Reminder: edGlobal & STEMConnector Webinar (Scientist's and Mathematicians in Australian Schools: Benefits of Working Together / LIVE Today! Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:00PM ET)

Join us for today's edGlobal webinar!

This webinar is the first in a sequence of special presentations with focus on global STEM education, reflecting a new partnership between edWeb.net and STEMconnector.org. edGlobal webinars with an emphasis on STEM education will be co-hosted by George DeBakey, Debakey International and Anders Hedberg, Hedberg Consulting.

Scientists and Mathematicians in Australian Schools: Benefits of Working Together

Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 4PM ET

In This Session

Teacher-scientist/mathematician partnerships are effective resources to inspire and motivate teachers and students, to demonstrate and connect to practices of real world science, and to challenge stereotypes and provide role models and mentors.

This session will share the wide variety of Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools (SMiS) partnership styles and activities, including face-to-face and distance contact and report on evaluation outcomes such as partnership patterns, factors affecting success and longevity, and benefits to the partners and the students involved. Ways to get the best out of a partnership will be discussed, together with an overview of the operation of this national program including what works well and the challenges involved in establishing and sustaining a partnership program.  

Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools (SMiS) is a national Australian program which creates and supports flexible, ongoing partnerships between volunteer scientists, mathematicians and teachers. SMiS is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and CSIRO, and managed by CSIRO Education Australia.

To Participate in the Live Session

- Login at www.instantpresenter.com/edweb22 at the scheduled time.
- There is no pre-registration for this event.
- This webinar will be recorded and archived in this community for viewing at anytime.

Here are some helpful tips for the best webinar experience

- Being hardwired is best, not wireless
- Test your system for best quality: www.instantpresenter.com/systemtest
- Close Skype and any other applications that use internet bandwidth
- Close any unnecessary applications

About the Co-Hosts

George DeBakey, President of DeBakey International, is the host and organizer of the edWeb Global community.

Anders Hedberg, President of Hedberg Consulting, is working to connect leaders in STEM education all around the world.

About the Presenters
For over seventeen years, Marian Heard has been developing and managing national science education programs in Australia. She is currently National Programs Manager with CSIRO Education in Canberra where her responsibilities include the Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools program, BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards, CREST Awards, CarbonKids, CSIRO Discovery Centre and CSIRO’s Indigenous science education.

Marian was formerly Education and Public Awareness Manager at the Australian Academy of Science and in this role she initiated the Primary Connections project which links science and literacy in primary schools. She has also been closely involved in the Academy’s Science by Doing project, which supports teachers in professional learning communities to engage junior secondary students through inquiry-based learning.

Claudette Bateup is Deputy Director of the Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools (SMiS) program managed by CSIRO Education, part of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia’s national science agency.

Claudette has worked in a range of education roles including in outreach and school visits with the National Museum of Australia; policy and project management with the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; curriculum development with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority; and curriculum resource development with the Australian Academy of Science’s Primary Connections: linking science with literacy program. Claudette has taught as an elementary school teacher and as an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan.

This program is co-hosted by edWeb.net, the Education Division of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), STEMconnector.org, and Hedberg Consulting.

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