Accelerating STEM in Preschools Follow Us: Comments 0 Accelerating STEM in Preschools About Little Scientists Australia is a nation-wide accelerator program for preschool teachers wanting to make STEM shine for early learners. Funded by the Australian Federal Government and supported by PwC, the Little Scientists team is helping prepare young minds by building capacity. “Am I actually looking at the world with open eyes? How many questions do I have about the world on a regular basis? From our perspective this is the foundation… the more curious I am as an educator, the more exciting discoveries I can make with my children”. Sibylle Seidler. More Information About the FizzicsEd Podcast After chatting with Sibylle Seidler and Heike Schneider, we also look at easy ways you can run science lessons for toddlers plus we revisit a grab from a past episode in which Adam Selinger from the Childrens Discovery Center discusses why modelling mistakes, failure and omissions can be a trigger for deeper learning in hands-on science lessons. Sibylle Seidler and Heike Schneider from Little Scientists Australia Top 3 learnings from this episode Target student misconceptions from early on. Ask lots of questions!| Identify your why? The more curious you are as an educator, the more kids will follow you. | Embrace that kids at this age love science, even if you don’t use the word ‘science’ specifically. It’s all about exploring and discovery. As you try more and more experiments, your confidence will grow. About Little Scientists Little Scientists offers a professional development program in STEM for early childhood educators and teachers that work with young children aged 3-6 years. Their unique and comprehensive program provides an affordable opportunity to upskill in inquiry-based learning in STEM with a long-term impact on each child’s STEM confidence and individual educational journey. 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: 99 " Connecting ideas through art " Comments 0 Podcast: Poetry & Science Combined Ben Newsome May 22, 2020 literacy Education Podcasts Scicomm Teaching Here's a challenge to take up - why not try combining poetry with your science programs? We chat the positive impact this has on learning and about how this can be done with Dr Sam Illingworth, a Senior Lecturer in science communication at the University of Western Australia. Read More Listen Episode: 60 " Making museums come alive! " Comments 0 Museums & Education Ben Newsome July 30, 2018 Museums Podcasts Scicomm STEM Edchat All about museum education and the thoughts behind public exhibitions at the Australian Museum! Ellie Downing is the Manager for Science Engagement and Events at the Australian Museum and has been involved in science engagement and content creation for many years in the museum sector. Listen in as we chat... Read More Listen Love Science? Subscribe! 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Little Scientists Australia is a nation-wide accelerator program for preschool teachers wanting to make STEM shine for early learners. Funded by the Australian Federal Government and supported by PwC, the Little Scientists team is helping prepare young minds by building capacity. “Am I actually looking at the world with open eyes? How many questions do I have about the world on a regular basis? From our perspective this is the foundation… the more curious I am as an educator, the more exciting discoveries I can make with my children”. Sibylle Seidler.
After chatting with Sibylle Seidler and Heike Schneider, we also look at easy ways you can run science lessons for toddlers plus we revisit a grab from a past episode in which Adam Selinger from the Childrens Discovery Center discusses why modelling mistakes, failure and omissions can be a trigger for deeper learning in hands-on science lessons. Sibylle Seidler and Heike Schneider from Little Scientists Australia Top 3 learnings from this episode Target student misconceptions from early on. Ask lots of questions!| Identify your why? The more curious you are as an educator, the more kids will follow you. | Embrace that kids at this age love science, even if you don’t use the word ‘science’ specifically. It’s all about exploring and discovery. As you try more and more experiments, your confidence will grow. About Little Scientists Little Scientists offers a professional development program in STEM for early childhood educators and teachers that work with young children aged 3-6 years. Their unique and comprehensive program provides an affordable opportunity to upskill in inquiry-based learning in STEM with a long-term impact on each child’s STEM confidence and individual educational journey.
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!
Here's a challenge to take up - why not try combining poetry with your science programs? We chat the positive impact this has on learning and about how this can be done with Dr Sam Illingworth, a Senior Lecturer in science communication at the University of Western Australia.
All about museum education and the thoughts behind public exhibitions at the Australian Museum! Ellie Downing is the Manager for Science Engagement and Events at the Australian Museum and has been involved in science engagement and content creation for many years in the museum sector. Listen in as we chat...
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