STEM

Students get a lesson on internet safety

Safer Internet Day on Tuesday February 6 saw CSIRO visiting Australian schools to educate about internet safety in our increasingly…

6 years ago

We have a national STEM strategy, but what we need is a successful one

Australian schools are now wrestling with a new digital technologies curriculum, which teaches the fundamentals of computer science, data science…

6 years ago

Smashing engineering’s gender imbalance – one camp at a time

Aiming for 30% female enrolments in engineering by 2020, UNSW is bringing Year 11 and 12 girls to campus for…

6 years ago

Remote Aboriginal school takes out science award with bush medicine

This remote Aboriginal school has taken out a WA state-wide award never before won outside metropolitan Perth with their work…

6 years ago

Reader opinion: ‘easy road’ rewarded by year 12 dux awards

How fair is the award system for year 12 students in Australian schools and does it encourage students to take 'an…

6 years ago

Serious change needed to improve primary school STEM

STEM education in Australia won’t realise its potential unless we address issues of resources, equity, teacher professional learning, the diverse…

6 years ago

Demand will be higher for people skills than STEM

Two recent reports have challenged the rhetoric around the importance of STEM skills in the digital economy, by revealing that…

6 years ago

‘Principals as STEM leaders’ has govt backing

The federal government is backing a new initiative from school principals aimed at enhancing leadership and changing the way science,…

6 years ago

Space science on home ground with Mission Discovery

This educational program brings astronauts to Australia to work with students, creating an opportunity for schools with lower resources to…

6 years ago

Is the virtual reality revolution upon us?

With virtual reality, you can tour Musée du Louvre without leaving the classroom; take a ride through space, or take…

7 years ago

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