Education - STEM & STEAM Education
Instructional Approaches
"...STEM instruction is typically accomplished through the use of problem-, project-, or design-based tasks to engage students in addressing complex contexts that reflect real-world situations"
from STEM Integration in K-12 Education, p 51
Burke, B.M. (2014). The ITEEA 6E Learning byDeSIGN[TM] Model: maximizing informed design and inquiry in the integrative STEM classroom. Technology and Engineering Teacher 73 (6), 14-19.
Larmer, J., & Mergendoller, J. R. (2010). 7 Essentials for Project-Based Learning. Educational Leadership, 68(1), 34-37.
Savery, J.R. (2006). Overview of Problem-based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning 1(1), 9-20.
Lesson Plans and Resources
You may want to begin by reading the artice Six Characteristics of a Great STEM Lesson from Education Week online (free registration required).
Some sites with lesson ideas:
- I-STEM Lesson PlansLesson plans and activities from Indiana's STEM Network.
- Intel Education STEM ResourcesLinks to unit plans from two other Intel sites, and to some STEM assessment plans
- Mission Solar SystemA transmedia project between NASA and PBS' Design Squad Nation. Videos and hands-on engineering design challenges provide grades 3-8 students opportunities to solve engineering design challenges related to exploring the solar system.
- STEM Concept VideosVideos from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology illustrating various STEM concepts. Each comes with an instructor guide. Potential use in senior high.
- STEM Teaching ResourcesLinks to STEM resources organized by the U.K.'s National STEM Centre.
Doucette Resources
The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula, Grades 6-8 by ISBN: 9781483307374Publication Date: 2014-12-11
