Supporting the STEM Initiative With Secondary Students
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Supporting the STEM Initiative With Secondary
Students
Elana SlagleAIAA Chair, STEM K-12 Outreach
What Is STEM Education?• Science, Technology, Engineering,
Math• Inquiry/Project/Reform-based learning• Integrates Other Skills:– Critical Thinking– Problem Solving– Collaboration– Team Building– Innovation
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Synthesis
EvaluationSTEM Education
• ________ of U.S. high school graduates have the mathematics and science proficiency required to begin pursuing an engineering degree.
15%
Why Should STEM be Important to Me?
Why Should STEM be Important to Me?
• _____ percent of STEM majors switch after their first year in college.1
35%
• _____ of U.S. college freshmen who enter engineering programs do not graduate with an engineering degree. 2
50%
What Is INFOhio?• Virtual library of FREE resources for
K-12 teachers and students in Ohio
How Can I Access INFOhio?
• From School- automatically from any school or library computer within Ohio
• From Home- username and password– Changes every 2 years (2010- 2012)– Ask school media specialist for current
password
How can INFOhio help support the STEM Initiative?
Resource Overview
• KnowItNow• ipl2 For Kids• Ohio Resource Center• Research Project Calculator• World Book Advanced• Digital Video Library
KnowItNow
ipl2 for Kids
Ohio Resource Center (ORC)
Research Project Calculator
World Book Advanced
Digital Video Collection
Thank You!
Elana [email protected]
Resources
• The Overlooked STEM Imperative: Technology and Engineering K-12 Education. International Technology Education Association, 2009. Print.
• The STEM Monograph Series: Attributes of STEM Education. Teaching Institute for Essential Science, 2006. Print.
• INFOhio http://www.infohio.org
• Ohio Academic Content Standards http://www.ode.state.oh.us
• Ohio STEM Learning Networkhttp://www.osln.org/