Samantha Ephraims

Samantha Ephraims

Digital Technologies teacher at Kalkie State School and teacher of Design and Digital Technologies at CQUniversity

Samantha Ephraims is an accomplished educator with over 25 years of teaching experience. Holding a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and a Bachelor of Education (Primary), Samantha currently teaches Digital Technologies at Kalkie State School and Design and Digital Technologies at CQUniversity’s Bundaberg campus. Her innovative teaching practices have empowered her students to excel, with many achieving recognition through awards at both local and international levels. In 2025, Samantha’s dedication to education and her commitment to fostering creativity and digital literacy were recognised with the prestigious TeachX Professor Betty Watts Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching, and the Peter Doherty Award for Excellence in STEM Education. She is passionate about equipping her students with the skills and confidence to thrive in an ever-evolving technological world.

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Swifties and Stranger Things – teen fandoms, scientific engagement and critical thinking skills
Swifties and Stranger Things – teen fandoms, scientific engagement and critical thinking skills
Apr 08,2026

In today’s article Samantha Ephraims from Kalkie State School in Queensland uses the teen fandoms of Taylor Swift and television show Stranger Things as examples of students mirroring the scientific process, and suggests that the fandoms can be used to address a decline in scientific engagement in students.
science, student engagement, curriculum design, curriculum implementation, reader submission, long reads
A STEM program to develop digital literacy
A STEM program to develop digital literacy
July 28,2021

Teachers at Kalkie State School have designed and delivered a pilot STEM program aimed at increasing student engagement in science and technologies and improving digital literacy for both staff and students. Digital Technologies teacher Samantha Ephraims shares the details in today’s reader submission.
STEM, science, technology, digital technology, digital literacy, curriculum design, curriculum implementation, student engagement, reader submission, long reads