Upcoming Teacher PD

Design Week Special Event Teacher PD

Design, Print and Create with Textiles

Date: Monday 18th May, 2026

4 pm to 6 pm

Step into a hands-on 2-hour workshop designed to spark creative teaching ideas for the secondary classroom. Use our FeltLOOM alongside sublimation and direct to garment printers to experiment with innovative approaches to textile design. Explore how digital tools and tactile making can come together to inspire students, extend curriculum outcomes and open up fresh possibilities for design, technology and art learning. 

Ongoing Teacher PD 

Teacher PD sessions at Banyule Nillumbik Tech School are completely free and will run every second Monday of each term from 4 -6pm. Each session will have a particular topic, tool or technology area of focus. Teachers are welcome to attend every session and learn that week’s focus area, but are also welcome to come every fortnight, and continue working independently on their own projects, think Teacher Makerspace. We welcome teachers to use our technologies and resources during this time to work in their areas of interest, provided they receive the training on the equipment they use first.

There is no obligation to attend every session, but of course, they are certainly welcome to do so. Topics will be emailed out each Term.

Broaden your skills base by engaging in meaningful learning led by our Ashley Hall, Learning Technologist. Leverage our skills knowledge and experience to enhance your confidence and student outcomes.

Use the link below to complete the Teacher PD form to submit your areas of interest.

Click here for Teacher PD 2026 form.

Click here for flyer. 

Teacher PD 2026

Fortnightly during term time

Sessions run 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm every second Monday afternoon.

Term 1 sessions occur on 16th March, 30th March

Term 2 sessions begin 4th May

Term 2 Topics

Week 3 – 4^th May: Making a 3D printed lightbox using Bambu Makerlab

Week 5 – 18^th May: Film Editing with Adobe Premiere/presenting films in Igloo 360˚ projection room

Week 7 – 1^st June: 2D to 3D: Intro to Adobe Illustrator and using the laser cutter

Week 9 – 15^th June: Intro to Film Special Effects using Adobe After Effects

Past Teacher PD

Adobe After Effects, April, 2026

Participants learned to create film special effects with Adobe After Effects in this hands-on beginner workshop designed specifically for teachers. This session covered how to create simple animations, add text and visual effects to video, and build engaging content to be used directly in their classroom as well as support students in their film making journey. 

Click here for flyer.

Interested in attending future dates? Email BanyuleNillumbikTS@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au.