Podcast: STEM in the Early Years with Fiona Morrison Follow Us: Comments 2 STEM in the Early Years with Fiona Morrison About Starting off students in STEM in the early years can make such a difference to their perceptions of STEM in their later schooling years. In this episode, we chat with Fiona Morrison who is a passionate advocate of early years STEM and whom shares with us some great ideas for using Minecraft, Beebots and more as tools for connecting students to big concepts. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education More Information About the FizzicsEd Podcast About Fiona Morrison Fiona Morrison is an Infants Teacher and Digital Literacy Coach in an independent school in South Sydney. She has been working with children in various contexts for the last 13 years, including in child care and OOSH. Fiona graduated with Honours in 2014, and is currently studying her Masters of Educational Leadership. She is passionate about STEM in the early years, engaging children’s curiosities and imaginations, and building student’s enjoyment of learning. You can find Fiona on Twitter @FiMorrison2 or on Instagram @teachwithmrsm 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! Hosted by Ben Newsome Other Episodes Episode: 82 " Inspiring a love of learning! " Comments 0 Podcast: Primary Science & Maths with Libby Foley Ben Newsome August 14, 2019 Education Maths Podcasts Teaching primary education Science and mathematics are so fundamental for primary students in getting them ready for high school and Libby Foley has a lot to share about ways to ignite that passion! From teaching in Far North QLD down to the Sunshine Coast, Libby is a true leader when it comes to... Read More Listen Episode: 17 " Expanding horizons! " Comments 0 How One Giant Leap is changing lives Ben Newsome September 2, 2017 Edchat Education Gifted Podcasts Space Science STEM Teaching secondary education Bringing students to Space Camp USA opens up new horizons for students interested in STEM! In this episode, we talk with One Giant Leap founder Jackie Slaviero and the newly announced student ambassador Emily Rozanc about the enormous opportunities that Space Camp brings. From meeting NASA astronauts and flight directors... Read More Listen Love Science? Subscribe! Join our newsletter Receive more lesson plans and fun science ideas. Calendar of Events Featured Article Science Lessons from Masterchef Topics Apps [11] Agriculture [3] Art [13] Augmented Reality [4] AussieED [1] Awards [10] Big History [1] Biology [34] Books [1] China [1] Churchill Fellowship [19] Cleveland [1] Club [4] Coding [12] Cooking [3] Dinosaurs [6] Distance Education [44] Eastershow [2] Edchat [220] Edtech [60] Education [169] Educhange [5] Environment [27] Events [39] Farming [1] Food [2] Gaming [6] Gifted [7] History [3] Indigenous [3] Kids [33] Kids Parties [5] Kitchen Chemistry [6] Maker Space [11] Maths [8] Media [16] Museums [30] Music [1] NASA [6] National Science Week [2] Outdoors [29] Outreach [32] Ozscied [2] Podcasts [116] Pop Culture [4] Preschool [22] Remote Education [14] Robotics [8] Safety [2] Scicomm [129] Scied [34] Science [4] Science News [4] Social Media [7] Soils [1] Space Science [15] Sport [7] STEM [175] Teaching [215] Television [2] Toys & Gadgets [1] Video Conferencing [37] Virtual Excursions [7] Edutech [24] Distance Learning [16] primary education [31] literacy [4] secondary education [24] Christmas [1] experiments [5] seasonal [1] competitions [7] careers [4] Physics [3] Chemistry [2] design thinking [6] project-based learning [5] family [3] Inclusive education [3] Classroom management [1] Student encouragement [2] STEAM [3] Higher education [2] teacher [0] Vacation care [1] middle school [1] Artificial Intelligence [1] Sustainability [2] UN SDGs [2] Global [1] International [1] Chinese student visits [1] Science & Technology Camps [1] Design [2] Oceans [1] video conference [1] online [2] virtual [1] Child online safety [1] dis [0] Film [1] Inquiry-based learning [4] List [1] Student investigation [2] collaboration [1] K to 2 education [1] Load More Topics
Starting off students in STEM in the early years can make such a difference to their perceptions of STEM in their later schooling years. In this episode, we chat with Fiona Morrison who is a passionate advocate of early years STEM and whom shares with us some great ideas for using Minecraft, Beebots and more as tools for connecting students to big concepts. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Fiona Morrison Fiona Morrison is an Infants Teacher and Digital Literacy Coach in an independent school in South Sydney. She has been working with children in various contexts for the last 13 years, including in child care and OOSH. Fiona graduated with Honours in 2014, and is currently studying her Masters of Educational Leadership. She is passionate about STEM in the early years, engaging children’s curiosities and imaginations, and building student’s enjoyment of learning. You can find Fiona on Twitter @FiMorrison2 or on Instagram @teachwithmrsm
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! Hosted by Ben Newsome
Science and mathematics are so fundamental for primary students in getting them ready for high school and Libby Foley has a lot to share about ways to ignite that passion! From teaching in Far North QLD down to the Sunshine Coast, Libby is a true leader when it comes to...
Bringing students to Space Camp USA opens up new horizons for students interested in STEM! In this episode, we talk with One Giant Leap founder Jackie Slaviero and the newly announced student ambassador Emily Rozanc about the enormous opportunities that Space Camp brings. From meeting NASA astronauts and flight directors...
Awesome podcast by Ben Newsome interviewing the deadly Fionna Morrison, such an interesting topic and very helpful with lots of practical guidance. Reply
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