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STEM students studying the cosmos

Students urged to look to the cosmos for inspiration in STEM

  Distant galaxies, strange new worlds and the mysteries of the cosmos could hold the key to unlocking Australian students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects, according to experts at Deakin University.
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Building resilience in STEM

  VEX Robotics is empowering educators to engage and inspire the STEM innovators and problem-solvers of today and tomorrow. VEX STEM Labs provides teaching strategies for giving students constructive feedback when learning STEM and Computer Science concepts that encourage them to become fearless when testing their knowledge.
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ELSA teaching STEM in Schools Program

Teaching STEM concepts to early primary students

The ELSA: STEM in Schools program is being developed by world-leading education researchers at the University of Canberra (UC) to increase the participation of Australian students in STEM education and boost their STEM skills in the early primary school years.
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A future-forward approach to teaching computer programming

Grok Academy and Wisetech discuss their new partnership that’s preparing more students for digital futures, supporting further development of computer programming in Australian schools, and funding better tools for in-class computing education.
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Dr Adrian Bertolini challenges school leadership teams to ask the hard questions when looking to introduce new curriculum.

Examining the unexamined to develop new curriculum

Dr Adrian Bertolini discusses the importance of examining pre-existing knowledge, understanding, and unconscious habits and beliefs across school leadership teams as an effective strategy for planning, delivering, and assessing new ways of teaching and learning.
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