Defined STEM and 21st Century Teaching and

LearningDavid L. Reese, Ed. D.

Who I am? Why I am here?

•I would like to get to know you! • What is your name? • What do you do?• What is one thing that you hope to learn

today??

The focus for today!

Backpack Design:

http://stem.definedlearning.com/connect.cfm?asset_guid=bc641614-b026-4934-9d60-b7fd7540e2d0&blnSearch=1

As you review the video, jot down connections to:

1) Content Connections

2) Skill Applications

3) Creativity and Innovation Ideas

4) Collaboration

5) Work Environment

The U.S. Labor Market:U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2007)

United States Department of Labor

“Our nation needs to increase the supply and quality of “knowledge workers” whose specialized skills enable them to work within STEM industries and occupations. Our nation’s economic future depends upon improving the pipeline into STEM fields (2007).”

United States Military Academy: Intellectual Domain

• Think and act creatively

• Demonstrate the capability and desire to pursue progressive and continued intellectual development

• Listen, read, speak and write effectively

• Be scientifically literate and capable of applying scientific, mathematical, and computational modes of thought to the solution of complex problems.

• Understand and apply information technology concepts to acquire, manage, communicate and defend information, solve problems, and adapt to technology.

• Apply mathematics, science, technology, and the engineering design process to devise technological problem solutions that are effective and adaptable.

Defined STEM: Navigation

http://stem.definedlearning.com • Standards Alignment

• Accessing Videos

• Performance Tasks

• Simulations

• Big Ideas and Essential Questions

Defined STEM: An Example

http://stem.definedlearning.com/tasks/index.cfm?asset_guid=34779e64-03fe-452b-bacc-5b9200f2748b

Navigation Linkages with Best Practice

Evaluating Defined STEM with Best Practices for Teaching and

Learning

Instructional Practices

1) 21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills

2) Multiple Intelligences

Best Practices

• Differentiated Instruction

• Assessments •Rubrics•Exemplars

Webb’s Depth of Knowledge:Rigor and Relevance

Investigating Defined STEM

Find one performance task that you can utilize in your classroom: Review the associated video(s); Choose products from task that you would utilize; Review associated rubrics and exemplars; Check out the associated simulation if one exists for

your task.

Next Steps

Please share one thing that you like about Defined STEM.

Is there one thing that you would like to see added to Defined STEM?

Thanks and have a safe ride home!