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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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,…
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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…
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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…
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