Meet Ehab Gerges, a multi-award-winning STEM educator who loves working with his students on sustainability, flight & vehicle challenges and so much more. He shares his ideas for engaging students and how he has built his STEM space in his school.

Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

About Ehab Gerges

Ehab Gerges is a dedicated educator currently pursuing a Masters of STEM Education at the University of Canberra. With diverse qualifications in Business Management and Electrical Engineering, alongside teaching certifications, he is accredited by the Department of Education to teach Science, Chemistry, and Physics.

Ehab's commitment to professional growth is highlighted through achievements like being accredited as a STEM Educational Instructor by STEM.Org USA, becoming a Microsoft Global Certified Educator, and receiving the Toyota Community Trust & Public Education Foundation STEM Teachers Scholarship in 2023. His dynamic career includes roles as STEM Coordinator and Senior Science Teacher at James Cook Boys’ Technology High School, with notable contributions to sustainability projects and STEM conferences. Recognised with the Teachers’ Guild of New South Wales “World Teachers’ Recognition Award” in 2020, Ehab embodies excellence in education.

Connect with Ehab here

Recommended STEM resources

• STEM Resources on Code.org
• NSW Department of Education: iSTEM Resources
• Grok Academy: Coding and STEM Education
• FIRST Australia: Robotics & STEM Learning
• https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/elibrary/resource/35888/bridge-building
• https://certified.stem.org/users/password/new
• https://www.arduino.cc/
• https://studio.code.org/teacher_dashboard/sections/5400230
• https://arcade.makecode.com/
• https://www.lego.com/en-au/themes/mindstorms/learntoprogram
• https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/cheerpj/ideal-gas/latest/ideal-gas.html?simulation=reversible-reactions
• https://www.minecraft.net/en-us
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

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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