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Teaching STEM for Global Impact and Sustainability
PrimarySecondaryFoundationYear 1 - 10MathematicsScienceTechnologyInformation and Communication TechnologiesEnvironmentalSocialEconomicDesign Thinking
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Course Summary
Course Content
Getting Started
01.
Introduction
02.
Set some learning goals
STEM in the Real World
03.
Solving real-world problems using STEM
04.
How can real-world problems be solved with STEM?
05.
STEM for social good
STEM for Sustainable Development
06.
Keeping it real for kids
07.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
08.
The importance of putting sustainability at the centre
09.
Science and sustainable development
STEM Builds Student Skills
10.
Bringing the Sustainable Development Goals into your classroom
11.
Defining the problem
12.
What are some strategies I can use to define a problem?
13.
Do I understand how to define a problem?
14.
Critical thinking and STEM
15.
Why is critical thinking important?
Your Teaching
16.
Teaching tips
17.
Cool lesson plans
Reflection
18.
Reflection
19.
Taxonomy of learning
20.
Suggestions for collaboration
21.
Congratulations
Course Writers
Krista Nisi is the Head Writer at Cool Australia and brings over 15 years of experiencing working in education, tertiary and local government. She holds a Masters in Environment (Environmental Education) from the University of Melbourne. Krista looks for innovative ways to involve young people in early learning and school education by helping them explore, think about and engage with the world around them.
Mark Drummond from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He has worked in the education sector for over 11 years as a classroom teacher, Leader of Pedagogy within an Ed-Tech startup and as an educational consultant. Mark is an absolute science nerd and loves talking about dinosaurs as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!