STEM up your Curriculum
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
Secondary Education
Abstract for the conference program
This session will focus on helping teachers use phenomena to design problem-based learning opportunities that integrate STEM to increase rigor and relevance in all science content areas. Participants will participate in engaging student-focused activities that allow them to use criticial thinking skills while solving real-world socially-relevant problems as they work in collaborative groups. These activities are standards-based and encourage collaboration across different content areas. Presenters will guide participants through the process of planning a STEM-based unit with their colleagues and community sponsors that increase the depth of learning by breaking down the walls between classrooms. Participants will take home ready-to-go standards-based lessons and challenges that empower students to think outside the box to help them understand "why they need to know this".
Proposal Track
T2: Applied STEM Education
Start Date
3-24-2018 10:00 AM
Recommended Citation
Ward, Judy Dr.; Cornwell, Denise; Williams, Brian; Martin, Joseph; and Funsch, Robert, "STEM up your Curriculum" (2018). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 9.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2018/2018/9
STEM up your Curriculum
This session will focus on helping teachers use phenomena to design problem-based learning opportunities that integrate STEM to increase rigor and relevance in all science content areas. Participants will participate in engaging student-focused activities that allow them to use criticial thinking skills while solving real-world socially-relevant problems as they work in collaborative groups. These activities are standards-based and encourage collaboration across different content areas. Presenters will guide participants through the process of planning a STEM-based unit with their colleagues and community sponsors that increase the depth of learning by breaking down the walls between classrooms. Participants will take home ready-to-go standards-based lessons and challenges that empower students to think outside the box to help them understand "why they need to know this".
