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STEM education offers an opportunity to engage students in authentic and relevant problems, allowing them to make interdisciplinary connections and break down the barriers between its four disciplines. While STEM opens up opportunities for a rich integrated learning approach, it can be a challenge to get started when planning an effective STEM Education program.
In this webinar, two experienced STEM educators will share their processes for designing a STEM program and explore effective STEM pedagogy. You’ll see how one school has implemented a STEM program, hear about some of the latest research relating to STEM education, and see how the design process is an integral element in engaging students in problem solving activities.
You can see both of these presenters deliver sessions at DigiCon18, the annual conference of DLTV.
About the presenters:
Aisha Kristiansen
Aisha is the Learning & Teaching Leader at Christ the King Primary School in Geelong and is passionate about cutting-edge approaches to education. She is committed to providing the best learning opportunities for students through the use of emerging technologies and the development of strong industry, community and tertiary partnerships. Aisha sees STEM Education and Design Thinking as the cornerstones to future-proofing students. She holds key roles on the CEM STEM Advisory Board, City of Greater Geelong Digital Inclusion Committee and the Deep Learning Project.
See Aisha's sessions at DigiCon
http://digicon.vic.edu.au/speakers/aisha-kristiansen/
Lucas Johnson
With ten years experience as a primary school teacher and holding a Masters in Education, Lucas is currently working in research and development around STEM in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Through this role, he has been involved in building partnerships with schools and industry, as well as preparing professional learning opportunities for teachers and leaders of STEM Education. Lucas is passionate about immersing students in authentic community problems that allow them to think critically and creatively, while developing the skills and knowledge to enrich the world around them.
See Lucas' sessions at DigiCon
http://digicon.vic.edu.au/speakers/lucas-johnson/
