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[…]
Science, maths and engineering students at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) now have the chance to develop their teaching and communication skills, with a new unit offered in 2 Semester 2015. Learning Science through Teaching is the first unit offered in a proposed new QUT minor in science and maths education, which is collaboratively designed and delivered byRead more about Learn science through teaching – new QUT elective[…]
QUT secondary science and maths teacher education students are invited to take part in the STEM Studio pilot. Get your expression of interest in now – as we have one place left this semester and more places available in semester 2! Learn how to engage and motivate students’ learning in Science and Maths through student-centredRead more about STEM Studio callout: real world experience for pre-service science & maths teachers[…]
Would you like to give your teaching career a massive head-start through building professional networks? Could you have the potential to be a future leader in science education? Are you keen & able to connect with other pre-service science teachers from your uni? The Step Up project is pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity forRead more about CONASTA: calling all secondary science education students![…]
The STEM Studio is seeking pre-service teachers with a strong interest in teaching science, technology, education and maths to take part in a pilot project starting at QUT in March 2015. Led by QUT, the STEM Studio is an innovative new program aiming to enhance science and mathematics pre-service secondary teacher education. Together, QUT’s ScienceRead more about STEM Studio opportunity for pre-service teachers[…]
[View the story “QLD pre-service science teachers @ #NSTSS ” on Storify] You can hear from the three pre-service teachers selected to attend the National Science Teachers Summer School (NSTSS), thanks to their blog posts and a wider social media conversation with participating science teachers and institutions. See our #NSTSS Storify record of the event!Read more about Science pre-service teacher engagement – #NSTSS update[…]
Science teachers from all over Australia are congregating in Canberra from 11-17 January to hear from some of Australia’s leading scientific researchers, including Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt. The teachers will learn first-hand about the researchers’ work as part of the National Science Teachers Summer School (NSTSS), a program designed to enthuse science teachers and bridge theRead more about QLD pre-service teachers participate in the National Science Teachers Summer School[…]
Thank you to all participants in the STEM Education: Inspiring Minds for the Future? event on 24 November 2014. Here is an overview of insights from the forum (pdf, 419kb) and you can see videos below of the guest presentation by Geoff McNamara and the STEM Education panel discussion. We value your engagement with this program, andRead more about STEM Education Forum – overview[…]
We warmly congratulate the three recipients of the Step Up / ASTA Initiative Award. The Step Up team is delighted to announce that three outstanding science education students from our partner universities will represent Queensland pre-service science teachers at the 2015 National Science Teachers Summer School. Melissa Blacklock (QUT), Gabby Gilmore (University of Queensland) and GemmaRead more about 2015 Step Up / ASTA Initiative Awards[…]
