Early STEM
professional development
Engaging play-based STEM workshops and webinars for teachers and educators
Workshops & webinars
Accredited, pedagogy-based face-to face workshops in Water, Air, Engineering, Optics, Acoustics, Mathematics, Human Body, Computer Science, Chemical Reactions and Design and Technologies as well as online STEM professional development webinars and workshops.
Featured
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Save with Dine & Disover
Use your Dine & Discover vouchers to book a workshop.
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Free virtual incursion
National Science week event for children, educators and families.
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Food, different by design
Join us for National Science Week and investigate food.
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Women in space
Female astronomers discuss gender bias and role modelling.
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Among the gum leaves
Investigate Australian creatures and their habitats.
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STEM resources
High-quality STEM resources for early-childhood services.
Good to know
Materials
Comprehensive topic booklets and discovery cards help you implement inquiry-based practices.
Pedagogy
Each workshop explores a specific STEM subject as well as a pedagogical topic.
Affordable
Learn how to use low-cost, everyday, recycled materials to implement play-based STEM learning in your service.
What educators say
Why choose us?
Our early-STEM professional development program offers affordable, face-to-face and online workshops for early childhood educators and teachers.
The program is designed to promote confidence in facilitating STEM* learning and empower those working with children aged 3-6 years to implement playful, inquiry-based experiences in educational programs.
Our engaging play-based workshops are designed with you, the teacher, in mind and previous STEM knowledge is not required.
The workshops will provide you with a solid understanding and confidence in planning and implementing STEM learning in your service.
* STEM: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Accreditation
All workshops completed before 31 July 2021 under NESA’s interim arrangements will contribute 5 hours and 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority NESA Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and assessment of Early Years Learning Framework.
Little Scientists Water, Air, Optics, Acoustics and Human Body workshops provide TQI Registered Professional Development for teachers. Each workshop counts as 5 hours of PD.
Alignment to NQF & EYLF
Our professional development workshop program provides teachers and educators with a variety of tools and educational concepts to meet a range of requirements of the National Quality Framework (NQF) and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).
Testimonials
What educators say...
Western Australia
Baccus Marsh
Melbourne
