Teaching technology in primary school with Karl Easton

We chat with Karl Easton, a passionate digital technologies teacher with a flair for connecting students with the real world. So many ideas given by Karl for helping students make real connections with STEM to life! Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About Karl Easton Karl is a passionate K-6 teacher who revels in motivating, educating and informing his students. He specializes in all things digital; from coding to robotics to VR and AR and AI!Karl believes we are all lifelong learners and that we all need to step out of our comfort zones; as nothing grows in a comfort zone! A previous life in the Health & Fitness Industry saw him cover a number of positions of management starting with Revesby Workers Club and finishing with Fitness First. He also tutored for New South Wales University on Recreational Facility management. A sea change some fifteen years ago saw him step over to the education precinct. Noted for not sitting still for too long..in 2017 he made the shift to full-time Digital Technologies teaching and presenting. Further linksKellyville Ridge Public School / VR / Quakers Hill Nursing Home.'Make Robots Great Again'. TeachMeet. Museums Discovery Centre. Sydney. 2019 About the FizzicsEd Podcast Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?  Share it!The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )http://www.aeon.net.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.