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STEM Education WHY??

1990 curriculum

Solve problems

Remember the textbook

Follow directions

Work alone

"Cover" the curriculum

2010 curriculum

Ask: Find problems

Investigate: Multiple sources/media

Create: Engage actively in learning

Discuss: Collaborate; diverse views

Reflect: Learn how to learn

Old Rules, New Game

Old Rules

Economics use capital

Capital is mobile, and it seeks productivity

Old Game

Productivity used labor

Education of the few, labor by the masses

Education process reflect a community

New Game

Productivity uses technology & knowledge

Education of all, knowledge for the masses

Educational results create a community

Really Big (and Hard) Questions..

How do we prepare our students for success in a knowledge based, technology driven, globally competitive world?

How do we align to our community aspirations for quality of life & strategies for economic opportunity

How do we transform our schools into high performance environments where students are expected to be and are high achievers?

The Primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the life they will lead outside of school.

So where is this all leading…. STEM EDUCATION

Why are 21st Century skills so important?

U.S. students must compete in a new global economy. Hershey is opening their next plant in…… MEXICO!!!

The U.S. is falling behind.

The nature of work is changing.

Why 21 st Century Skills? Subject Matter Mastery 20 th Century 21 st Century Number of Jobs : Job Requirement Teaching Model 1-2 Jobs Mastery of One Field 10-15 Jobs Critical Thinking Across Disciplines Integration of 21 st Century Skills into Subject Matter

The requirements of the 21 st Century work force are changing?

We need to prepare our students to be effective 21 st Century citizens.

What is the Framework of 21 st Century Skills?

20 th Century Education Model Core Subjects Assessment

Framework for 21 st Century Learning

Life Skills

Leadership

Ethics

Accountability

Adaptability

Personal Productivity

People skills

Self direction

Social Responsibility

21 st Century Content

Global Awareness

Financial, Economic and Business Literacy

Civic Literacy

Health & Wealth Awareness

Core Subjects

English

Reading and

Language Arts

Mathematics

Science

Foreign languages

Civics

Government

Economics

Arts

History

Arts

History

Geography

Thinking and Learning Skills

Critical Thinking & Problem

Creativity & Innovation Skills

Communication & Information Skills

Collaboration Skills

ICT Literacy

Information and communications technology (ICT) is the ability to use technology to accomplish thinking and learning skills:

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Creativity & Innovation Skills

Communication & Information Skills

Collaboration Skills

Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.

Prensky, 2001

Students learn from thinking….thinking is engaged by activity.

Jonassen, 2003

How many students that start high school finish college???? Go ahead take a guess…….

Out of every 100 ninth graders….

68 will graduate from high school

40 will enter college

26 are still enrolled in the sophomore year

18 will graduate from college

The goal is an organization that is constantly making its future rather than defending its past.

Hamel & Valiksngas, 2003

How can this be done?

Programs like Robotics, Technology, Science and Engineering Fairs, physical education, health education and out of classroom activities increase student awareness and expertise in science and technology.