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 Dr Luke Steller CF

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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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 <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/team/ben-newsome/">Ben Newsome</a> from <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">Fizzics Education</a>
About Dr Luke Steller CF
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&rsquo;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&mdash;the Australian Government&rsquo;s National Science and Technology Centre&mdash;where he builds networks and resources to support teachers and communities across the NT.
Churchill Fellowship report <a href="https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/luke-steller-nt-2024/">https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/luke-steller-nt-2024/</a> Contact <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-steller/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-steller/</a>
Hosted by <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/team/ben-newsome/">Ben Newsome</a> from <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">Fizzics Education</a>
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 &amp; pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas &amp; challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!
<a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/</a>
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For educators wanting to make STEM awesome! No matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering  science shows in a museum, this show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn.

The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.