1 / 12

STEM Gems

STEM Gems. Heidi Rethmeier ESU 8 Staff Developer. Brogan & Partners created for the National Defense Education Partnership to increase awareness of STEM. . STEM Background. A little about my many lives: Aeronautical Engineer for the USAF College Professor in STEM Secondary STEM teacher

lucien
Download Presentation

STEM Gems

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. STEM Gems Heidi Rethmeier ESU 8 Staff Developer

  2. Brogan & Partners created for the National Defense Education Partnership to increase awareness of STEM.

  3. STEM Background • A little about my many lives: • Aeronautical Engineer for the USAF • College Professor in STEM • Secondary STEM teacher • ESU Staff Developer

  4. STEM Education • Not just for High Ability Learners • Not just for students who excel in math and science • How can you infuse STEM school wide? • Where are the real opportunities? • What are some resources?

  5. STEM Education • Are you a closet STEM Teacher? • Do you start projects with, “We have a problem”? • Do you shop at hardware stores for school supplies? • Does your classroom often look like a garage sale? • Do you assess in unconventional ways? • Do your students know it’s OK to fail and try again? • Do your students know there is more than one solution?

  6. STEM oriented • Play is Work! • Design • Build • Role play • Collaborate • Create Preschool

  7. William’s dilemma • STEM Gems • Open ended problems • Design a fence • Sciencebug.org • Exploring Light • Hour of Code Kindergarten – 5th Grade

  8. Exploratory Classes • STEM Gems • LEGO Mindstorm Robots • Rube Goldberg Machines • Stop Motion Animation • Code.org • Hour of Code • Impromptu Design Projects • Makey Makey • Build a Speaker Middle School

  9. Heavy technology consumers – we need more technology creators and producers • STEM Gems • West Point Bridge Design • NASA Opportunities - Shoebox Glider • LEGO Mindstorm Robots • CEENBots • Hour of Code • Impromptu Design Projects • Mousetrap Race Cars • Makey Makey • Build a Speaker High School

  10. How do we incorporate STEM? • TEACHER (and student) QUALITIES • Inquiry • Design • Creativity • Collaboration • Problem Solving • Troubleshooting • Teamwork • Middle School exploratory classes • Independent study • After school programs/clubs • School wide emphasis • Intervention time

  11. Inquiry • Design • Creativity • Collaboration • Problem Solving • Critical Thinking • Teamwork STEM concepts Regardless of Age Group

  12. STEM GEMS Heidi Rethmeier ESU 8 Staff Developer

More Related