STEMPUNKS to Shopfloor: Design Thinking Meets Digital Manufacturing
Bring manufacturing to life in your STEM classroom with hands-on design thinking, 3D modelling & circuits in this one-day teacher workshop.
Bought to you by the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Manufacturing, Rural and Regional Development in partnership with STEMPunks: Inspiring Tomorrow's Innovators
Queensland’s regional and rural industries are rapidly transforming through automation, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and environmental technologies. Schools must prepare students for these evolving pathways, and teachers require targeted capability-building to keep pace with the needs of modern industry.
Join us for a dynamic one-day Professional Development experience where STEM meets modern manufacturing. Designed for Industrial Technology and Science teachers, this workshop builds the practical skills needed to bring industry tools, engineering thinking, and digital manufacturing into the classroom.
Teachers will explore Design Thinking, hands-on 3D design, CAD/CAM, and basic circuitry, and learn how these skills power real manufacturing environments—from rapid prototyping to automated systems.
Why Attend?
- Turn STEM lessons into industry-aligned, future-ready learning
- Build teacher capability in 3D modelling, product design and digital manufacturing workflows
- Understand how electronics and interactivity drive innovation in modern factories
- Gain classroom-ready projects linked to manufacturing pathways
- Inspire students to explore careers in advanced manufacturing, engineering and technology
What You’ll Experience
- Hands-on CAD/CAM design activities
- Circuit building and coding integration
- A complete classroom project prototype
- Tools and resources for continued teaching support
- Clear links to Queensland’s advanced manufacturing industries
The Value
Walk away confident, inspired, and equipped to connect your students with real manufacturing skills—skills that Queensland industry needs right now.
Each participating teacher will receive an Innovation Learning Guide tailored to the program’s focus areas. These guides provide teachers with structured, classroom-ready content that supports repeatable, scalable STEM and innovation learning.
Additional Information:
Free PD Workshop - includes Morning Tea and Lunch
Room Location at Venue: EG.10
More information: Contact - Melissa Neumann - Principal Capability Development Officer - Sunshine Coast Manufacturing Hub - melissa.neumann@nrmmrrd.qld.gov.au
Don’t miss this opportunity. Seats are limited—secure your spot today!
A Certificate of Participation for this workshop will be provided.
Bring manufacturing to life in your STEM classroom with hands-on design thinking, 3D modelling & circuits in this one-day teacher workshop.
Bought to you by the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Manufacturing, Rural and Regional Development in partnership with STEMPunks: Inspiring Tomorrow's Innovators
Queensland’s regional and rural industries are rapidly transforming through automation, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and environmental technologies. Schools must prepare students for these evolving pathways, and teachers require targeted capability-building to keep pace with the needs of modern industry.
Join us for a dynamic one-day Professional Development experience where STEM meets modern manufacturing. Designed for Industrial Technology and Science teachers, this workshop builds the practical skills needed to bring industry tools, engineering thinking, and digital manufacturing into the classroom.
Teachers will explore Design Thinking, hands-on 3D design, CAD/CAM, and basic circuitry, and learn how these skills power real manufacturing environments—from rapid prototyping to automated systems.
Why Attend?
- Turn STEM lessons into industry-aligned, future-ready learning
- Build teacher capability in 3D modelling, product design and digital manufacturing workflows
- Understand how electronics and interactivity drive innovation in modern factories
- Gain classroom-ready projects linked to manufacturing pathways
- Inspire students to explore careers in advanced manufacturing, engineering and technology
What You’ll Experience
- Hands-on CAD/CAM design activities
- Circuit building and coding integration
- A complete classroom project prototype
- Tools and resources for continued teaching support
- Clear links to Queensland’s advanced manufacturing industries
The Value
Walk away confident, inspired, and equipped to connect your students with real manufacturing skills—skills that Queensland industry needs right now.
Each participating teacher will receive an Innovation Learning Guide tailored to the program’s focus areas. These guides provide teachers with structured, classroom-ready content that supports repeatable, scalable STEM and innovation learning.
Additional Information:
Free PD Workshop - includes Morning Tea and Lunch
Room Location at Venue: EG.10
More information: Contact - Melissa Neumann - Principal Capability Development Officer - Sunshine Coast Manufacturing Hub - melissa.neumann@nrmmrrd.qld.gov.au
Don’t miss this opportunity. Seats are limited—secure your spot today!
A Certificate of Participation for this workshop will be provided.
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Highlights
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- In person
Location
UniSC University of the Sunshine Coast
90 Sippy Downs Drive
Sippy Downs, QLD 4556
How do you want to get there?
Agenda
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One-Day Hands-On PD Workshop
Session 1: Introduction to Innovation & Design Thinking (9:00–10:30am) ● Welcome and workshop introduction ● Why digital skills matter for regional Queensland ● Introduction to the Design Thinking process ● Hands-on Design Thinking sprint Session 2: Digital Design & 3D Modelling (11:00–12:30pm) ● Introduction to 3D design (CAD) tools ● Translating industry processes into the classroom ● Hands-on activity: create a 3D digital product prototype ● Curriculum-linked teaching strategies Session 3: Circuits, Electronics & Interactive Systems (1:30–3:00pm) ● Introduction to electrical circuits and components ● Hands-on activity: build and test basic circuits ● Integrating coding and sensors ● Applications for agriculture, manufacturing, and resource sectors Session 4: Integrated Product Design Challenge (3:00–4:00pm) ● Teachers create a prototype integrating 3D design & electronics ● Rapid prototyping approaches for classrooms ● Group presentations and facilitator feedback