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STEM Education

STEM Education . What is STEM?. Science Literacy. Technological Literacy. the ability to use scientific knowledge and processes to understand the natural world and participate in decisions that effect it. the ability to use, manage, understand and assess technology.

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STEM Education

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  1. STEM Education

  2. What is STEM? Science Literacy Technological Literacy the ability to use scientific knowledge and processes to understand the natural world and participate in decisions that effect it the ability to use, manage, understand and assess technology the ability to analyze, reason and communicate ideas effectively as they pose, formulate, solve and interpret solutions the understanding of how technologies are developed via the engineering design process Engineering Literacy Mathematical Literacy

  3. Stem Literacy… • Bridges the four areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and math • A STEM classroom might: • pose a problem • require students to do original research inspired by a class-wide inquiry project • use technology to gather and analyze data, design, test and improve upon a proposed solution • communicate their findings to peers

  4. STEM: is horizontal across the curriculum with a high degree of faculty interaction across disciplines and grades.STEM: the end goal is innovation, problem solving, creativity and critical thinking. “We can’t be in our silos like we have been in the past.” - D. Smith, Visioneering

  5. Why Care About STEM Education? • Careers in STEM fields are nearly invisible to American families • There is a limited real-world picture of what these careers look like, who does them, and how to get there • Students want to know, “When will I ever use this stuff?”

  6. Today’s cars have more computing power than was used to put man on the moon • In 1994, a single super computer with the power of an X-box did not exist • Cell phones have evolved as a result of STEM + Creativity + Innovation: From this: To this: Cell from 1983Projected Cell 2018

  7. Some Important Trends… • Students are not choosing STEM fields as areas of pursuit or curiosity • Example - 6% select engineering, declining 33% each decade • Recent study of 7th graders… • 74% would rather take out garbage or go to the dentist than do their math homework • It's predicted that 80% of new jobs will require math, science, and engineering, and 50% of the technical workforce will retire soon, making it more important than ever to inspire students to pursue careers in these fields • All professional and middle skill work (85%) is infused with some aspect of STEM

  8. Right Now, in Washington: • The state ranks 4th in the nation in the number of high-tech companies…but 46th in the number of STEM graduates • Despite Washington’s 10.2% unemployment rate, there are at least 12,000 open jobs in STEM fields • Low-income and minority students are least represented in STEM fields. Less than five percent of the STEM postsecondary degrees awarded in Washington are earned by students of color • According to a recent study by the State Board of Education, nearly 500 new math teachers will need to be hired by 2013 in order to offer a third year of math • By 2014, 77% of family wage jobs will require education or training beyond high school… but half of students graduate high school unable to take college-ready math and only one-third meet basic standards in science Washington STEM Center - 2010 .

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