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.
Upcoming online workshops and webinars
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National Science Week: Robots
Exploring robotics education
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Inspire STEM: Space
Blast off in time for Space Week
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Inspire STEM: Bush Kindy
Investigate the creatures that call Australia home
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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.
NESA and TQI
Completing our face-to-face workshops may contribute 5 hours of NESA Elective Professional Development hours.
Little Scientists Optics, Acoustics and Air workshops provide TQI Registered Professional Development for teachers. Each workshop counts as 5 hours of PD.
Alignment to EYLF, NQF and APSTs
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). The Little Scientists program links to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) and aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).
Testimonials
What educators say...
