The IDEAL Spring Mills STEM Academy English student:
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As mentioned in my letter on the syllabus and course procedures, here are a few articles and sites that have informed my own vision of the SMHS STEM Academy. This is not to say these articles and web sites represent the Academy or the STEM Leadership team; they have only helped me think about the best ways we can impact learning.
"Critical thinking is, in the end, the only way to protect American jobs."
Why America's obsession with STEM education is dangerous
"Kids need experiences where they can try and fail, over and over again, without fear of a bad grade and without losing faith in their ability to succeed. Engineers ask themselves, “Can we make it better?'"
Why more STEM classes won't help close the serious STEM achievement gap
The inspiration for d.loft STEM is the "Design for the Other 90% Movement,” which consists of engineers, designers, scientists, technologists, architects, and mathematicians engaged in designing low-cost innovative solutions for large portion of the world’s population who do not have access to basic services and products.
https://dloft.stanford.edu
"...Innovation remains tightly coupled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math."
http://stemtosteam.org
"Teaching students with the goal of promoting “big understanding” leads to deep insights into how the world works, how to take action, how to be ethical, and how to apply knowledge in varied circumstances."
http://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/future-wise-educating-our-children-for-a-changing-world-by-david-perkins/
"Critical thinking is, in the end, the only way to protect American jobs."
Why America's obsession with STEM education is dangerous
"Kids need experiences where they can try and fail, over and over again, without fear of a bad grade and without losing faith in their ability to succeed. Engineers ask themselves, “Can we make it better?'"
Why more STEM classes won't help close the serious STEM achievement gap
The inspiration for d.loft STEM is the "Design for the Other 90% Movement,” which consists of engineers, designers, scientists, technologists, architects, and mathematicians engaged in designing low-cost innovative solutions for large portion of the world’s population who do not have access to basic services and products.
https://dloft.stanford.edu
"...Innovation remains tightly coupled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math."
http://stemtosteam.org
"Teaching students with the goal of promoting “big understanding” leads to deep insights into how the world works, how to take action, how to be ethical, and how to apply knowledge in varied circumstances."
http://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/future-wise-educating-our-children-for-a-changing-world-by-david-perkins/