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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There is a technical assistants (wood) job going at Marymede Catholic College in South Morang if anyone knows of someone <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Robin panousieris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> syseng [mailto:syseng-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Systems Engineering Teacher<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 2, 2018 11:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> Systems and Engineering Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Systems Engineering Teachers' Mailing List] Optimising STEM Industry-School Partnerships - Final Report.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening Lorraine,<br>Thank you for posting the report. I did hear about it early this year while it was a work in progress.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My interest in the acronym STEM came about in 2014 when <span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Professor Ian Chubb ( Australia’s Chief Scientist at that time) presented his views on STEM. </span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>His views resonated with me on many levels. At that point of time in my teaching career I moved away from traditional education into innovative teaching and learning.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It started with being part of a social enterprise that engaged students in a different approach to learning that incorporated the expertise from outside schools and education.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>After a short period of time I moved towards STEM education on my own. Working in a number of schools, primary year3 to year6, secondary year7 to year10 students including young teachers. (I was given the title of STEM Educator).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have had many conversations on the notion of STEM Education in recent years from all sorts of sectors in and out of education, resulting in no clear one definition of STEM Education in Australia.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My recent work with students and young teachers has provided them with an understanding on how all of the disciplines in the acronym STEM work together for a final outcome.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The groups of students are totally engaged and consist of no less than 50% girls - 50% boys, ranging up to 100% girls in each group. There has been comments made that what has been presented to the students (even at year3 and they understand it ) is also presented to University students.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>After giving the report a quick read, it would be great to see how it could be implemented. Hopefully there maybe some room for innovative teaching and learning.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>George Spiridis<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 2 May 2018, at 7:12 pm, Lorraine Tran <<a href="mailto:tranlorraine@gmail.com">tranlorraine@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>You may be interested in reading this newly released report.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Lorraine Tran. <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><Optimising STEM Industry-School Partnerships - Final Report.pdf><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Systems and Engineering Mailing List kindly supported by<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/systemseng/systemsengindex.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/systemseng/systemsengindex.html</a> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>DATTA Vic - Design and Technology Teachers' Association of Victoria<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>