Welcome to STEM GLOBAL.

The foundations for STEM education begin in early childhood. From the earliest years, through their play experiences and family environment, children engage with the world in ways that can promote Learning related to Science, Technology, engineering, and Mathematics. 

Science enables us to develop our interest in and understanding of the living, material, and physical worlds and develops the skills of collaboration, research, critical inquiry, and experimentation. 

Technology covers a range of fields that involve the application of knowledge, skills, and computational thinking to extend human capabilities and help satisfy human needs and wants, operating at the interface of science and society. 

Engineering is about the design and creation of products and processes, drawing on scientific methods to provide the skills and knowledge to solve real-world problems. 

Mathematics equips us with the skills needed to interpret and analyse information, simplify and solve problems, assess risk, make informed decisions, and further understand the world around us through modelling both abstract and concrete problems.

The foundations for STEM education begin in early childhood. From the earliest years, through their play experiences and family environment, children engage with the world in ways that can promote Learning related to Science, Technology, engineering, and mathematics 

Science enables us to develop our interest in and understanding of the living, material, and physical worlds and develops the skills of collaboration, research, critical inquiry, and experimentation. 

Technology covers a range of fields that involve the application of knowledge, skills, and computational thinking to extend human capabilities and help satisfy human needs and wants, operating at the interface of science and society. 

Engineering is about the design and creation of products and processes, drawing on scientific methods to provide the skills and knowledge to solve real-world problems. 

Mathematics equips us with the skills needed to interpret and analyse information, simplify and solve problems, assess risk, make informed decisions, and further understand the world around us through modelling both abstract and concrete problems.

21^st century skills

1. Self directed learning
2. Innovation
3. Problem solving skill
4. Collaboration
5. Creativity
6. Entrepreneurial spirit

Integrated STEM-based community service learning curriculum:

1. Community service issues
2. Empathize with user needs
3. Define design goal
4. Ideate solutions
5. Design solutions
6. Collect feedback and improve design
7. Changes in creativity, collaboration, perseverance & career interest in STEM
8. Changes in integrated knowledge
9. Communication & teamwork
10. Refined solutions
11. Resources & support
12. Community service knowledge
13. Stem knowledge

Equity mind-set:

1. Identify awareness
2. Intercultural mindfulness
3. Inclusive relationship
4. Influential actions
5. Governance & leadership
6. Membership
7. Recognition
8. Professional development

Outcome:

1. STEM workforce
2. STEM literate society
3. Work advance and innovate-industry/community
4. Challenge and prepare- tertiary
5. Enhance STEM skills- upper/past secondary
6. Develop and build STEM skills-lower secondary
7. Make connection/ build foundation-primary
8. Nurture/ inspire interest-early childhood

Purpose of STEM education- Nurturing talents for integration.

Is the class appropriate for the purpose of nurturing talents for integration?

Concept of STEM education- Increasing students interest, connection to the real world, cultivation of integrated thinking abilities

Is the class designed to increase the students interest in scientific technology?

In the theme related to scientific technology in the real world?

Is the program designed to cultivate the integrated thinking abilities of students?

Learning standard framework of STEM classes- context presentation and creative design

Connections to the real world.

Does the class present problematic situations for students to solve in real world?

Interest and immersion

Is it is specific situation that can arouse the interest of students and appropriate for their level?

Creativity

Is the process of creative design clearly revealed for the students to think about how they will solve the problem?

Focusing on students

Is the class made up of activities focusing on play and experiences and is there a process for the students to personally devise and think about the issues at hand?

Results (ideas)

Is the class designed for various results (or ideas) to be presented by each students (or group) as a result of creative design?

The STEM fields are wide and varied, including:

Some of the fields of STEM careers.

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), many of the most in-demand jobs today will disappear by 2030.

Module 2

• Creating counselling strategies.
• Talent identification.
• Creative or productive thinking.
• Competency education.
• Managing academic load on school children.
• Strengthening primary stages of learning.
• Management education for school children.
• Learning through discovery.
• Modernising the school system.
• Quality control management.
• Enriching mental health.
• Principles and leadership roles.
• Ethics and principle centered leadership.
• Worldwide imperatives in education.
• Community education and sustainable development.
• Technology in classroom.

Module 3

• Right brain oriented curriculum.
• Intelligent quotient/ potential quotient/ emotional quotient.
• Educational intelligence.
• General management.
• Character education.
• Reaching the unreachable through academic excellence.
• Parents as teachers, teachers as parents.
• School to run like the factory and research lab.
• Home instruction.
• Education of pride and achievement.
• Role of the teacher in the class room.
• Experimental educational learning.
• Motivating kids to be the head of the class.
• Establishing effective-home-school partnership.
• Strengthening school for non-traditional families.
• Overcoming academic problems.

Module 4

• GUIDANCE: A new dimension of creative teaching.
• Personality and children’s adjustment problems.
• Emotional development.
• Social development.
• Transfer and functional learning.
• Discovering the children’s potentialities, intelligence and aptitudes.
• Evaluation of learning.
• Individual differences in mental abilities, their educational implications.
• Education and training.
• Personal, social and moral education.
• The multiple functions of education.

Module 5

• Education and national development in India.
• Education beyond school.
• Organisation and management.
• Effectiveness and evaluation in educational institutions.
• Education and training for managing educational institutions.
• Agencies and strategies for curriculum change.
• Teacher’s expectations and pupil’s achievements.
• Communicative competence on language teaching.
• Learning through discussion.
• Syndicate methods.
• Computer assisted learning.
• Creating open learning system.
• Co-operative teaching.

Module 6

• Criterion referenced assessment.
• Assessment of practical skills.
• School-based assessment.
• Individual differences and development.
• The theory of multiple intelligence.
• Educating gifted children.
• Development in home and school environment.
• The development of moral and religious ideas and behaviour.
• Personality and cognitive style.
• Integrated education.
• Children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Non directive learning.

Programme Features:

1. Ensure an individual’s ability to understand and apply the principles in the practice of education.
2. It provides a greater understanding of academic environments, giving the tools needed to operate at higher levels.
3. Develop knowledge for a wide range of key academic areas in practical manner and illustrate in which these can be applied to workplace scenarios.
4. Integrate across key functional areas of educational management and implement a coherent strategy.
5. Emphasize the importance of balance between knowledge and the skills necessary to create effective teachers through continuous interaction.
6. Interact and learn from educational experts and learning educationist.
7. Quality learning material and delivery.
8. Flexible, integrated programme structure.
9. The enables, the candidates to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key principles in learning and development.
10. An ability continuously to evaluate and improve learning activities, professional practices and own competence as a teacher.

A pillars of stem

STEM is an approach of teaching that’s larger than its constituent parts STEM removes the traditional barriers erected between the four disciplines, by integrating the four subjects into one cohesive curriculum the STEM challenge

The problem

Just as the nation’s economic engines and national security measures have come to rest squarely of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), American students are recoiling from these disciplines in record numbers.

The current state of stem

Many students not receiving an adequate STEM education

Focus often on speciality or magnet high schools

STEM subjects not taught every day in many schools

 29% of 4^th-8^th students report teaching science two or fewer days per Week The STEM challenge.

Preparation of life

STEM prepares students for life, regardless of the profession they choose to follow. STEM teaches students how to think critically and how to solve problems- skills that can be used throughout life.

The critical part of stem

Improved STEM programs can create individuals capable of new solutions and better decisions Increased science and math capability is not enough Experiences centred on design, innovation, engineering, and technology increase creativity, inventiveness, ingenuity and imagination capabilities

These characteristics are fostered in STEM centred learning experiences. The STEM challenge,

The tall order

Preparing the next- generation to succeed in life is a tall order. And, we will substantially fail if we don’t teach children how to think critically and solve ill-structured problems.

What we need in schools stem content integrated in all courses

More engaged learning/ less lecture;

More ill-structured problem solving;

More strategies that cause students to seek STEM content answers;

More underrepresented populations engaging in STEM; and,

More collaborative learning experiences.

We need to emphasize critical thinking

Problem solving ability development

Leadership/ teamwork development

Ethics and responsibility

Invention, imagination, and ingenuity

Communication skill development

The inclusion of engineering design

Why is this important?

Invention and innovation

Generate & research ideas

 Source of ideas?

Interrogating our personal bank of    knowledge (Mental warehouse) Existing common body of knowledge Quality of design?

     Different points of view

How do we change the status quo?

First, recognize that there is a problem.

Too many Indians don’t see the real-life value of STEM.

The Indian economic advantage is centered on our ability to innovate/ create new ideas

Integrated STEM education can supply that product.

Innovation is what allows the Indian to compete.

Creating new marketable ideas starts with STEM education.

What do stem teachers do?

STEM teachers pose problems and combine problem       solving with project based learning across disciplines.

Developing students critical thinking, communication, assessment, and inquiry skills.

Using real-world problems

Real-world problem-solving is the essence of STEM lessons. Solving real-world problems causes students to use/expand higher-order thinking skills.

Identifying creative, real-world problems for students is the essence of STEM teaching.

Good stem lessons…accomplish these things:

Apply math/science through authentic, hands-on learning

Include the use/creation to technology requires the use of the engineering design loop

Require collaborative teamwork emphasize math/science/technology standards address real-world problems

What do students gain?

Creativity- Thinking on their feet, ‘outside the box’.

Confidence-n Building confidence needed to thrive in a competitive workplace.

Problem solving- Without realizing it, students are consistently challenged to solve problems. This develops skills in reasoning and understanding.

What do students gain?

Focus – Balancing listening/contributing involves a great deal of concentration/focus.

Communication- Defending ideas/theories is a core skill and one that is required throughout life.

Receiving constructive feedback- feedback is part of learning/ part of (not everyone gets a trophy!)

What do students gain?

Collaboration – students work together, share responsibility, and compromise with others to accomplish a common goal.

Dedication- students practice developing healthy work habits (on-time, prepared, respecting the contributions of others).

Accountability- understanding that their actions affect other people.

Characteristics of effective program

        Use ill-structured, design based STEM problems.

Utilize the engineering design loop

Focus on conducting research/information gathering

Use content rich/real-world problems

Integrate content from multiple disciplines

Offer problems with multiple potential solutions

  Use collaborative, team-based strategies

Use performance-based assessment measures

Provide opportunities to present/defend ideas

Utilize content experts outside school

Project-based laerning (pbl)

Problem solving skills

Self-directed learning skills

How to find/use resources Critical thinking Expanded knowledge base Performance ability

Social and ethical skills

Proactive thinking

Self-sufficiency & self-motivation

Facility with computer

Leadership skills

Ability to work on a team

Communication skills

Workspace skills

1. International awareness  Appreciation of cultural diversity

Proficiency in world languages   competitive skills policy brief

21^st century standards   21^st century assessments 21st century curriculum & instruction 21st century learning environments partnership for 21^st century skills.

2. Focuses on 21^st century skills, content knowledge and expertise.

Builds understanding across and among core subjects as well as 21^st century interdisciplinary themes emphasizes deep understanding rather than shallow knowledge engages students with the real world data, tools, and experts they will encounter in college, on the job, and n life-students learn best when actively engaged in solving meaningful problems. Allows for multiple measures of mastery

3. Supports a balance of assessments, including high-quality standardized testing along with effective classroom formative and summative assessments. Emphasizes useful feedback on student performance that is embedded into everyday learning. Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and summative assessments that measure student mastery of 21^st century skills. Enables development of portfolios of student work that demonstrate mastery of 21^st century skills to educators and prospective employers system’s effectiveness at reaching high levels of student competency in 21^st century
4. Teaches 21^st century skills discretely in the context of core subjects and 21^st century themes. Focuses on providing opportunities for applying 21^st century skills across content areas and for a competency-based approach to learning. Enables innovative learning methods that integrate the use of supportive technologies, inquiry- and problem-based approaches and higher order thinking skills. Encourages the integration of community resources beyond school walls

4. Highlights ways teachers can seize opportunities for integrating 21^st century skills, tools and teaching strategies into their classroom practice- and help them identify what activities they can replace/de-emphasize. Balances direct instruction with project-oriented teaching methods illustrate how a deeper understanding of subject matter can actually enhance problem-solving, critical thinking, and other 21^st century skills. Enables 21^st century professional learning communities for teachers that model the kinds of classroom learning that best promotes 21^st century skills for students. Cultivates teachers’ ability to identify students’ particular learning styles, intelligences, strengths and weakness. Helps teachers develop their abilities to use various .
5. Creates learning practices, human support and physical environments that will support the teaching and learning of 21^st century skill outcomes. Support professional learning communities that enable educators to collaborate, share best practices. Enables students to learn in relevant, real skills into classroom practice. Enables students to learn in relevant, real world 21^st century contexts (e.g., through project-based or other applied work). Allows equitable access to quality learning tools, technologies and resources. Provides 21^st century architectural and interior designs for group, team and individual learning. Supports expanded community and international involvement in learning, both face-to-face and online.

Download NASA apps — The NASA app offers news and multimedia from around the agency; other applications focus individual NASA projects or research areas.

Wavelength — a broad collection of materials about NASA science missions and their research.

Astronomy and Planetary Exploration

Code a Mars Helicopter Video Game — Create a video game that lets players explore the Red Planet with a helicopter like the one going to Mars with NASA’s Perseverance rover.

Dial-a-Moon: Download a high-resolution image of the Moon for any day in 2020.

Eclipse Activities — Models and activities that explain the science behind eclipses.

Exoplanet Coloring Pages — Use your imagination to explore planets beyond our solar system.

Exoplanet Travel Bureau — Take a trip outside our solar system.

ExoQuest — Travel into deep space in search of strange and unusual planets that lurk beyond our solar system – called exoplanets. Amaze your family and friends with the knowledge you will gain and the discoveries that you will uncover.

Eyes on Exoplanets — There are billions of planets in our galaxy, many in Earth’s size range. Explore these strange, new worlds.

Five Ways to Find an Exoplanet — How do scientists find planets beyond our solar system?

Galaxy of Horrors — A planet where it’s raining glass? Terrifying. Explore it and other bizarre worlds.

Hubble Space Telescope — Online activities to learn about the universe, the amazing images Hubble has taken, and the fascinating history of the telescope.

Hubblesite Resource for Learning — Resources for learners that span the Hubble Space Telescope’s mission, from its beginning to the innovative science it is enabling today.

Activities and programs to learn about NASA’s next Great Observatory.

Learn Science — Educational activities related to NASA’s scientific research for a variety of age groups.

Life and Death of a Planetary System — How did we get here? How do stars and planets come into being? What happens during a star’s life, and what fate will its planets meet when it dies? Come along on this interstellar journey through time and scientific detective work.

Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission — Make a paper model of NASA’s mission to study how the Earth and Sun transfer energy to one another.

Make the Most of Your Universe — activities to learn about the universe from the team at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Moon Observation Journal — a printout you can use to track the phases of the Moon.

NASA’s Universe of Learning at Home –- Activities for all ages to engage in the science of NASA astrophysics and astronomy from home. 

Parker Solar Probe — At-home activities to learn about the Sun.

Print and Share — Posters and lithographs to download and share from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Space Travel Hazards Game — Can you travel through space safely? Learn how radiation in space can affect mission success.

The Sun and the Earth — Lesson plans and other materials on the relationship between the Sun and the Earth.

ViewSpace –- A web-based collection of digital interactives and hundreds of videos highlighting the latest developments in astronomy and Earth science. 

What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday — In 30 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken pictures on every date on the calendar. Find it what it was looking at on your birthday.

Earth Science

Aerosols Quiz — Answer a few questions to learn about aerosols — tiny particles suspended in our atmosphere — and the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission.

Globe educational resources — The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program allows students and the public worldwide to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment. Resources by grade: K-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12.

EO Kids — activities and materials from NASA’s Earth Observatory, showing how NASA studies the Earth from space, from the air and on the ground.

Global Precipitation Measurement mission education — A variety of educational activities, sortable by type and grade level, on NASA’s mission to study Earth’s water cycle, weather and climate.

Fun Zone — Videos, activities and interactives about NASA’s mission to study Earth’s ice-covered regions.

The Carbon Cycle Game: Travel along the marine carbon cycle and learn about the ocean. (Grades 9-12)

“Which Phytoplankton Are You?” Quiz — Answer four questions to discover which of these diverse organisms is most like you!

Human Space Flight

How to Draw Artemis — Draw the rocket that will take the next astronauts to the Moon.

Imagine You’re an Astronaut — It can be a little cramped staying inside the space station all that time. Astronauts still need to do their everyday living. Imagine you and your family are astronauts on the space station right now. How would you adapt to the challenges and still keep doing important routines, like exercising, learning and making time for fun?

Space Communications and Navigation — activities to learn about how NASA communicates with spacecraft and helps them navigate through space.

Space Technology

NASA SOLVE — Interested in helping NASA solve tough problems? Visit NASA SOLVE, where you’ll find opportunities to participate in challenges, prize competitions, crowdsourcing, and citizen science activities”

Space Tech Activities for Junior Explorers — explore what NASA and our national parks have in common and how space technology benefits your life, parks and the planet. 

Download NASA apps — The NASA app offers news and multimedia from around the agency; other applications focus individual NASA projects or research areas.

Wavelength — a broad collection of materials about NASA science missions and their research.

Astronomy and Planetary Exploration

Code a Mars Helicopter Video Game — Create a video game that lets players explore the Red Planet with a helicopter like the one going to Mars with NASA’s Perseverance rover.

Dial-a-Moon: Download a high-resolution image of the Moon for any day in 2020.

Eclipse Activities — Models and activities that explain the science behind eclipses.

Exoplanet Coloring Pages — Use your imagination to explore planets beyond our solar system.

Exoplanet Travel Bureau — Take a trip outside our solar system.

ExoQuest — Travel into deep space in search of strange and unusual planets that lurk beyond our solar system – called exoplanets. Amaze your family and friends with the knowledge you will gain and the discoveries that you will uncover.

Eyes on Exoplanets — There are billions of planets in our galaxy, many in Earth’s size range. Explore these strange, new worlds.

Five Ways to Find an Exoplanet — How do scientists find planets beyond our solar system?

Galaxy of Horrors — A planet where it’s raining glass? Terrifying. Explore it and other bizarre worlds.

Hubble Space Telescope — Online activities to learn about the universe, the amazing images Hubble has taken, and the fascinating history of the telescope.

Hubblesite Resource for Learning — Resources for learners that span the Hubble Space Telescope’s mission, from its beginning to the innovative science it is enabling today.

Activities and programs to learn about NASA’s next Great Observatory.

Learn Science — Educational activities related to NASA’s scientific research for a variety of age groups.

Life and Death of a Planetary System — How did we get here? How do stars and planets come into being? What happens during a star’s life, and what fate will its planets meet when it dies? Come along on this interstellar journey through time and scientific detective work.

Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission — Make a paper model of NASA’s mission to study how the Earth and Sun transfer energy to one another.

Make the Most of Your Universe — activities to learn about the universe from the team at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Moon Observation Journal — a printout you can use to track the phases of the Moon.

NASA’s Universe of Learning at Home –- Activities for all ages to engage in the science of NASA astrophysics and astronomy from home. 

Parker Solar Probe — At-home activities to learn about the Sun.

Print and Share — Posters and lithographs to download and share from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Space Travel Hazards Game — Can you travel through space safely? Learn how radiation in space can affect mission success.

The Sun and the Earth — Lesson plans and other materials on the relationship between the Sun and the Earth.

ViewSpace –- A web-based collection of digital interactives and hundreds of videos highlighting the latest developments in astronomy and Earth science. 

What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday — In 30 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken pictures on every date on the calendar. Find it what it was looking at on your birthday.

Earth Science

Aerosols Quiz — Answer a few questions to learn about aerosols — tiny particles suspended in our atmosphere — and the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission.

Globe educational resources — The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program allows students and the public worldwide to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment. Resources by grade: K-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12.

EO Kids — activities and materials from NASA’s Earth Observatory, showing how NASA studies the Earth from space, from the air and on the ground.

Global Precipitation Measurement mission education — A variety of educational activities, sortable by type and grade level, on NASA’s mission to study Earth’s water cycle, weather and climate.

Fun Zone — Videos, activities and interactives about NASA’s mission to study Earth’s ice-covered regions.

The Carbon Cycle Game: Travel along the marine carbon cycle and learn about the ocean. (Grades 9-12)

“Which Phytoplankton Are You?” Quiz — Answer four questions to discover which of these diverse organisms is most like you!

Human Space Flight

How to Draw Artemis — Draw the rocket that will take the next astronauts to the Moon.

Imagine You’re an Astronaut — It can be a little cramped staying inside the space station all that time. Astronauts still need to do their everyday living. Imagine you and your family are astronauts on the space station right now. How would you adapt to the challenges and still keep doing important routines, like exercising, learning and making time for fun?

Space Communications and Navigation — activities to learn about how NASA communicates with spacecraft and helps them navigate through space.

Space Technology

NASA SOLVE — Interested in helping NASA solve tough problems? Visit NASA SOLVE, where you’ll find opportunities to participate in challenges, prize competitions, crowdsourcing, and citizen science activities”

Space Tech Activities for Junior Explorers — explore what NASA and our national parks have in common and how space technology benefits your life, parks and the planet.