What an inspirational day!! Starting out with an amazing address by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, 165 delegates were all inspired to look to the future and the wonders STEM disciplines can lead to. Teachers from middle primary to secondary school were then presented with ideas on bringing all the KLAs into science classes and taking a holistic approach to STEM at school. Presentations on "tried and tested" programs that integrate STEM in high schools followed, in parallel with presentations on how to establish a network between primary schools and an interesting primary school cross-curricula program. The fourth session of the day saw thinking spaces, minecraft and robotics, along with more tips on integrating STEM for Stage 4 and in a rural setting. Finally, we were challenged to consider project-based learning, thinking about what it means, what it looks like and the implications for student learning. The IMSITE@UOW team with Dr Karl Thanks go to Dr Karl for an inspirational opening address, our plenary speakers Vatche, Destiny, Heike, Peter, Andrew, Marc, Andrew, Mike, Wendy, Caz, David, Matt and Kerrie, and our concluding speaker, Peter Thompson. Thanks to Sue Denny for her amazing organisation. Thanks to all the delegates for giving of their valuable weekend (family) time to attend. Take a risk. Make a change! Proudly supported by IMSITE@UOW and the University of Wollongong. #crosspollinate b #STEMEd b #@UOW

This conference is accredited as registered professional development from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.