How Scienceability challenges stereotypes Follow Us: Comments 0 How Scienceability challenges stereotypes About Meet Siân Keys, an educator with a passion for breaking down barriers. On this episode you’ll discover why she formed Scienceability, an organisation that challenges the traditional ideas of ‘who does science’ by empowering people with intellectual disabilities to lead science classes for the public during National Science Week. “What was really powerful was that during National Science Week, those participants ran a science hands-on workshop for the Canberra community. it challenged who does science and who science is for because they were the ones teaching everyone else science.” Siân Keys is also the Senior Program Officer for National Youth Science Forum More Information About the FizzicsEd Podcast About Scienceability Scienceability is a program designed to challenge opinions on ‘who does science’. In these events, young adults with intellectual disabilities from around Canberra ran an exciting series of science workshops open to the public. These young adults had spent six weeks participating in science workshops where they have built, tested and hypothesised their way through topics such as the science of flight, colour, and engineering. More information https://www.facebook.com/ScienceabilityCBR/ About the FizzicsEd Podcast 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! Other Episodes Episode: 28 " Helping hundreds of teachers across NSW! " Comments 0 Teachers helping teachers Ben Newsome November 17, 2017 Education Podcasts STEM Teaching secondary education Edchat Cherine Spirou and the team at the Lachlan Macquarie College works with hundreds of science teachers across NSW. Working in partnership with the Western Sydney University School of Science and Health, the team puts together a variety of student science events and PLN conferences & meetups, all aimed at accelerating... Read More Listen Episode: 61 " Hands-on science rocking the States! " Comments 0 FizzicsEd now in California! Ben Newsome August 7, 2018 Edchat Education Podcasts Scicomm Teaching Fizzics Education is now on the ground in San Diego! Hear from co-founder Jeanette McConnell of Fizzics Education USA about her work in science outreach and her thoughts on what makes hands-on experiments memorable. Read More Listen Love Science? Subscribe! Join our newsletter Receive more lesson plans and fun science ideas. 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Meet Siân Keys, an educator with a passion for breaking down barriers. On this episode you’ll discover why she formed Scienceability, an organisation that challenges the traditional ideas of ‘who does science’ by empowering people with intellectual disabilities to lead science classes for the public during National Science Week. “What was really powerful was that during National Science Week, those participants ran a science hands-on workshop for the Canberra community. it challenged who does science and who science is for because they were the ones teaching everyone else science.” Siân Keys is also the Senior Program Officer for National Youth Science Forum
About Scienceability Scienceability is a program designed to challenge opinions on ‘who does science’. In these events, young adults with intellectual disabilities from around Canberra ran an exciting series of science workshops open to the public. These young adults had spent six weeks participating in science workshops where they have built, tested and hypothesised their way through topics such as the science of flight, colour, and engineering. More information https://www.facebook.com/ScienceabilityCBR/
About the FizzicsEd Podcast 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!
Cherine Spirou and the team at the Lachlan Macquarie College works with hundreds of science teachers across NSW. Working in partnership with the Western Sydney University School of Science and Health, the team puts together a variety of student science events and PLN conferences & meetups, all aimed at accelerating...
Fizzics Education is now on the ground in San Diego! Hear from co-founder Jeanette McConnell of Fizzics Education USA about her work in science outreach and her thoughts on what makes hands-on experiments memorable.
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