STEM Education with Ian Preston

Global Teacher Top 50 Finalist Ian Preston drops by to chat about his love of STEM education and his work at the NSW Virtual STEM Academy and the Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About Ian Preston's work Ian's work is wide and varied. At the Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence he provides STEM opportunities for students in his local learning communities. This includes Aeronautical Velocity Challenge, F1 in Schools, Science and Engineering Challenge, STEM lending ending library enhance staff capacity and confidence to deliver STEM & much more https://sispprogram.schools.nsw.gov.au/stem/stem.html As the Deputy Principal at the NSW Virtual STEM Academy he provides STEM enrichment for rural, regional and remote students, with particular emphasis on female and Indigenous students in collaboration with the QLD Virtual STEM Academy with Wendy Bode and John Jose. https://sispprogram.schools.nsw.gov.au/stem/stem1.htm He is part of the Australian Virtual STEM Academy which is a collaboration between QVSA, NSWVSA and NTVSA, with funding from Schools Plus and St George Foundation Through the iSTEM syllabus he has been involved in contributing by writing and reviewing topics and & materials https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/department-approved-courses/istem Australian Virtual Astronaut Challenge this STEM challenge is available globally and was a contributor in its first year and continues to be so today. https://avachallenge.org/about/ Through the iTeachSTEM website, he is involved in its implementation including the sharing of resources https://iteachstem.com.au/resources/istem-syllabus/ i Ian is a Global Teacher Ambassador and is about to deliver an online PL session on STEM for Malaysian teachers. This will be on their nationwide PL channel designed to continue staff professional development Learn more: Schools Plus Award https://www.schoolsplus.org.au/teaching_awards/ian-preston-2/ Educator https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/murrumbidgees-stem-star-shines-on-world-stage/283396 Australian Government https://www.education.gov.au/newsroom/articles/australian-teachers-named-top-50-global-teacher-prize Premiers award https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVp-IN63CGw Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education 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! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON ) http://www.aeon.net.au/