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Design Thinking for Educators workshop with State Library, QLD
03 Nov
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Design Thinking for Educators workshop with State Library, QLD

Written by Pahia Cooper- Step Up Communications Officer  I reached out to place the marshmallow crown on the top of my team’s spaghetti and string tower as the buzzer sounded to end this fast-paced task. The marshmallow challenge was an exciting kick-off to our Design Minds workshop facilitated by Natalie Wright from the State Library,Read more about Design Thinking for Educators workshop with State Library, QLD[…]

The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – In retrospect
21 Oct
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The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – In retrospect

Maree Johnston is a QUT Graduate Diploma of Education student majoring in Junior Science What a great two days at the Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab workshopping how to incorporate innovative learning experiences into our STEM teaching. Thank you so much to Step Up for the wonderful opportunity to meet and work with other like-minded educators.Read more about The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – In retrospect[…]

The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – Day 2
20 Oct
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The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – Day 2

Written by Laura Harradine Pre-service teacher studying Bachelor of Education from University of Southern Queensland majoring in English and Agricultural Science  On day two of the Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab workshop the fun continued with a challenge for the participants to apply their knowledge directly to a unit of work. We were given the theme “I still callRead more about The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – Day 2[…]

The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – Day 1
20 Oct
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The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – Day 1

Written by Sheilas Gehrmann  Pre-service teacher studying a Graduate Diploma in Education from the Queensland University of Technology majoring in Maths and English Before registration, keen delegates wandered through the whale gallery enjoying the excellent Great Barrier Reef photographic display. These were to provide later stimulus for some of our creations, though we didn’t know it at theRead more about The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab – Day 1[…]

The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab- Revolutionising the education system?
14 Oct
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The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab- Revolutionising the education system?

Written by Kahlia Ashworth Pre-service teacher studying Graduate Diploma in Education from Griffith University – Senior Chemistry and Biology and Junior Science and Maths As a pre-service teacher I find myself getting really excited about a few progressive education movements that have the potential to revolutionise the education system I was familiar with as a high school student. TheRead more about The Queensland Museum’s Creative Lab- Revolutionising the education system?[…]

Secondary students swapping sport for science workshops
16 Sep
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Secondary students swapping sport for science workshops

Dakabin SHS students take part in an extra curricular science lesson with QUT second year pre-service teacher Ally Leighton as part of a QUT Step-Up program. Creating optical illusions, testing colour against heat and measuring refraction of light are just some of the experiments students at schools north of Brisbane have been busy doing with QUTRead more about Secondary students swapping sport for science workshops[…]

Teachers get creative with the STEAM Room
16 Sep
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Teachers get creative with the STEAM Room

Students from Annandale Christian College with Natalie Wright (SLQ) and Chris Campbell (UQ) Teachers from Annandale Christian College in Townsville joined pre-service teachers from James Cook University for a hands-on design-thinking workshop facilitated by QUT, UQ and the State Library, QLD. The pre-service teachers worked alongside in-service teachers to do some hands-on STEAM Room activities- competing in the MarshmallowRead more about Teachers get creative with the STEAM Room[…]

Paleontology in the 21st Century – the Truth is In There
13 Jul
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Paleontology in the 21st Century – the Truth is In There

When Kate Trinajstic told her mother that she wanted to become an Egyptologist, the response was ‘Don’t be ridiculous – you can either go to Secretarial College or Nursing School.’ Kate chose nursing, which although a rewarding career, did not fulfill her intrinsic curiosity for research; she completed a degree in Biology, PhD in GeologyRead more about Paleontology in the 21st Century – the Truth is In There[…]

Astronomy in the classroom – Our Solar Siblings
09 Jul
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Astronomy in the classroom – Our Solar Siblings

Astronomy in the classroom is often constrained to models or photos – after all, how do you observe the stars during the day ? Our Solar Sibings is an educational program developed via collaboration between astronomers, teachers and their students to radically change the way astronomy may be taught. Imagine using data from high gradeRead more about Astronomy in the classroom – Our Solar Siblings[…]