STEM Educator Pod

Struggling to improve STEM units without feeling overwhelmed? In this episode, I share my go-to strategy: choosing one small focus to tackle at a time. This week, we're looking at authenticity—how small tweaks can make a big difference. Tune in for practical tips!

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#6 Minecraft Education: A Beginner's Guide!

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A crucial part of the STEM design process is providing students with opportunities to test and improve their designs. However, to make this phase effective we need to equip students with the skills to do so.

In this episode, we explore five strategies we can explicitly teach to our students to help them effectively reflect on and make improvements to their STEM designs.

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Primary Years Design Thinking Process

#11 Brick By Brick: Exploring Lego In Primary STEM Education

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Looking for seamless ways to integrate digital technology into your teaching and learning? Padlet is such a simple, but versatile tool!

Today's episode explains five ways Padlet can be used...and that's just the tip of the iceberg!

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https://padlet.com/

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Design & Technologies is an important component of STEM Education, however the curriculum outcomes can sometimes sound more complicated than they are!

Today's episode unpacks the Design & Technologies curriculum and you'll be surprised at how simple it is to integrate into your STEM program.

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The STEM Pillars

Primary Years Design Process

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STEM can be broken down into three key pillars - Knowledge, Tools & Skills. Today's episode outlines a simple way to ensure there is explicit instruction of a variety of tools in our program. Cue The 'Toolbox' !

Listen in for step by step instructions on how to get this initiative started in your classroom!

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Ep #3 Navigating Design Thinking In Primary Education

FREE Minecraft Education Scope & Sequence

FREE Diagram Skills Progression

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STEM units about animals are some of my favourites! But what should be a quick research session for our students, often turns into login issues and endless scrolling.

In today’s episode, I’ll share six digital tools that make research easy and provide high-quality information for both you and your students.

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Vic Field Guide App

iNaturalist

Seek

Atlas of Living Australia

SWIFFT

Zoo Victoria Readers

Wildscreen Ark

BLOG POST: Best Animal Resources for Primary STEM

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It's important to have a consistent approach to how STEM is taught in each school! In this episode we discuss four key STEM frameworks, their pros and cons and how to select which one best suits your classroom and students.

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#3 Navigating Design Thinking In Primary Education

Primary Years Design Thinking Process

Blog Post: A Guide to Choosing the Right STEM Framework for Your Classroom

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The first lessons of a new unit of work can sometimes be the most important! It is our opportunity as teachers to capture students' attention and get them excited about the learning ahead.

Today's episode explores five simple strategies for planning successful lessons during the provocation phase of STEM units.

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Navigating Design Thinking In Primary Education

Blog Post: Stop Motion Fun In the Primary STEM Classroom

Interacty

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End of term can be be a busy time, but today's episode explore some simple things you can do to make your life a whole lot easier! I promise your future self will thank you!

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End of Term Checklist

The Transformative Power of 'Working Walls' In A STEM Classroom

Primary Years Design Thinking Framework

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There are just so many resources out there for STEM and so little time to explore them! I've spent some time checking out Google Labs and Experiments with Google, and they have so much to offer.

Today's episodes shares what Google Labs is all about and some of it's specific tools that can be implemented in the classroom.

All links to the resources discussed in the episode are below:

Google Labs

Experiments with Google

Pollinator Pathmaker

8000ers Mountain Modelisations

Scroobly

Bird Sound AI Experiment

Calling In Our Corals

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