{"id":1503,"date":"2019-05-10T04:09:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T04:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lx-dev.uts.edu.au\/inspiringteaching\/about-2\/"},"modified":"2019-08-24T01:45:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T01:45:35","slug":"steampunk-girls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educationexpress.uts.edu.au\/inspiringteaching\/steampunk-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"STEAMPunk Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STEAMPunk Girls is an educational program striving to engage young women in STEM subjects through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). It borrows a key philosophy from the Steampunk movement itself: the idea that the individual, rather than institutions, holds power to facilitate innovation and change.<\/p>\n<p>The program begins with a two day NESA-accredited Professional Learning course in project-based learning and STEAM. During this program, teachers will develop a driving question to guide their students\u2019 investigations. Students will then select a specific school or community-related problem and use STEAM to develop a solution. During this program, students will get to engage in the design process and take advantage of UTS resources and expertise to complete authentic projects.<\/p>\n<p>Designed based upon existing research on barriers to young girls in STEM, STEAMPunk Girls aims to utilise a young woman\u2019s innate curiosity and creativity to instil confidence in their STEM skills and innovative capacity. The teacher-led program is flexible in implementation and customizable to each individual school context.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uts-button\" href=\"http:\/\/educationexpress.uts.edu.au\/inspiringteaching\/category\/steampunk\">Read the blog<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Program Phases<\/h2>\n<p>STEAMPunk Girls runs in four phases: Engage, Select, Develop, and Pitch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Engage<\/strong> \u2013 Teachers will introduce the driving question in an impactful way to generate excitement and ideas around how to solve it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select<\/strong> \u2013This is where students will select their chosen problem from the wider question to work on for the duration of the project<\/li>\n<li><strong>Develop <\/strong>\u2013 Students will brainstorm and create their end products<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pitch <\/strong>\u2013 Students will deliver a short \u201cPitch\u201d of their solution at a showcase or presentation day event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a strong presence in both Sydney and regional NSW, STEAMPunk Girls has a large community of practice with engaged and enthusiastic educators!<\/p>\n<h2>Join our program<\/h2>\n<li class=\"email\">EMAIL<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:steampunkgirls@uts.edu.au\">steampunkgirls@uts.edu.au<\/a><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEAMPunk Girls is an educational program striving to engage young women in STEM subjects through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). 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