Teaching is a career where professional renewal is key, and support is a necessity. Over the past year, I have found both of these through the Step Up team, and have been given the opportunities to attend the ASTA National Science Teachers Summer School, and to practise my teaching skills through the STEM Studio. ThisRead more about Teaching to learn – STEAM in 2015 at Queensland Creative Labs[…]
Last week some of our Step Up ambassadors and team members were fortunate to participate in the STEM to STEAM Creative Lab, gaining hands-on creative experience with inspiring STEAM resources and ideas. The Creative Lab was an ambitious event co-presented by Queensland Museum and The Cube at Queensland University of Technology, held at both venues on Friday andRead more about STEM to STEAM: 21st Century Learning[…]
After locating the campus coffee shop yesterday, getting going on day two was a lot easier!
We began with a visit to the ANU Engineering Labs, where we heard from Dr Henry Gardner on computer sciences and how to best incorporate ICT in the curriculum. Henry also provided us with useful websites including interactive games and competitions that introduce students to coding. Following this, we had a taste of Engineers Without Borders through an experiment designing water filtration systems for developing communities. This session, run by Jeremy Smith was a great activity that we are excited to try out in the classroom. Read more about Day 2: GM Food For Thought …
The first official day of the NSTSS kicked off with a warm welcome to the program from Vic Dobos (CEO ASTA), Damien Pierce (Director NYSF), and Andrew Laming (MP for Bowman). It was great to hear from three passionate science education advocates, who encouraged us to wholly embrace the program over the next week.
Following another lovely stroll through the ANU campus, we attended our first lecture, presented by Dr Kaylene Young on stem cell research. This lecture was both insightful and relevant to the three of us, as we share biology as a future teaching area.
