STEM

If you’re preparing students for 21st century jobs, you’re behind the times

Teenage Australian boys are more likely to select careers in science and engineering. Paradoxically, they are 8% more likely to…

4 years ago

Kids learn best when you add a problem-solving boost to ‘back-to-basics’ instruction

Our analyses revealed students who were taught using load reduction principles had higher levels of engagement in science and higher…

4 years ago

Bushfire education is too abstract. We need to get children into the real world

One problem with the Australian Curriculum content statements is that they are relatively abstract and detached from children’s lived experiences.

4 years ago

STEM case study: Lasers, cells, netball and the movie 2040!

"Students designed and built models of high-rise houses and new greener public spaces, as a way of future proofing Adelaide's…

4 years ago

A math teacher’s plea: Let’s keep pi irrational

The challenge for the mathematics teaching community will be about increasingly creating and sustaining a healthy balance in our classrooms…

4 years ago

You won’t believe where these school tours are taking students

School tours are more exciting than ever, featuring Broadway workshops, Stella Adler acting workshops, international sports competitions, lunches with NASA…

4 years ago

The Knox School builds and pilots first lightboard

The great advantage of this is that teachers can be recorded as they teach; the recorded image is captured together…

4 years ago

Real life, real stakes, real learning

With the creeping focus on real-world context, LEOTC has never been so explorative, engaging or exciting.

4 years ago

Mind-blowing results for our schools

The STEM Long Term Challenge involved building a machine that could move a ping-pong ball from 1.6-metre high to a…

4 years ago

Regional students rally to support koala conservation

Students from 25 Hastings-Macleay region schools have displayed plans to support the local Lions Club’s Koala Smart conservation project.

4 years ago

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