News from the STEM Community

News and links from the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)

Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

The Australian STEM Video Game Challenge is a free national competition open to all Australian students in Years 5–12. Registrations are now open (close 19 June) and submissions are due 21 August. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively to design and build an original video game based on STEM concepts or themes. Entries can be from individuals or from teams of up to four.

Go to http://stemgames.org.au

Financial literacy grants

The Financial Literacy Australia (FLA) Grants program supports the advancement of financial literacy in Australia. Applications for the 2015 project grants round are currently open; expressions of interest close 29 May.

For more information, go to http://finlit.org.au/2015-grants-round-now-open

Other news

The articles below were posted to AAMT’s Facebook page and Twitter feed, and link to various sites:

The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens?

5 Ways to Extend Tablets Beyond the Screen

How to Create the Learning Community Vital to Project-Based Learning’s Success

Mathematics charts the rise of hip-hop

Quit Saying ‘I’m Just Not a Math Person’

Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education

3 Ways to Create an Inclusive Learning Environment

Business chief Catherine Livingstone backs better education in maths and science

Kids teaching robots: Is this the future of education?

Four Common Sense Tenets of Brain-Based Learning

Financial literacy critical for future

Girls In STEM: Parent Stereotypes May Discourage Daughters From Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Careers: Study