Awards
2013 WoW Winners
Every day teachers use simple experiments and activities to engage students and demonstrate the wonders of science and mathematics. Teachers from around Australia were invited to share their WoW science or maths activity, with a winner from each state winning a complimentary registration to Science at the Shine Dome 2013.
Winners will mingle with the nation’s most outstanding scientists, hear about the latest in discovery and innovation, and engage in a hands-on professional learning program at the Academy’s annual three-day celebration.
Louise Hoey
St Stephen's School, QLD
"Wonder of Science"
Karmen Hoy
Radford College, ACT
“Kingdom of Edrof”
Jane Reaburn
Girton Girls Grammar School Bendigo, VIC
“The Amazing Spaghetti Machine”
Sam Moyle
Brighton Secondary School South Australia, SA
“Rainbow Fire Jack-O-Lantern”
Carol Beckett
Beckett-Batchelor Area School, NT
“Earth Phenomenon”
(not available at present)
Vivienne Gilkes
St Edmund's School, NSW
“Toilet paper model - solar system”
Matthew Radburnd
Ocean Reef Senior High School, WA
“Whaleshark lessons”
Ben Smethhurst
The Friends School, TAS
“Concrete Beam Poster”
eLearning Award
Science by Doing professional learning resources won the 2011 eLearning Association of Victoria Award in the Lifelong Learning category. The resources were recognised for their innovation in design and development, quality of content and audience enjoyment. The significance of the award is that the creative dimension of the resources has been recognised by professionals within the broader eLearning community.
The Australian Innovation Challenge
The development of the professional learning resources from Science by Doing made the finals of The Australian Innovation Challenge in the Education Category for the inaugural awards. The purpose of the challenge is to recognise innovation within Australia. The judges are national leaders and the innovation tackles the big problems of today. Further information about recognition of Science by Doing is found here.