In real World, jobs are
interdisciplinary; rarely do they require a single skill. Because some jobs no
longer exist, teachers should prepare children for the future job and
successful careers by enhancing four critical points in early childhood which
are: creativity, communication, teamwork/collaboration and critical thinking.
They should develop the identified skills and give children the best
opportunity to be prepared by STEAM.
STEAM means: S for
science, T for technology, E for engineer, A for arts and M for math. The key
of optimizing learning is to integrate activities instead of teaching as
individual subjects. STEAM learning help children to investigate questions,
solve problems and think potential improvements.
One of the best way to show
integration and how we approach a STEAM lesson is with a sample activity. For
example, "Straw Rockets" activity can be done by any students if he/she follow
step by step. The child should understand the goal then identify what he/she
needs. Then the child should talk like an expert by using enriching vocabulary and
speak the language. But one of the most important aspects of STEAM activity is
asking open-ended question that develop curiosity, creativity, critical
thinking and course communication skills. After doing the activity, the child
starts to predict a hypothesis and ask more questions. Then he/she integrates the
hypothesis and records what he/she discovers. STEAM learning can open new jobs in future such as
aerospace engineering, astrophysics astronomy, biomechanics nanotechnology and
many others.
Everyday language
supports STEAM thinking by asking to many question : "what do you see,
what do you hear, what are your prediction, what do you notice, what is
changing ... and so many questions" that encourage child's curiosity to
discover more and more.Also STEAM
learning improves when different senses are engaged “50% of what we hear and
see,70% of what we discuss with
others, 80% of what we experience, and 95% of what we teach others”.
From my point of view, children love to discover and experiment new
things that encourage his/her curiosity. Also STEAM learning will enhance
children’s interest to find their passion and build confidence to try different things. So STEAM happens naturally in young
children as the explore and investigate the world around them in which they are
exercising other skills: focusing attention, motivation and problem solving
with a higher level of thinking.
Presented by: Marnie
Forestieri, CEO and founder of Young Innovators; and Dr.
Debby Mitchell, EdD is a curriculum writer for Young Innovators.
Sponsored by:
Kaplan Early Learning Company, www.kaplanco.com
What a nice and worthy topic for a webinar. I wish I could have attended it.
ReplyDeleteI've done several workshops related to STEAM, and I do find it so beneficial, since it encourages critical thinking and deep understanding of students.
ohh!very interesting topic and very important to every student to have this information,I hope to watch this webinar because STEAM learning help children to investigate questions, solve problems and think potential improvements.:)
ReplyDeleteWOW! I have read about this topic before. That's true. These five areas of curriculum - science, technology, engineer, arts, and mathematics- are integrated in our daily life activities such as rubik's cube and building toys. Thus, STEAM subjects promotes problem solving, analyzing, and critical thinking.
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ReplyDeleteyes it a very interesting topic since it :
ReplyDeleteExposes students to the creative process, Offers meaningful collaboration, Increases critical thinking, Provides a unique way to problem-solve, Gives all students hands-on learning experiences, Encourages girls to explore STEM fields, Shows them a different way to value the art, and many more ...