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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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?[…]
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[…]
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[…]
