The FizzicsEd Podcast

The FizzicsEd Podcast

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The FizzicsEd Podcast episodes

  • Engineering with Paper with Godwyn Morris

    Paper is one of the most common materials in the classroom and we can use it to expand student STEM skills! We chat with Godwyn Morris about Engineering with paper, a downloadable series that helps students learn how to create and mesh together basic shapes to create complex objects.

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    More about Godwyn Morris

    Godwyn Morris is the Director of two programs in New York City, Dazzling Discoveries, a STEAM education center for grade school-age children, and Skill Mill NYC a maker space and digital fabrication studio for adults and teens. She is also the inventor of Dazzlinks Cardboard Engineering kits and co-creator of Engineering with Paper, downloadable packets. Godwyn has been working and creating with educators and children for more than 20 years. She is an advocate of making, mixing, trying, testing and playing, all with the aim of teaching creative thinking and problem-solving skills to kids and adults. She works with hundreds of students and teachers every year in classes, camps and professional development workshops. Her expertise is helping educators bridge the gap between teaching content and expanding hands-on exploration.

    Contact information

    Email

    [email protected]

    Website

    https://www.dazzlingdiscoveries.com

    Instagram

    @DazzlingDiscoveries

    @EngineeringwithPaper

    @Dazzlinks  

    Twitter

    @GodwynMorris  

    About the FizzicsEd podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

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    37 min
  • Australian Virtual Astronaut Challenge

    Do you think you’re isolated? Try being in space!
    The Australian Virtual Astronaut Challenge aims to engage students in a design thinking process for solving a lunar plant growth challenge. We chat with Dr Scott Sleap, project leader for the STEM Industry School Partnerships (SISP) program and Ted Tagami, cofounder of Magnitude and User Advisory Committee – Education Chair at ISS US National Lab.

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    More about the Australian Virtual Astronaut Challenge

    Full details here:
    https://stem2021.com.au/ava/

    You are part of a team of astronauts creating a Family Home Outpost (FHO) on the Moon. How do survive? How do you thrive? Solve the problems that astronauts face in this Australian Virtual Astronaut (AVA) Challenge.

    Mission Brief

    Your team are on the Moon. You need to produce food in order to support life on the Moon.

    • How are we going to sustainably grow food on the Moon?
    • How do we ensure this food is nutritious?
    • How can the environment affect your food?
    • How can the food be stored?
    • Does the food produce enough energy?

    Design an experiment, device or environment that can grow food on the Moon.

    Engineering challenges

    • Radiation
    • Dust
    • Vacuum
    • Lack of resources

    You have 6 weeks!

    • Assess your resources 
    • Identify the problem
    • Brainstorm ideas
    • Produce potential solutions

    About Dr Scott Sleap

    Dr Scott Sleap led the development of the STEM Industry School Partnerships program for the NSW Department of Education in 2017. He is currently a STEM Project Adviser for the Educational Standards Directorate, where he is responsible for the coordination of the program. Regarded as a visionary educator he was the first Technology teacher to win the prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence for Secondary Science Teaching. In 2020 Dr Sleap was again recognised with a National Commonwealth Bank Teaching Fellowship. Previously he was awarded the title of National Teacher of the Year by the Australian Design and Technology Teachers Association (DATTA) and was inducted as one of only three national DATTA patrons. In 2019 he was appointed as a Cyber Security Ambassador for the NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node.

    More details:
    https://sispprogram.schools.nsw.gov.au/team.html

    About Ted Tagami

    Having built and sold his first dotcom in the 1990’s, Ted has been building Internet relationships since 1994. With leading work at Knight Ridder Digital and global brand experience at digital agency Millions of Us, Ted brings a unique perspective to modern experiential learning through the implementation of science and engineering based on the Next Generation Science Standards.

    More details:
    https://magnitude.io/about_us/

    About the FizzicsEd podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

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    31 min
  • Using games to teach science - Part 1 with Richard Durham

    Physical games offer an incredible opportunity for people to explore & learn concepts. This can be applied in STEM education! We chat with Richard Durham, a passionate advocate for game design and the Curriculum Development Manager for the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. This is part 1 of 2 discussions on applying game design to learning environments.

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    More about Richard Durham

    Richard provides strategic guidance and decision-making in relation to curriculum development and learning design for the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. His background is in education, degrees in science education, curriculum design and instruction, and a decade of classroom teaching. He also designs serious games and consults for social good organisations, museums, events, and schools, leveraging his passion and experience for play, games, and learning design.

    Email: [email protected]
    Education email: [email protected]
    Twitter: @richdurham

    Hohi 1816 
    Recent project: an educational board game about Aotearoa's first school, In collaboration with Ruth Lemon of Te Puna Wānanga in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at UoA. https://hohi1816.nz/

    Megagames? What is that?
    A 2015 docu-style playthrough of "Watch the Skies" (Language warning!)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN71v9H_gg8

    Examples of science teaching games
    Gutcheck: the Microbe game 
    https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2001984

    Genius Games' collection
    https://www.geniusgames.org/collections/science-based-tabletop-games

    Paved Paradise: a climate change tiny house game
    http://www.susted.com/wordpress/content/board-games-as-educational-tools_2021_05/
    (journal article is readable and covers the basics of games-based learning vocabulary)

    A game design curriculum:
    Stone Librande, who has a great curriculum for teaching game design to beginning game designers:
    Stone's Game Design Curriculum written for Riot Games, (CC-license) for teachers (with links to US standards): 
    https://www.riotgames.com/en/urf-academy/the-curriculum

    Stone's GDC video on Designing games for Game designers: https://gdcvault.com/play/1015305/Designing-Games-for-Game

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

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    The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

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    44 min
  • Space biology with Scarlett Li-Williams

    We chat with Scarlett Li-Williams, a postgraduate research student (MPhil) at the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales who is also working on the upcoming ASBX Australian Space Biology x Health Summit 2021 as well as with her team at S.A.A.S Missions at the Australian Centre of Astrobiology.

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    More about Scarlett Li-Williams

    Scarlett's masters focus is looking at genetics for investigating biodiversity and using bioinformatics tools and genetic analysis for management of invasive deer populations in Australia. In addition, she has a fascination with space sciences and conducts volunteer research projects with her team at Science & Agriculture Applications in Space (S.A.A.S) Missions at the Australian Centre of Astrobiology. SAAS Missions is a team comprising of undergraduate and postgraduate students, founded at UNSW by Scarlett in 2018 and has student members from all over Sydney. The team’s goal is to conduct research projects of biological systems in space, with a large focus on hands-on, self-taught education through conducting independent research as students collaborate from a variety of fields including computer science, engineers, ecology, medical sciences, business and more. In addition, S.A.A.S Mission conducts STEAM outreach and education workshops to students around Australia and collaborates with scientists and educators around the globe!

    In addition, Scarlett has taken part in science communication events, outreach programs and Women in STEAM panels and talks, as well as worked with science organizations around the world including the Young Scientist Journal and the British Science Association. She spends her spare time as a freelance graphic designer, science writer and wildlife artist and photographer, See her online portfolio at www.studiesinscarlett.com 

    Interested in getting involved in any space-related biology projects or workshops for students at undergrad/high school level? Or want to know more about Scarlett’s journey into science? Feel free to reach out to Scarlett at [email protected]

    If you are a student or teacher interested in taking part in a space-related competition and submissions for talks and presentations, as well as hearing from speakers within the space industry from around the globe, come along to the upcoming ASBX Australian Space Biology x Health Summit 2021. Reach out to Scarlett at [email protected] for more information or register for FREE on the website for the event!

    About the FizzicsEd Podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practise & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

    Share it!

    The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

    http://www.aeon.net.au/

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    26 min
  • Algae Innovation Challenge with UTS Deep Green Biotech Hub

    Find out about the Algae Innovation Challenge for schools as we chat with Rachael Scott from the UTS Deep Green Biotech Hub. It's all about imagination, creativity and the potential applications of biotechnology for sustainability.

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    About the UTS Deep Green Biotech Hub

    The NSW Deep Green Biotech Hub (DGBH) works to connect NSW-based businesses with cutting-edge algae biotechnology research at the University of Technology Sydney, so they can together build a deep green future. They aim to educate the public about the incredible potential for algae biotechnology to solve sustainability challenges to inspire the social license to create a thriving green ‘bioeconomy’ in Australia. The work is made possible by Investment NSW Boosting Business Innovation Program.

    • Learn more and register for the Algae Innovation Challenge
    • Access DGBH’s syllabus-mapped Science and Sustainability unit

    About Rachael Scott

    Rachael is the NSW Deep Green Biotech Hub’s Outreach Ambassador, where she has the incredible privilege of working with UTS Climate Change Cluster scientists and businesses who are innovating with algae to create a more sustainable world. A huge part of Rachael’s work is sharing her enthusiasm for algae, nature and science with students to inspire the next generation of changemakers.

    About the FizzicsEd Podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practise & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

    Share it!

    The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

    http://www.aeon.net.au/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    37 min
  • School cybersecurity with Paul Hankin

    Cybersecurity in schools has become an increasingly important topic given the implications of having so many students online. We chat with Paul Hankin, a cybersecurity expert from Kaesim who takes us through 5 simple ways in which your families can protect the devices that your student's access, and in doing so help protect your school networks as well.

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    About Paul Hankin

    Paul started geeking out in 1982 aged 13 with his Australian made MicroBee computer and a budding computer security business. He’s been protecting organisations since the age of 15, first installing security alarm systems at his high school and then his local computer shop. Serving and protecting the community also comes naturally with six generations of police in his family. You could say security is in his DNA.

    During his university days he worked nights driving security patrols, armoured cash escorts and personal protection for a HNW family before starting my career in software development and later financial services. He worked with an IBM global services partner programming computers for 4 years before entering the financial services industry around 2001. He started combining his IT skills and finance experience into digital transformation (DX) projects for mortgage brokers. By 2013 he was focused on IT security for offshore teams (Philippines, Serbia) helping brokers and financial planners secure their back offices. This involved working with single broker offices, a top 10 broker with 17 staff across 3 locations from Melbourne to Nepal, and Yellow Brick Road. He’s also developed a cybersecurity compliance and best practices program for mortgage brokers and small business in conjunction with the CIO of a major AU forensic accounting firm focused on governance, risk and compliance (GRC).

    About Kaesim

    Kaesim is a global team of cybersecurity experts currently protecting 6,500 client assets 24/7 across the US, UK and Australia since 2015. They secure these businesses to Australian and US government standards (NIST) and cyber agency guidelines (ACSC/ASD/DHS/DOD). They're also official JCSC and ACSC partners (the Australian government cyber programs run by the Department of Defence) with real-time access to the Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing (CTIS) platform run by the ACSC plus they're approved by the Australian Digital Transformation Agency as a cybersecurity supplier to the Australian government.

    If you need help protecting your organisation, or just want to learn more, visit their website on www.kaesim.com.au

    About the FizzicsEd Podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practise & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

    Share it!

    The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

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    26 min
  • Teaching digital technologies with Russell Cairns

    Meet Russell Cairns, an amazingly energetic primary digital technologies teacher with a real flair for getting things done. From teaching robotics to over 900 students a week at his school through to driving change through community-building events for teachers and students in Makerspaces, Russell is making a huge difference in helping people discover & adopt Edtech in their classrooms.

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    About Russell Cairns

    Currently Rusty is developing a range of community-based STEM opportunities to nurture underrepresented students in coding, robotics, making and experiential learning through play and hybrid delivery of programs with LEGO, VEX, Dash and Micro:bit robotics. He delivers webinars, have presented at EduTech and many other conferences, judged Young Scientist, Inventors and Creators competitions and are piloting new tools for digital feedback and to empower student voice.

    He believes computational thinking and robotics when employed in classrooms makes coding more tangible. He encourages all educators should be active innovators in technology-infused classrooms. Russel’s wish is to see schools transform into places of student wonder where a creative and innovative growth mindset is celebrated. he is a real champion of student voice and always focuses learning on real-world, authentic problems centred around students interests and enriched by the 6 C's

    • NSWICTE Leader of the Year
    • Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert.
    • Wonder Squad Robotics Coach
    • Sphero Lead Educator
    • Maker Empire 3D Learning Ambassador
    • co-creator of STEAMing in the Hills
    • Piloted a Girls in STEAM, Hybrid Robotics competition with 12 metropolitan and regional Schools, using free demo kits, remote teacher training, student video submissions, engineering drawing journals and showcase
    • Currently exploring hybrid and virtual remote robotics platforms such as Kais Clan, VEX VR, Wonder workshop Class connect and Block 42 World for AR and ED prototyping.
    • Coding ambassador for Osmo Play Sphero and KoddyBlock interactive education platforms.
    • Working with learning content providers Tynker Jnr, Tynker Pro, Education Perfect and ClickView, Rusty enrolled all students in online science, mathematics and computational thinking competitions and activities to supplement other content.

    About the FizzicsEd Podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practise & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

    Share it!

    The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

    http://www.aeon.net.au/

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    42 min
  • OzHarvest FEAST program

    Find out about FEAST, a interactive STEM program developed by OzHarvest that combines nutrition, food waste and sustainability in a curriculum ready package for Australian primary schools. We chat with Amelia Berner, OzHarvest’s FEAST Program Manager to learn more!

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    About the OzHarvest FEAST program

    FEAST runs for 7-10 weeks and is a STEM project-based learning program focusing on food and fibre and the cross-curriculum priority of Sustainability. The program teaches kids about sustainability, food waste and nutrition using hands-on cooking and inquiry-based learning. The culmination of the program is the ‘School Cookbook’ which brings to life everything the students have learnt about food waste and healthy eating. The program encourages students to influence their whole school community by hosting a Cookbook launch and sharing their knowledge on the topic.

    Funding is available for eligible schools to sign up to the FEAST program and make a lasting, impact within their school community. Schools signing up will receive a curriculum package, kitchen kits to make cooking in the classroom easy, access to the online portal for teachers and students and accredited teacher training. For more information visit www.ozharvest.org/feast

    • FEAST in Action video:
      https://youtu.be/F1R74U1Z99k
    • Video of School Cookbook Launch at QLD school
      https://youtu.be/6-OaL8Pi5HA
    • How FEAST addresses the Sustainable Development Goals
      https://youtu.be/va27wJmIZ9w
    • FEAST photos can be found HERE.
      To sign up to FEAST: https://education.ozharvest.org/register-your-school/
    • OzHarvest Education Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/OzHarvestEdu

    About the Amelia Berner

    Amelia is OzHarvest’s FEAST Program Manager and has a passion for nutrition and environmental education stems from a decade of experience as High School TAS teacher and working as a practicing nutritionist. This enabled her to develop the FEAST education program that ensures all children have the ability to learn where food comes from, how it is prepared sustainably and not waste it.

    About the FizzicsEd Podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

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    The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

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    25 min
  • Join ExoLab - An ISS Project for Schools with Magnitude

    Discover how your school can replicate an experiment on the International Space Station with ExoLab in your school as we chat with Ted Tagami, User Advisory Committee - Education Chair at ISS US National Laboratory & co-founder of Magnitude!

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    Want your school or library to join the ExoLab project?

    Find out more here!

    • Primary schools
    • High Schools
    • Libraries

    About ExoLab

    ExoLab is a science experiment where students from across the world compare their results with an identical growth chamber on the International Space Station. Schools have the opportunity to use the same equipment used on the ISS to give students an opportunity to participate in real-time research in a connected global school community.

    • Students collect and analyze data to identify the optimal combination of legume, bacteria, and soil to produce nodulation in the harsh environment of the space.
    • They engage in experimental design, data collection and analysis, writing and revising hypotheses, and communicating about what they’ve learned using evidence from their experiments.
    • Direct curriculum outcomes for high school
    • Guided by experienced educators from Fizzics Education & Magnitude.
    • Available globally for schools

    The experiments are initiated on the ISS in accordance with resupply missions. This allows for multiple experiments per year, giving options on when to align the classroom experiment with the ISS experiment. Students look for relationships between the environmental conditions, including the effect of microgravity on the growth of living things in general.

    Further links

    • Australian high schools
    • Australian primary schools
    • For schools around the world

    About Ted Tagami

    Having built and sold his first dotcom in the 1990’s, Ted has been building Internet relationships since 1994. With leading work at Knight Ridder Digital and global brand experience at digital agency Millions of Us, Ted brings a unique perspective to modern experiential learning through the implementation of science and engineering based on the Next Generation Science Standards.

    Further link

    • Twitter

    About the FizzicsEd podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

    Share it!

    The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

    http://www.aeon.net.au/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    36 min
  • Maree Timms & DTAC Wangaratta

    Be inspired as we chat with Maree Timms, founder of Digital Technologies Advisory Committee Wangaratta. DTAC Wangaratta helps students across the region & beyond connect with STEM in a variety of ways!

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    About DTAC Wangaratta

    The Digital Technologies Advisory Committee is a collection of organisations and individuals who are working hard to fix the problem our region is facing with Digital Inclusion. it started as a collaboration between the NE Tracks LLEN ( Local Learning and Employment Network), Local GOTAFE & Charles Sturt University.

    When DTAC commence in 2016, the local Digital Inclusion score was 43.8. In the most recent report they've shot past the 50% mark with a new scoring of 50.8 - an increase of 7%! (By comparison Melbourne moved from 62.5% to 63.6% in the same period).

    In Maree's words:

    • We do our own teacher workshops, and now collaborations for regional workshops with DLTV ( Digital Learning & Teaching Victoria, STAV Science teachers association, MAV maths teachers association & OZgrav at Swinburne)
    • Also a big focus is “girls in STEM” – we have had a number of these workshops including one of the coolest, where we have had FORD engineers travel to Wangaratta to work with our local girls.
    • Last year with COVID put a bit of a halt on things, but we have created another partnership with One Giant Leap Australia Foundation, who have many cool space projects. The Kibo Challenge, seeds in space program – check out their website for more info.

    "The formation of DTAC has to sit high up there with creating change and innovation in our community. We would never had thought we would have achieved all this.  There has been so many wonderful outcomes."

    Further link

    • www.DTAC.zone

    About Maree Timms

    Maree grew up in Wangaratta and attended Monash University, becoming a science teacher & started teaching in 1986 in a very multicultural school. At 25 years old she taught in Turkey for 10 months and then backpacked across a variety of countries during a 2.5 year period. She moved to the Northern Territory to teach at Taminmin College for 4 years followed by Gunbalanya Community School for 10 years in Arnhemland where she "learnt more than I ever taught!!". She returned to Wangaratta following this and has now been teaching at Galen Catholic College for past 14 years.

    In her words...

    I’ve had way too many cool things happen in my teaching career.

    • Taking a group of students from Humpty Doo (Taminmin College) to Open the National Science week way back in 1994’s at Parliament house. Infront of Dr Karl Kruszelnickii!!  We created the Taminmin Magic Science Show!
    • Taking a group of Indigenous kids (Gunbalanya) to the Paralympic Games for the whole two weeks
    • Taking a group of Indigenous Kids/parents and Elders (Gunbalanya) to accept an award for a Claymation we created to Melbourne. (It won NT film of the year!!)  https://vimeo.com/139298727
    • Winning the right to represent Australia at the VEX Worlds Robotics Championships, in 2018, 2019 and 2020 ( we couldn’t go in 2020)
    • Being invited to have lunch with the Lead Scientist of Victoria in her office – with our robotics team
    • Winning the Right to represent Australia in the 1st Kibo Challenge 2020 and see our student's code control NASA’s Astrobee robot on the ISS.
    • I still don’t know how to code…or build robots – but have taken teams to the highest level. I gather good allies/colleagues that have the skills I don’t have and compliment mine. Kids who are willing to learn and have a go and teach themselves! They are the YouTube and online forum generation! I coordinate, facilitate, and “hammer’ them on the communication, teamwork, organisation skills that helps to lead them to success.

    Further links

    On twitter: https://twitter.com/mareetimms

    STEM Map (Dr Amanda Caples)  -  https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/stem-map

    Girls in STEM Map (Dr Amanda Caples) - https://djpr.vic.gov.au/victorias-lead-scientist/women-and-girls-in-stem-map

    Superstars of STEM: https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/superstars-of-stem/

    One Giant Leap Foundation, Kibo Challenge #2 – taking entries now: https://kiboaustralia.com.au/

    VEX Robotics:  https://www.vexrobotics.com/education

    Connecting to a LLEN network: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/llens.aspx

    About the FizzicsEd podcast

    Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

    With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practise & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

    https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

    Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

    Share it!

    The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

    http://www.aeon.net.au/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min

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