentiating the Learning; Creation of New Pedagogies; Global Citizenship; Building a Thirst for Learning; Leveraging the Digital World; Mindsets for Learning; Student Agency; Authentic Engagement in Real World Challenges; Establishing Partnerships with Outside Agencies and Using the Learning Environment as the Third Teacher.ethereum usd coinbase

The pedagogy used by staff could be characterised as an amalgam of Best and Next Practice; and the ultimate goal – implant the following attributes into students’ “DNA”: Collaboration; Citizenship; Communication; Creativity; Curiosity; Character and Critical Thinking.WPPS is a lighthouse school for technological innovation, with a strong focus on being open source.The pedagogical practices and philosophy underpinning WPPS have allowed for a technological paradigm shift to transpire.bitcoin ammoStudents have been allowed to traverse a multitude of digital terrains without fear of failure.litecoin gratisAs a result, the students have been a driving force in the development of these innovations.bitcoin fugaThe school has establishing strong links with the Royal Society of Victoria and numerous business houses, including Intel, Telstra, Immersive Education and the Melbourne Bitcoin Centre and is presently seeking the Government’s endorsement to trial the use of cryptocurrencies and the underlying blockchain technology.bitcoin ceo thailand

The school has played a major role in arranging support from the Victorian Government and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology for Immersive Education to hold their international conference in Melbourne later this year.With the introduction of new technologies, the school has led the way in establishing Victoria’s first CoderDojo; Australia’s first Immersive Education Club; and the world’s youngest CISCO class.Students have developed everything from virtual reality games, to fully functioning virtual and physical CISCO Networks, and recently started work on creating a life-sized, 3D printed, open source robot.ethereum trillionWPPS was the first school in Australia to explore space collaboratively via a Kerbal Space program server; the first school in Australia to educate students on the importance of blockchain technology and ‘proof of existence’.dogecoin value right now

WPPS was also the first school in Australia to be involved in an international Minecraft project with ‘Immersive Education, USA’; developing an Australian landmark to scale for students from Boston to explore in Virtual Reality.For a number of decades now education policy has focused on testing and measuring students, with little success.More recently, innovative schools around the world have focused their attention on engaging and inspiring students and helping students develop the skills and character traits that matter.cnbc bitcoin interviewYes students need to be literate and numerate, but more importantly they need to believe in themselves and feel empowered to change the world.This is happening at WPPS!Ray Trotter and Kieran Nolan will be speaking on ‘Maximising existing resources to ensure cost effectiveness’ at the School Learning Space Design conference this October.Book your place by September 9th to save $300 on ticket prices.

Other blog posts you may enjoy:Broadband Speed Test In pictures: Australia's first Bitcoin ATM pops up in Sydney Now you can buy and sell Bitcoin at the Westfield mall Get ready to buy and sell Bitcoin at the mall.ABA Technologies has launched Australia's first Bitcoin ATM machine in Sydney.Photos: Ian Sharp The Bitcoin machine was switched on today at the Westfield Sydney Central Plaza in Pitt Street Mall.The two-way ATM machine lets users buy and sell their bitcoins for Australian cash.The machine connects to a Bitcoin exchange and buys Bitcoins at the current trading rate.Looking for a place to spend your bitcoins?Cellini’s, a café located conveniently across from the Bitcoin ATM machine, will accept Bitcoin as payment.The company behind the ATM machines, ABA Technology, plans to launch another machine in the Melbourne CBD in a few weeks, according to its CEO, Chris Guzowski.He said the company wants to bring at least one machine to each of Australia’s capital cities.

The Sydney machine was built by RoboCoin, but ABA plans to test different manufacturers’ machines in each market to see what’s best for users.While a growing number of people are aware of Bitcoin, fewer of them know how to get their hands on the currency, said Guzowski.The ATM machine “brings it into the physical realm.” “Something that has been associated with the Internet and mystery is now smack bang in the middle of the Sydney CBD in a blue chip shopping centre.So it’s exciting and I think this will very much help the adoption.” The verification process includes entering a phone number, PIN and scanning the user’s palm.The machine has encryption security and is compliant with international regulations concerning unlawful transactions.“We’re anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliant,” said Guzowski.Since not everyone will instantly know what a Bitcoin machine is, let alone how to use it, ABA Technologies plans to have helpers on hand for the first two weeks to introduce consumers to the machine.

Bitcoin won’t replace cash, said Guzowski.“There’s more cash in circulation than there ever has been,” he said.“This is a complementary technology to existing systems.” The point of Bitcoin is to remove “a lot financial friction that currently exists,” Guzowski said.“It will save customers money.It will make their lives easier by making transactions happen faster and cheaper.” Travellers are a key target market for the Bitcoin machine because they can quickly collect local currency from the machine or convert it into Bitcoin at an exchange rate that Guzowski said is lower than most cash exchange locations.ABA Technologies has 2 per cent spread fee on top of the market rate for conversion.“This a technology that’s maturing,” said Guzowski on the future prospects of Bitcoin.“It’s still the very early stages with a lot of talk about it, but I compare this to the Internet before companies had websites.” As more people use it, more places will accept it as payment, which in turn will encourage even more people to adopt Bitcoin, he said.