Key issues and Trends in K12 STEM Education

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Key issues and Trends in K-12 STEM Education

• Linda Jordan
• K-12 Science Coordinator
• Tennessee Department of Education

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STEM Education

• Technology is
• Human innovation in action that involves
  generating knowledge and processes to develop
  systems that solve problems and extend human
  capabilities
• 2. The innovation, change, or modification of the
  natural environment to satisfy perceived human
  needs and/or wants.

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STEM Education

• Engineering is
• A profession involving the knowledge of
  mathematical and natural sciences (biological and
  physical) gained by study, experience, and
  practice, applied with judgement and creativity
  to develop ways to utilize the materials and
  forces of nature for the benefit of human-kind
• work performed by an engineer.

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Science and Technology Committees Research and
Science Education Subcommittee

• Federal Agency Focus
• 1) universal math and science literacy and
• 2) significantly increasing the number and
  diversity of American students entering and
  successfully exiting the STEM pipeline
• Dr. George D. Nelson
• Director of Science Technology and Mathematics
  Education at Western Washington University

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CS3 STEM Education Survey 2006

• N 46
• Vision and Leadership
• Coordinated statewide plan 50
• Individual responsible 40
• Standards and Curriculum
• Technology and Engineering standards 62
• Teacher Development and Support
• Coordinated Professional Development 54

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STEM Education in Tennessee

• What is the state doing about STEM?
• Career Technical Education
• Technology Standards
• Engineering Standards
• Students who pursue the Technical Path are
  prepared for post-secondary pursuits with this
  coursework

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STEM Education in Tennessee

• Collaborating with STEM Centers in support of
  their efforts to provide and improve STEM
  Education in Tennessee
• Encouraging STEM projects through federal grant
  funding opportunities
• Providing STEM leadership wherever possible

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STEM Education in Tennessee Where is the math?
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STEM Education in Tennessee Monitoring and
Adjusting
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EMBEDDED Technology and Engineering Standards

• Conceptual Strand
• K-12 in scope
• Employs a learning progression
• Guiding Question
• Frames assessments (formal/summative)
• Provides evidence of conceptual understanding

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STEM Education in Tennessee

• What is your vision of STEM Education for all
  Tennessee K-12 students?
• How do we implement the vision?

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Engineering Internet Sites
inventionatplay.org/

• http//www.discoverengineering.org/home.asp

http//www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/scitech/1006.do
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http//www.mos.org/eie/
http//inventionatplay.org/
http//www.engineeringsights.org/
http//www.engineeringsights.org/results.asp?vieID
TNnameTennessee
http//inventionatplay.org/
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Consequences of not meeting the challenges of
STEM Education?
Darwin Award