What is STEM SOS?

• What is STEM Education?
• Why is STEM Education important?
• How can STEM education shape the future?

STEM education is curriculum based on educating students on four specific disciplines- science, technology, engineering, and math. It is important learn because it shows students the values of the world and what everything around them is composed of. All STEM jobs correspond into shaping into what will soon be the future because the world is pretty much all STEM. Even Obama was on board with STEM being the light in the abiss. Obama administration announced the 2009 "Educate to Innovate" campaign which aimed to inspire students into STEM subjects. This campaign also called out teachers who were not skilled to educate in these subjects. The goal is to get American students encouraged to do science and math and to reach high standards for the future. STEM education is the new motivation.

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.