STEM Ideation
STEM Ideation
We’ve all heard of the acronym STEM… so what does that really mean in practice? We’ll look at rapidly co-creating STEM lessons & projects that will make a meaningful difference for your students. The program will be highly collaborative and fast-paced, where you’ll gain ideas from teachers from a variety of grades in a design-thinking environment. Importantly, time is spent looking at how to realistically implement these ideas using the tools, budgets and resources you have at hand.
What do participants do?
We apply design thinking and ideation principles in a group-think environment to help you create meaningful STEM projects for your students.
Design thinking is a way of creatively solving challenges using materials in a set timeframe. Importantly, there are three steps involved
- Identifying; what the actual problem is that you’re trying to solve?
- Ideation; coming up a large array of ideas that could solve the problem
- Iteration; prototyping and testing multiple ideas, getting ever closer to the solution
This session is highly collaborative and fast-paced; be prepared for ideas to flow quickly from everyone in the room as we work together to make STEM in your school shine!
NSW Teachers
NESA will no longer endorse providers or register professional development in the way it has done in the past.
On 21 July 2020, the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning requested that the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) undertake an immediate review of its process for endorsing professional development (PD) providers and courses. The internal review has been completed and the Minister has announced that the Accreditation of Professional Development Courses Policy (the Policy) will immediately replace the existing Endorsement of Professional Development Providers and Courses Policy (February 2019).
The judgement about the quality of non-accredited PD will be made by teachers. The priority areas, draft principles, criteria and application requirements for NESA Accredited PD
will be published on the NESA website and communicated by the end of 2020. NESA will also publish principles for effective professional learning and criteria to guide providers
in evaluating current and future courses to ensure they meet the quality standards expected by NESA.
Requirements
- For up to 30 teachers per workshop
- Desks, chairs and access to at least 1 power point
During Social Distancing – Contact us
and we’ll tailor a program to suit both your school and the State’s social distancing requirements. Further details here
Duration
- Duration 2 hours
- Set up time 30 minutes and pack up time 30 minutes.
Cost
- Cost $750 inc. GST for an onsite visit within the Sydney Metropolitan area. We can travel throughout ACT, regional NSW & VIC however travel fees do apply.
- Special rate! $595 inc. GST as part of another incursion booking on the same day.
- Includes access to the Comprehensive K to 6 Science Teaching Bundle for each teacher!
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-Caulfield Grammar School – Big Science Big FunThanks so much for presenting at our school on Monday. Our students enjoyed the show.
-Greenvale Primary School – Big Science Big FunFizzics Education curated a thoughtful and hands-on experience for the children, incorporating practical, skill-based learning activities and followed by a science presentation at the end of the event involving liquid nitrogen. This was delivered safely and effectively, capturing both the children and the parents for the duration of the presentation.
-Macquarie Bank – Family Fun DayFizzics Education ran a show today at our school and it was wonderful. He was a great facilitator and the show was age appropriate and well done.
-Mount Zion Early learning centre – Little Science Big Fun