Introduction to Early Learning STEM

Course summary

Find out how to integrate, plan and deliver STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs into early learning.

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This course will help you understand the essential foundations of STEM teaching and learning and provide opportunities to help build knowledge, skills and confidence to take on STEM in your early learning environment.

You will learn:

• What STEM is and how to use STEM to develop 21st Century learning skills in Early Learning education.
• Where STEM fits within the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).
• How to identify examples of STEM in everyday play.
• How to use STEM to develop curiosity and investigation.
• Strategies for setting up STEM learning activities, including learning spaces for play and interaction, learning spaces with an educator guiding the experience, features of a successful STEM learning space.

Course time:

This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.

Accreditation:

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT and NSW:

• 2.1.2 Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities.
• 2.5.2 Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.
• 3.3.2 Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem solving and critical and creative thinking.
• 3.4.2 Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.

This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI) or NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT) or NESA PD elective hours (NSW).

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Course Content

Getting Started

01.

Introduction

02.

Set some learning goals

STEM from an Early Age

03.

Discovering STEM

04.

Skills for the future

05.

STEM and the Early Years Learning Framework

06.

Finding STEM in the everyday

Building Confidence in STEM

07.

Developing 21st century skills

08.

Nurturing STEM thinking and curiosity

09.

Setting up for STEM

10.

Great STEM spaces

11.

Organising STEM spaces

12.

STEM ‘Build It’ challenge

13.

Including technology in STEM

Your Teaching

14.

Teaching tips

15.

Cool lesson plans

Reflection

16.

Reflection

17.

Taxonomy of learning

18.

Suggestions for collaboration

19.

Congratulations

Course instructors

Tracey Gray is a Scientist and an experienced science classroom teacher and early learning educator. She is passionate about creating innovative programs that integrate STEM and STEAM techniques and promote creative thinking, curiosity and problem-solving. Tracey loves working with teachers and early childhood educators to improve their teaching practice and build their confidence in teaching STEM.

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)!

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