Podcast: STEM in the Early Years with Fiona Morrison

STEM for K to 2 students is most certainly possible, Fiona Morrison shares her ideas!

Starting off students in STEM in the early years can make such a difference to their perceptions of STEM in their later schooling years. In this episode, we chat with Fiona Morrison who is a passionate advocate of early years STEM and who shares with us some great ideas for using Minecraft, Beebots and more as tools for connecting students to big concepts.

About Fiona Morrison

Fiona Morrison is an Infants Teacher and Digital Literacy Coach in an independent school in South Sydney. She has been working with children in various contexts for the last 13 years, including in child care and OOSH. Fiona graduated with Honours in 2014, and is currently studying her Masters of Educational Leadership.

She is passionate about STEM in the early years, engaging children’s curiosities and imaginations, and building students’ enjoyment of learning. You can find Fiona on Twitter @FiMorrison2 or on Instagram @teachwithmrsm.

About the FizzicsEd Podcast

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!

Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

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Ben Newsome CF FRSA

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