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STEM Hours are panel discussions with a range of expert guests who guide you on a journey through their field and passion and connect STEM to early education. After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
STEM Hours are thought-provoking, inspiring, and build on educators’ theoretical and pedagogical knowledge of a range of topics. STEM Hours are one-hour online events that can be viewed live (see upcoming STEM Hours here) or via purchased as a recording after the event.
You can browse and purchase recordings from the STEM Hour archive as far back as 2021. The more you purchase, the more you save!
You will receive a link to your STEM Hour recordings via email shortly after checkout. After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
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In this STEM Hour recording, explore the Noongar Six Seasons — a knowledge system used for thousands of years — and learn how observing seasonal shifts can inspire young children’s STEM investigations, thanks to our expert guest speakers Cyril & Bec Yarran.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, explore how through STEM learning self-regulation can be strengthened when combined with the Habits of Mind and Growth Mindset frameworks, thanks to our guest speaker and expert Charina Pumpa, Specialist STEM Teacher.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, educators learn how to unlock drawing as a powerful tool for children’s early STEM thinking, thanks to our guest speakers and experts Associate Professor Christine Preston & Dr Jennifer Way.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, educators learn how to unlock the full potential of block play as an early STEM learning experience, thanks to our guest speaker and early maths expert Dr. Jo Grimmond.
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$30.00
In this special STEM Hour recording, Laureate Professor Marilyn Fleer dives into the groundbreaking Conceptual PlayWorlds approach — a research-backed model that teaches children STEM through play. A Conceptual PlayWorld starts with an educator selecting a children’s story. Following this, both adults and children enter that imaginary world together to solve challenges and explore STEM concepts through play.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Embedding First Nations perspectives into early STEM education requires respectful, culturally safe practices grounded in authentic relationships with First Nations people. While this process can be challenging for many services, it’s also an opportunity for growth and meaningful connection. This STEM Hour recording will support you by exploring the insights and experiences of two non-First Nations educators who are already on this journey: Sue Caldicott (Stirling District Kindergarten, SA) & Jess Shaw (Gowrie SA).
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, our expert guest Kate Beckwith from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation will explain the fundamentals of working with young children to establish (and importantly, sustain!) a kitchen garden in an early learning environment.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, explore the powerful interplay between language development and early STEM learning with Kacey King, a highly experienced Speech Pathologist from Authentic Speech who has extensive experience working within the early childhood setting. Refresh your understanding of children’s language learning pathway from infancy to their early years of school and gain practical strategies to assess and support language growth during STEM learning.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, our expert guests unpack their inspiring research exploring the role of risky play in early childhood education and how it can enhance early STEM learning. Some of the areas explored include: the different forms of risky play; how it can be safely implemented and encouraged; and how risky play can intersect effectively with early STEM learning environments. After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, we take a look into the future by exploring the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on early childhood education and how educators can harness AI to improve children’s learning outcomes. This STEM Hour features expert guests: Bruce Fuda (Grok Academy) & Professor Karen Murcia (Centre for Excellence for the Digital Child). After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, we speak to the Australian Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith to explore the importance of early STEM education and overcoming the gender bias in STEM. After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, we explore the transformative power of inquiry-based STEM projects in early learning through the lens of two exceptional child-led projects: “Ramps and Pathways” & “Bungawitta – building a possum house”. After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, Dr Chris Speldewinde explores his research into the benefits of STEM through the bush kinder model, especially for girls. He provides practical ideas about how you can implement bush kinder into your practice — no matter where you’re located — and strategies to overcome challenges. After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
In this STEM Hour recording, Blake Stewart — co-founder of paediatric early childhood intervention clinic Necessity Kids — and Jade Organ, a senior member of their Early Intervention Team, discuss the role of play-based exploration and STEM inquiry. They share their insights into how STEM inquiry can be used to support children’s development as they expand their motor skills, speech, cognitive development, and social and emotional skills. After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
STEM trailblazer Corey Tutt OAM, founder of DeadlyScience and NSW Young Australian of the Year 2020 shares his knowledge about the benefits of combining Indigenous and Western science knowledge, ideas for how educators can celebrate the achievements of Australia’s first scientists, and insights into what our future scientists might discover. Corey also explains the story behind his own STEM education and the experiences that inevitably led him to founding DeadlyScience.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Children with autism, ADHD, and other learning disabilities are often left behind when it comes to STEM learning. This STEM Hour recording features neurodiversity advocate and experienced STEM educator Dr Lorien Parker, aka Dr Loz, who shares her expertise about how to create inclusive and accessible STEM learning environments for all. After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
This Sea Week STEM Hour discusses how to introduce marine sciences in the early years and explore the topic of this year’s Sea Week: how all of earth’s living systems are connected to the oceans. Discover the range of ways to help children celebrate the sea (no matter where they live) and practical ideas for how to implement STEM and ocean literacy learning in your classroom.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Celebrating these fascinating and useful creatures, Kelly Lees from the NSW Department of Primary Industries shares astonishing facts about bees, primary school teacher Vanessa Ryan-Rendall introduces her children’s book Bee Detectives and educators Claudia Brewin and Emilia Borrillo speak about their school’s award-winning project ‘The wonder of bees’.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures have collected an abundance of complex STEM knowledge and play an essential role in addressing the biggest scientific questions of today, such as climate change. Dr Michael Donovan from Macquarie University, bio-cultural science educator Torres Webb and engineer Grant Maher talk about implementing Indigenous STEM knowledge into early childhood settings.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Dharawal Elder Aunty May, Scott Pullyblank, curator of life sciences, Damian Stirling, environmental educator, and Louise Reid, family daycare educator, share ideas on how to include native plants in inquiry-based STEM learning in early childhood settings.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
“Why is it ok to eat cows but not whales?” Clarissa Seeto-Regueira, centre director, Benjamin Kilby, teacher and philosopher, and Jessica Danaher, dietitian and researcher, discuss how philosophical inquiry can be implemented in early childhood education and share ideas for critical reflection on the food we eat.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Women are underrepresented in STEM and in space. Dr Christa Spears Brown, developmental psychologist, Shefin Mariya Joju, aerospace engineering student, Dr Clare Kenyon, astrophysicist, Dr Sabine Bellstedt, astronomer, and Hayley Drennan, early childhood teacher, talk about what we can do to prevent the development of gender bias in young children.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
This webinar focuses on embedding Indigenous perspectives into education and care settings. Michelle Hamilton from Gowrie NSW, a proud Wiradjuri woman with over 30 years of experience in early childhood education, shares how to develop cultural competence and foster a sense of belonging for Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and families.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Join a panel of nature play and bush kindy experts for hands-on ideas on how to integrate authentic experiences in nature into any early childhood setting. Our panel will share how your children can connect with their natural environment while making their own choices, cultivating their curiosity and expanding independent thinking.
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$30.00
Reggio Emilia and inquiry-based approaches value children as capable individuals and use documentation to find out what children know and can do. Kirsty Liljegren talks about the transformative effects of meaningful documentation on children’s learning, and your ability to plan, scaffold and reflect. She also gives tips for putting these strategies into practice.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Inclusive early childhood settings provide the best start to life for all children, and inquiry-based practices are beneficial for addressing all children’s individual needs. Our panel provides ideas for cultivating an inclusive environment through inquiry-based STEM learning and how to cater to children’s diverse needs while fostering individual skills and abilities.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Using only the resources needed for sustenance is fundamental to First Nations peoples’ way of life. As all living beings are connected to each other and to Country, one cannot thrive without the other. Our panellists share Indigenous perspectives on caring for Country and how we can raise environmentally conscious children.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
Mathematical concepts are everywhere around us, from sharing a pizza to spotting patterns in a musical composition. In this webinar, our panel helps you broaden your mathematical horizon, evaluate your own relationship with maths and provides you with a hands-on approach for fostering children’s mathematical thinking.
After you purchase a recording, you can view it for 30 days before the link expires.
$30.00
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