What is STEM education & how do I know if my students are learning it?
There are several companies involved in STEM initiatives around the country. Siemen's STEM Academy does a good job of communicating that STEM doesn't mean teaching students high-level engineering formulas as much as it means teaching concepts and ways of thinking in STEM subjects. Patti Duncan explains the concept of STEM initiatives in her webinar Top Ten STEM Resources, a few key points listed below:
What should STEM education accomplish?
+ Problem Solvers: students should be able to define questions & problems, design investigations to gather data, collect and organize data, draw conclusions and then apply understandings to new and novel situations
+ Innovators: students should be able to creatively use science, mathematics and technology concepts and principles by applying them to the engineering process
+ Inventors: students should be able to recognize the needs of the world and creatively design, test, redesign and then implimentsolutions (engineering process)
Students should be:
+ Self reliant: able to use initiative and self motivation to set agendas, develop and gain self confidence and work within specified time frames
+ Logical thinkers: able to apply rational and logical thought processes of science, mathematics and engineering design to innovation and inventions
+ Technologically literate: understand and explain the nature of technology, develop the skills needed and apply technology appropriately
Note: Siemen's STEM Academy keeps webinars archived on their site and seems to host new ones at least monthly. To participate you must create a free account.
There are several companies involved in STEM initiatives around the country. Siemen's STEM Academy does a good job of communicating that STEM doesn't mean teaching students high-level engineering formulas as much as it means teaching concepts and ways of thinking in STEM subjects. Patti Duncan explains the concept of STEM initiatives in her webinar Top Ten STEM Resources, a few key points listed below:
What should STEM education accomplish?
+ Problem Solvers: students should be able to define questions & problems, design investigations to gather data, collect and organize data, draw conclusions and then apply understandings to new and novel situations
+ Innovators: students should be able to creatively use science, mathematics and technology concepts and principles by applying them to the engineering process
+ Inventors: students should be able to recognize the needs of the world and creatively design, test, redesign and then implimentsolutions (engineering process)
Students should be:
+ Self reliant: able to use initiative and self motivation to set agendas, develop and gain self confidence and work within specified time frames
+ Logical thinkers: able to apply rational and logical thought processes of science, mathematics and engineering design to innovation and inventions
+ Technologically literate: understand and explain the nature of technology, develop the skills needed and apply technology appropriately
Note: Siemen's STEM Academy keeps webinars archived on their site and seems to host new ones at least monthly. To participate you must create a free account.
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