Emphasizing Careers and STEM Education in Elementary School Welcome!

1. Emphasizing Careers and STEM Education in Elementary SchoolWelcome!

2. What does “Our Future” look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7RPfsxFUYg

3. Rojewski & Hill (2012)

4. What is stem?Activity!

5. What we think STEMis… • A “meta-discipline” that infuses Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math • STEM Education attempts to transform the typical teacher-centered classroom by encouraging curriculum that is driven by problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning, and require students to actively engage in a situation in order to find its solution

6. What STEM is not… • Four separate and unrelated disciplines (silos) • Merely adding technology to the classroom • A passing trend

7. Why STEM? • Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are where the jobs are. • STEM workers can expect higher salaries. • The United States is failing to produce enough skilled STEM workers and thus is losing its competitive edge. • American students aren’t keeping up with students in other countries in math and science. • The decline in STEM knowledge capital is reducing the basic scientific research that leads to growthand innovation • Other nations are racing to establish dominance in STEM areas, costing Americans jobs and money.

8. STEM in Georgia Change the Equation Vital Signs (2012)

9. What do YOU think STEM is?

10. 15 min. breakPlease Return at:fill in time here

11. “Hanging Out”with some studentsWhat do they think STEM is?

12. 1 HR. Lunch BreakPlease Return at:fill in time here

13. INSERT NAMES HERE INSERT NAMES HERE Business & Industry panelSpecial thanks to our guests:

14. 15 min. breakPlease Return at:fill in time here

15. Work ethic &Employability

16. What did we hear from the panel?

17. Work ethicPoster Activity!

18. Who would you hire?Activity!

19. Final Thoughts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8EjEzIpkg

20. End of Day 1

21. Emphasizing Careers and STEM Education in Elementary SchoolWelcome Back!

22. Why Engineering in Elementary School? • Young kids are fascinated with building and with taking things apart to see how they work – they engineer informally all the time • Engineering projects integrate other disciplines. Engaging students in real-world, hands-on experience makes the content more meaningful. • Engineering fosters problem-solving skills including problem formulation, iteration, testing of alternative solutions and data-driven decision making • Learning about engineering will increase students’ awareness and access to scientific and technical careers, an area that needs much attention in the U.S. Engineering and technological literacy are necessary for the 21st century!

23. Tower Power?engineering Design Activity!

24. Grand Challenges for Engineering • Make solar energy economical • Provide energy from fusion • Develop carbon sequestration methods • Manage the nitrogen cycle • Provide access to clean water • Restore and improve urban infrastructure • Advance health informatics • Engineer better medicines • Reverse-engineer the brain • Prevent nuclear terror • Secure cyberspace • Enhance virtual reality • Advance personalized learning • Engineer the tools of scientific discovery

25. Technology detectivesActivity!

26. What does Elementary Engineering Look Like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-iNDd1fHVU

27. 15 min. breakPlease Return at:fill in time here

28. 21st Century Classroom – as seen by ideoActivity!

29. 1 HR. Lunch BreakPlease Return at:fill in time here

30. Attitude is EverythingActivity!

31. Create a stem activityActivity!

32. Final Thoughts

33. Thanks for coming!