Louis Wong - English and STEM’s interdisciplinary links - Hong Kong

In this episode, I am talking to Louis Wong. Louis is a STEM Coordinator, DP Physics teacher, IB Examiner, author and speaker. My chat with him is the first conversation in a series of discussions designed to learn more about secondary subjects and their possible interdisciplinary links with English.

My intrigue in having these chats is seeing whether there is possibilities for connections across subjects that are at least shared in passing during class or actually and more excitingly, the basis of complex interdisciplinary units.

We discuss:

• The products, processes or texts that are at the heart of studying STEM

• The deep concepts that an expert in STEM uses to make meaning from these phenomena

• The potential links that STEM and English share from a conceptual or disciplinary point of view

• And lastly, possible projects that students could work on to better understand both subjects, simultaneously.

Thanks so much to Louis, who is nothing short of a local legend in STEM circles. I was somewhat nervous going into the conversation given my limited appreciation of the field but he does an incredible job of explaining his field in a clear and accessible way.

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Additionally, if you would like a head start on learning how to prioritise your middle years English curriculum, head to the bottom of this podcast’s show notes or top of my stream on X to find a beta copy of my forthcoming book: Make Middle Years English Matter. You can read as much as you want and even highlight elements that you like, dislike or find confusing to help make it better.

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Beta version of Make Middle Years English Matter