I had the pleasure of presenting at the National Education Summit in Brisbane on Friday, August 4th, 2023. The session was attended by school principals and teachers from Queensland, New South Wales, and New Zealand and was part of the STEM across the curriculum stream.

During the presentation, the main focus was on demonstrating how Adobe Express can be utilised to elevate creativity in various subject areas. Additionally, we explored the incredible capabilities of the Character Animator application. It was an engaging and enriching experience for all attendees.

On Thursday 3rd August, I ran an in-person version of the Adobe Creative Educator (ACE) level 1 course for teachers in the Brisbane area hoisted by TAFE Queensland.

It was delightful help teachers from a range of schools as well as TAFE QLD educators get through level 1 of the Adobe Creative Educator program.

The focus of level 1 is not about Adobe, it’s about the importance of Creativity in Education. About 10 professors and other experts in creativity and education helped Adobe build this course and it’s always a delight to share it with teachers. In this community program teachers receive curated professional development materials, information about virtual and in-person events, and the opportunity to connect with like-minded educators from around the world.

If you are interested in doing ACE Level 1, click here to see when I will be running the next course or do it on-demand via here.

Feedback comments:

Highlights:

• The best part of the Adobe Creative training was the synergy of the amazing presenter and amazing tool (Adobe). Bonus: I had a great time learning together with the attendees and creating our first websites.
• The teacher did a fantastic job by been so clear.
• The entire program.
• Very useful a clear.
• Perfect.
• It was fantastic to know such a great way to help creativity.
• I feel inspired to create a webpage for any level of learning in my classroom.
• Getting to create in Express.
• The AI feature in new Adobe Express.
• Easy to follow instructions.
• Speaker engaging and passionate about his work.
• Dr Kitchen is a passionate, knowledgeable, engaging, well informed presenter. His enthusiasm is infectious and encouraging. Thank you.

Other comments

• Great…want to do the next Level 2 course.
• The session flowed well despite the diversity of abilities and knowledge of the group.
• Tim was great. He taught absolutely beautiful.

A very special thank you to Michelle Roberts from TAFE QLD for organising the venue and logistics.