Podcast: Science Teaching with Veena Nair Follow Us: Comments 0 Podcast: Science Teaching with Veena Nair About Distinguished educator Veena Nair drops by to chat about her thoughts on science education and how to inspire students to understand their world. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education More Information About the FizzicsEd Podcast About Veena Nair ViewBank College’s Head of Technology and STEAM Project Leader, Ms Veena Nair is a recipient of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools. As a leading educator in STEAM, Ms Nair has more than 20 years experience teaching science-based subjects across 3 different countries – India, the United Arab Emirates and now Australia. Ms Nair has a passion for discovering innovative ways of making STEAM more engaging. Her work has increased the number of students who receive first-round offers to study engineering and technology subjects at university, especially young females and students from diverse backgrounds. LinkedIn 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! Hosted by Ben Newsome Other Episodes Episode: 129 " STEM in Space! " Comments 0 Podcast: Australian Virtual Astronaut Challenge Ben Newsome September 11, 2021 Podcast Space Science STEM design thinking 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. 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Distinguished educator Veena Nair drops by to chat about her thoughts on science education and how to inspire students to understand their world. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Veena Nair ViewBank College’s Head of Technology and STEAM Project Leader, Ms Veena Nair is a recipient of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools. As a leading educator in STEAM, Ms Nair has more than 20 years experience teaching science-based subjects across 3 different countries – India, the United Arab Emirates and now Australia. Ms Nair has a passion for discovering innovative ways of making STEAM more engaging. Her work has increased the number of students who receive first-round offers to study engineering and technology subjects at university, especially young females and students from diverse backgrounds. LinkedIn
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! Hosted by Ben Newsome
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...
Effective science lessons, assessment of learning and pulling apart the curriculum are all different skills that we need to master as we guide our students. Professor Manjula Sharma drops by to share her thoughts on her approach.
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