Louise Barbatiello: How One Australian Teacher Is Transforming Primary STEM with Creativity, Coll...

In this episode of Perspectives in STEM, Dr. Kimberly West speaks with Louise Barbatiello, an Australian primary STEM teacher and founder of My STEM Space. Louise shares her 20-year teaching journey, describing how she engages students aged 5–12 through hands-on robotics, coding, engineering challenges, and digital technologies. She discusses building a global community of STEM educators, tackling budget constraints creatively, and emphasizing digital citizenship. Louise stresses that meaningful STEM education goes beyond screen time, fostering resilience, critical thinking, and collaboration skills essential for preparing young learners for an increasingly technology-driven world. Tune in now and join the conversation. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! Perspectives in STEM is presented by Teach STEM Global — STEM for all, everywhere. Learn more at teachstemglobal.org (http://teachstemglobal.org/) .