Events

STEM
BEST PRACTICE
SUMMIT

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25 SEPT 2021

ABOUT THE EVENT

THE SUMMIT
STEM Best Practice Summits and Awards are unique independent Summit series designed to provide a platform for STEM Educators, School Leadership Team, and corporates to discuss and share Best Practices in STEM Education. Objective of this summits is to create and empower an atmosphere for the promotion of Excellence, Innovation and Best Practices in STEM Education.

MEET THIS EVENT'S SPEAKERS

Expert Speakers

Robert Widger

Global Education Director, Shape Robotics

Ritesh Dhanak

Chief Innovation and Digital Officer, GEMS Education

Almas Qureshi

Head of Technology (Secondary), Raffles World Academy

Sreejit Chakrabarty

Director of Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Dubai American Academy

Bibin Boby

Director Education Projects, Kitspire FZE

Annie Shaw

Design and Technology Teacher, Northfield School & Sports College

Zaineb Mahdi

Director of Innovation and Digital Technology, Wellington Schools

A Glance at the Past

You can see here our summits glimpses conducted in the previous years

STEM Best Practice – Award 2018

STEM Best Practice – Summit 2017

Full schedule of the event

09:30 - 09:50
09:55 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:35

Schools after COVID-19

Before COVID-19 disrupted our lives and forced our kids to open their laptops and learn from home, the first day of school was a rite of passage — the start of a life-determining journey that has broadly followed the same shape and rhythm for generations.

21st century skills for STEM educators

21st-century teaching means teaching as you have always taught but with today's tools and technology. It means utilizing everything that is important in today's world to guide students and to prepare them for the future.

Design and Design Thinking in STEM Education

Design and design thinking are vital to creativity and innovation, and have become increasingly important in the current movement of developing and implementing integrated STEM education. Discuss how students’ learning and design thinking can be developed through design activities in not only engineering and technology, but also other disciplines as well as integrated STEM education.

11:15 - 12:15

Implementing STEM Education

Listen to our panel of experts from the industry and k12 schools represented by Mr. Robert Widger, Mr. Ritesh Dhanak, Ms. Almas Qureshi, and Ms. Annie Shaw on the importance and challenges of implementing STEM Education.

12:20 - 12:40
12:45 - 13:05
13:10 - 13:30

Implementing AI and exponential technologies

The global adoption of technology in education is transforming the way we teach and learn. Educators must realize that students of today are citizens of tomorrow and would need to coexist with these exponentially emerging technologies which are now permeating almost every sector known to man. Have a sneak peek at the Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics at GEMS Dubai American Academy.

Cyber securities for schools

Cyber security should be high on the agenda for any school with a reliance on IT and online systems. Schools face a myriad of challenges and threats and they now have to prepare for human-caused cyber threats.

VR in Education

Virtual reality can be used to enhance student learning and engagement. VR education can transform the way educational content is delivered and also prove students with memorable and immersive experiences that would otherwise not be possible.

A Glance at the Past