Strengthening STEM through school leadership with Professor Kim Beswick

How can school leaders make a real difference in the quality of their school’s STEM learning?  Professor Kim Beswick joins us to talk about what strong STEM leadership looks like, and the role principals can play building a strong STEM learning culture in the school community. Kim also highlights the barriers schools often encounter, particularly in rural and disadvantaged communities, the influence of teacher expectations on student outcomes, and shares examples of how effective leadership can lift STEM engagement across a whole school.   Links:   Principals as STEM Leaders (PASL)  PASL case studies  About Professor Kim Beswick  Professor Kim Beswick is a leading Australian education researcher with a focus on mathematics education and equity in schools. She was a secondary school maths teacher for 13 years, working in rural and regional schools. Her research explores the role that school leadership plays in STEM education, and how teachers’ beliefs can shape classroom practice, especially in disadvantaged communities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.