November+8

Disagree-does not include all students b/c not all students will choose STEM careers. As a result all students will benefit from STEM related course(s) of study and will have a broader understanding and have an ability to apply STEM related concepts making them more successful members of the 21st century global community both professionally and personally. Process skills-we are great with content but it is needed to directly address process skills by focusing on PBL (problem based learning) a more open ended experience Taking part in experimental design. This is different than traditional instruction. Do you give the goal or the process first. IN PBL the students is more responsible for driving the process. Allows students to have some ownership in problem solving. If we are to be a system that ________________________then we _________________ If we are to be a system that embraces problem based learning than we need to educate teachers and administrators in PBL If we are to be a system that …. Then we will provide sufficient learning opportunities of the relevant processes and skills in each STEM discipline. If we are to be a system that values STEM education than we need to promote cross curricular activities between science, math, and tech ed. Teams If we are to be a system that provides authentic problem based experiences than we will develop activities that are product driven and student directed. If we are to be a system that …. Then we will provide sufficient learning opportunities of the relevant processes and skills in each STEM discipline. If we are to be a system that prepares students for the 21st cent. Than we must emphasize the integration of content processes and skills in S.T.E.M.