Skip to main content

Home/ Chandler School/ Group items tagged stem

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Jill Bergeron

6 ways to bolster STEM education for the future | eSchool News - 0 views

  • analysts predict that over the next five years, major American companies will need to add to their workforce a total of nearly 1.6 million employees versed in STEM: 945,000 who possess basic STEM literacy and 635,000 who demonstrate advanced STEM knowledge. Other data suggest that at least 20 percent of U.S. jobs require a high level of knowledge in at least one STEM field, according to the report.
  • Accessible learning activities that invite intentional play and risk.
  • Flexible and inclusive learning spaces. Teachers and students need flexibility in structures, equipment and access to materials in both the classroom and the natural world, as well as environments augmented by virtual and technology-based platforms.
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • Educational experiences that include interdisciplinary approaches to solving “grand challenges.”
  • Innovative and accessible measures of learning.
  • Societal and cultural images and environments that promote diversity and opportunity in STEM.
  •  
    This article summarizes a report that stipulates there will be an increased demand for STEM professionals over the next 10 years. It offers six broad ideas about how to bolster STEM education.
Jill Bergeron

What's Up with STEM for 2015? | MiddleWeb - 0 views

  • Remember, STEM as originally conceived is intended to get kids up to speed on science and math using an engineering design approach, emphasizing teamwork and real-world problems.
    • Jill Bergeron
       
      This is a great summary.
  • STEM lessons don’t necessarily teach the specific content in math and science – they may apply content that has already been taught. The key point is whether a STEM program applies math and science concepts to solve an engineering challenge and provide students with opportunities to integrate learning.
  • At first glance, it appears that deciding what a STEM program should look like is an ongoing conundrum for the K-12 education world.
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • Maker projects, however, are not intended to substitute as STEM programs. They frequently accomplish Criteria #2 and #3 and touch on other criteria to some degree. But their goals and focus differ from STEM.
Jill Bergeron

Stand Up for STEM | Teaching Tolerance - Diversity, Equity and Justice - 0 views

  •  
    This set of lesson plans for students in grades 3-5 focuses on the lack of diversity in the STEM professions and asks students to take action.
Jill Bergeron

STEM Curriculum Resources by Dr. Wesley Fryer - 1 views

  •  
    Lots of resources here for STEM with a focus on fourth and fifth grade.
Gayle Cole

Cybraryman Internet Catalogue - 0 views

  •  
    My STEM/STEAM (STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) page: http://t.co/0tcPMAZA #STEMchat
Gayle Cole

STEM Resources for Educators - STEM Resources for Educators - Explore @ the Westerville... - 0 views

  •  
    Book recommended for STEM / STEAM
Jill Bergeron

Q&A with Freeman Hrabowski: UMBC carving a singular niche in cyber, STEM education - Ba... - 0 views

  • The broader a person’s education, the stronger a person’s thinking skills and ability to solve problems.
  • What do you see as the next essential skill for tech-savvy students?
  • We’re seeing this combination of working in teams, using collaboration, knowing how to not get upset when they have not seen something before. Being willing to ask good questions, being willing to get to people who can work with them in developing skills. More and more what we’re seeing is, the m
  •  
    STEM skills being practiced aren't just related to the subjects- collaboration and creative problem solving are big ones.
Jill Bergeron

Haiku LMS : CUE STEM Presentation : Welcome - 0 views

  •  
    STEM resources and design challenges.
Gayle Cole

Have you heard of teaching "digital humanities?" I - 0 views

  •  
    Have you heard of teaching "digital humanities?" It's where high tech meets history and much more. #stem #edchat http://t.co/KIhNIzKH
Gayle Cole

Post List[NASA Education Express] - 0 views

  •  
    .NASAedu has #STEM resources for students/teachers at all levels. Current offerings in #Education Express: http://t.co/4PTeDknU
Jill Bergeron

Preschool STEM - 0 views

  • Writing down children’s comments as children explore is, of course, subject to recorder’s attention remaining focused and interest level.
1 - 20 of 194 Next › Last »
Showing 20 items per page