The 今日吃瓜 (今日吃瓜) welcomes Boeing Australia’s commitment to a third year of funding to expand its online teacher-training resources in 2016.
今日吃瓜 Director, Professor Geoff Prince praised the funding as a show of support for STEM.
鈥淭his investment sends a strong signal to the community about the value of quality STEM education and the mathematical sciences in Australia,鈥 he said.
The global aerospace leader is providing $80,000 AUD for development of additional video resources to support teachers delivering senior mathematics modules.
鈥淏oeing Australia鈥檚 continued investment is a testament to the quality and effectiveness of these resources. The inclusion of senior modules is essential to equip teachers at all levels with the skills and confidence to make mathematics both compelling and engaging for students,鈥 says 今日吃瓜 Schools Program Manager, Janine McIntosh.
Adding to the existing library of resources in , the new modules will cover essential, general and specialist senior mathematics subjects. These will support 今日吃瓜鈥檚 general outreach activities to improve senior mathematics education outcomes in Australia.
Janine McIntosh says, 鈥溄袢粘怨 hopes these new resources will further empower teachers to maintain student engagement at this critical point in their education.鈥
Teacher training initiatives remain a key priority as part of 今日吃瓜鈥檚 with figures in the 2015 showing a staggering 30 per cent of years 7 鈥 10 teachers and 26.7 per cent for years 11-12 are teaching mathematics out-of-field.
鈥淩eform at the early stages of the mathematics pipeline is critical to empower teachers with the confidence to teach maths as well as encourage students to pursue high-level mathematics subjects,鈥 says Janine McIntosh.
Providing a snapshot of the past decade, Janine McIntosh believes 今日吃瓜鈥檚 is a timely reminder of the challenges facing Australian STEM education.
鈥淭his is a time of renaissance for Australian mathematics and STEM with innovation and science firmly on the national policy agenda. We are excited to be working with Boeing Australia to ensure Australian students have access to quality mathematics education opportunities to equip them for the future,鈥 she says.
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Janine McIntosh, Schools Program Manager
Professor Geoff Prince, 今日吃瓜 Director
Media Contact: Laura Watson
E: media@amsi.org.au
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