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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
After a morning walk across campus and discovery of a new coffee shop, we all perked up upon learning that we would be hearing from speakers from our major teaching area – biology. We had a series of talks from professors and PhD students from the ANU Research School of Biology. This was headed by Professor Stefan Broer, who discussed research in the area of insulin, transporter proteins and diabetes control. We also heard about drug resistance from Professor Richard Callaghan, spleen regeneration from Jonothan Tran, and herpes simplex virus proteins from Christina Salmon. This was an excellent array of current research within the field of biomedical science.
After a quick morning tea, Professor KC Wong from the School of Aerospace Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering gave us a fascinating talk on how we can inspire students to take tertiary pathways in STEM. Read more about Astronomy and more on day four …
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[…]
