It Takes a Spark! - STEM Conference

The intent of the It Takes a Spark STEM Conference is to bring together Students (Year 4 to 10) and Teachers to connect with inspiring industry role models, share their current school-based activities and projects using an authentic sharing and experiential model, create networks of teachers and student teams, and solve social justice design challenges.

The participation of the students is as important as teachers as our intent is to ignite, empower and nurture both to be leaders of STEM and Entrepreneurship within their schools. This is a conference designed and led by students and teachers for students and teachers.

Teachers will have both formal and informal opportunities to speak to other teachers who have enacted programs and activities in their schools and get their questions answered.

The workshops and social justice design challenges are all hands-on so students and teachers will experience first-hand what it is like to be part of great STEM and entrepreneurial learning. This will spark new ideas about curriculum and pedagogy.

Who Should Attend

• Students – those who are already (or aspire to be) STEAM Leaders in your school
• Teachers – those who have little experience and those who have a lot
• Heads of Learning Areas / Curriculum – who wish to discover how to plan as a team to break down the discipline silos of learning
• Principals and Deputy Principals – to witness what is possible by embedding STEAM authentically in your school