Course Description
This course will help you understand what STEM is and practical steps to incorporate strategies for STEM inquiry into everyday learning experiences. It will provide you with practical examples and activities that can be used in your primary classroom. You’ll learn:
What STEM is and the importance of an integrated teaching approach.
How to identify concepts of STEM and make connections to everyday learning experiences.
Strategies for STEM inquiry, including: a) Using real-world problems, issues and ideas. b) Posing questions and challenges. c) Planning STEM experiences. d) Retrying, recreating and reflecting. e) Sharing the success and failures.
A range of practical activities to incorporate STEM into your teaching.
Ways to differentiate activities to suit your learning intentions.
Audience
Primary Science, Technologies & Mathematics teachers