OVER DEZE AFLEVERING
How can authentic community collaboration transform STEM education and empower local communities across Australia? Today we speak with Luke Steller, NT Regional Leader for Questacon and community engagement specialist, to explore how science education can be used as a tool for community connection, empowerment, and storytelling!
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Luke Steller
Luke Steller is an education and community engagement specialist focused on building networks that support and amplify under-represented voices in education. Over the past eight years, he has led innovative projects that bring people together to explore how science education can empower local communities.
Luke holds a PhD in geology from the University of New South Wales, where his research explored the environmental setting of the Earth’s oldest fossils in the Pilbara on Nyamal Country in Western Australia. Now based in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Luke is the Northern Territory Regional Leader for Questacon—the Australian Government’s National Science and Technology Centre—where he builds networks and resources to support teachers and communities across the NT.
Churchill Fellowship report
https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/luke-steller-nt-2024/
Contact
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-steller/
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
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!
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