Queensland teachers are being encouraged to apply for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study at one of the world’s most prestigious museums in New York.
Minister for Science, Leeanne Enoch said the 2020 Queensland-Cooper Hewitt Fellowship was now open for applications.
“This fellowship provides our teachers with a career-changing opportunity to work at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum,” Ms Enoch said.
“The museum is known around the world for its education design, often working closely with schools across the United States.”
She said design education was about guiding students to define problems, generate ideas and prototypes, and evaluate their work using a range of learning materials and targeted techniques.
“The successful applicant will spend up to 12 weeks working with experts from the museum learning how design thinking can be used to improve student learning,” the Minister said.
“Every year the fellows return home and immediately start sharing the knowledge gained, new experiences lived and also sharing the contacts they have made in the US.”
Marsden State High School teacher and 2019 Queensland-Cooper Hewitt Fellow, Jasmine Kassulke (pictured) said the opportunity to study at the museum allowed her to strengthen her skills as an educator and gave her experience in delivering and coordinating school programs using best practice design thinking.
“In New York I worked alongside the Cooper Hewitt Design Education team and got to experience how diverse teams can come together to share skills, collaborate on projects and create learning experiences with impact,” Ms Kassulke said.
“I am currently designing a program for teachers in my area to enhance and share their design skills in the hope of improving the quality of design education in Logan,” she said.
