STEM education is everybody's business

By Jane Hunter
Community contribution / September 7, 2016

This is the first of a series of STEM illustrations that I am writing over the next few months to support the ways Australian primary schools are embracing the opportunities and challenges of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education.

Concurrent to this conversation, I am conducting a number of research projects using the High Possibility Classrooms framework to understand ...

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By Jane Hunter

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Jane Hunter, PhD. is an Associate Professor in the School of International Studies and Education at the University of Technology Sydney. She was a classroom teacher, head teacher and senior education policy officer; now working in teacher education again she specializes in pedagogy, teacher professional learning, curriculum and technology enhanced learning. Jane is an international speaker at education conferences and has a track record of peer-reviewed publications.

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