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What is STEM Education?
Stem is a curriculum based on students education based on four specific discipline like science, technology, engineering and mathematics in an interdisciplinary and applied approach.
Why is STEM education important?
Stem is part of our every day lives. According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are growing at 17%, while others are growing at 9.8%.Stem is important because we need to encourage the students about our educational system,as well as future generations of students, to understand and embrace the technology that affects us every day of our lives. To invest the future of science, technology, engineering and mathematics makes sense for local large technology firms like Cerner, Garmin, and Sprint, the center of the Animal Health Corridor, five international engineering firms, and a large life sciences industry.
How can STEM education shape the future?
Stem can help students a chance to feel like they're making a difference in the world. To see how former winning teams confronted global issues with critical thinking skills and scientific research. Stem help students the critical and thinking skills that is learn through STEM or STEAM curriculum can be applied across discipline. Learning to think of an essential part of any engaging career.
STEMSOS Model
Project Based Learning (PBL) is a constructivist instructional approach where students are engaged in meaningful inquiry of personal interest to them and where collaboration and personalized learning are emphasized. Research confirms that PBL is an effective and enjoyable way to learn and develop deeper learning competencies required for success in college, career and civic life. -Buck Institute of Education
STEMSOS is a rigorous, interdisciplinary, standards-focused, and engaging STEM teaching approach that is teacher-facilitated, student-centered and directed through sets of project- and inquiry-based (P&IBL) projects. STEMSOS PBL approach is to maintain the focus on standards-based teaching while enriching and extending the learning of students through PBL projects. The goal is to promote not only collaborative skills and student ownership of learning but also to promote student success in state and national standards.
STEMSOS PBL Showcase is designed to promote and share exemplary student work in PBL projects that can serve as valuable learning and teaching tools for students, parents, teachers, and other educators
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