Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics….a nation at risk!
Jeffrey Piontek
Hawaii Technology Academy
Goals today
Look at the data and research. What does it mean? How can we use it? What are people doing to solve the
problem? Tying it all together.
1990 curriculum1990 curriculum
Solve problemsSolve problems
Remember the textbookRemember the textbook
Follow directionsFollow directions
Work aloneWork alone
"Cover" the curriculum"Cover" the curriculum
2010 curriculum2010 curriculum
Ask: Find problemsAsk: Find problems
Investigate: Multiple sources/mediaInvestigate: Multiple sources/media
Create: Engage actively in learningCreate: Engage actively in learning
Discuss: Collaborate; diverse viewsDiscuss: Collaborate; diverse views
Reflect: Learn how to learnReflect: Learn how to learn
Old Rules, New GameOld Rules, New Game
Old RulesOld Rules Economics use capitalEconomics use capital Capital is mobile, and it seeks productivityCapital is mobile, and it seeks productivityOld GameOld Game Productivity used laborProductivity used labor Education of the few, labor by the massesEducation of the few, labor by the masses Education Education process reflect process reflect a community a communityNew GameNew Game Productivity uses technology & knowledgeProductivity uses technology & knowledge Education of all, knowledge for the massesEducation of all, knowledge for the masses Educational Educational results create results create a communitya community
Really Big (and Hard) Questions..Really Big (and Hard) Questions..
How do we prepare our students for success in a How do we prepare our students for success in a knowledge based, technology driven, globally knowledge based, technology driven, globally competitive world?competitive world?
How do we align to our community aspirations for How do we align to our community aspirations for quality of life & strategies for economic opportunity?quality of life & strategies for economic opportunity?
How do we transform our schools into high performing How do we transform our schools into high performing environments where students are expected to be and environments where students are expected to be and are high achievers?are high achievers?
The Primary aim of education is not to enable The Primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the life they will lead outside of do well in the life they will lead outside of school.school.
The Flattening
The fall of the Berlin Wall The rise of the Internet Work flow software Open source Outsourcing Off shoring Supply chaining In sourcing In-forming The steroids - Digital, Mobile, Personal
and Virtual.
““The World is Flat”The World is Flat”Thomas FriedmanThomas Friedman
Major Science ProgramsMajor Science Programs Protein ScienceProtein Science Quantum ResearchQuantum Research NanotechnologyNanotechnology Developmental and Reproductive BiologyDevelopmental and Reproductive Biology
Science, March 17, 2006;311:1548-1549
China Bets Big on Big ScienceChina Bets Big on Big Science
““The World is Flat”The World is Flat”Thomas FriedmanThomas Friedman
Engineering ProgramsEngineering Programs Next-generation broadbandNext-generation broadband Large-scale oil and gas explorationLarge-scale oil and gas exploration Transgenic plant breedingTransgenic plant breeding Drug developmentDrug development Manned moon explorationManned moon exploration
Science, March 17, 2006;311:1548-1549
China Bets Big on New ScienceChina Bets Big on New Science
““The World is Flat”The World is Flat”Thomas FriedmanThomas Friedman
Travel by car in Goa is slow and Travel by car in Goa is slow and time consuming.time consuming.
The Internet is the ultimate The Internet is the ultimate super-highwaysuper-highway
India Investment in “Highway” India Investment in “Highway”
Spurring Economic GrowthSpurring Economic Growth
Personal Communication, John McFadden, VP, CIO Loyola College
“In the international competition to have the biggest and best supply of knowledge workers, America is falling behind."
Bill GatesBill Gates
Manufacturing has chased cheap labor
Science and Technology will chase an educated workforce
China - increased 161% (207,500) Japan – increased 42% (103,200) South Korea – increased 140% (56,500) India – over 100,000/yr
USA – decreased 20% (59,500)
So did anything change nationally or Internationally?
Engineering Graduates Engineering Graduates 1980 - 20001980 - 2000
Where are we now? (2007)
More than 600,000 engineers graduated from institutions of higher education in China.
In India, the figure was 350,000. In America, it was about 70,000. In 2001 only 41 percent of U.S. eighth-graders had a math
teacher who had majored in mathematics at the undergraduate or graduate level or studied the subject for teacher certification -- international average of 71 percent.
For the cost of one chemist or one engineer in the United States, a company can hire about five chemists in China or 11 engineers in India.
Last year chemical companies closed 70 facilities in the United States and have tagged 40 more for closure. Of 120 chemical plants being built around the world with price tags of $1 billion or more, one is in the United States and 50 are in China.
In 2001, U.S. industry spent more on tort litigation than on research and development.
Job Growth 2005-2025Job Growth 2005-2025
ManufacturingManufacturing
Health Care, Biotechnology, TechnologyHealth Care, Biotechnology, Technology
Examples:Examples:scientific publications, global health, science education, scientific publications, global health, science education, program management, software development, biotech program management, software development, biotech business, healthcare-technology.business, healthcare-technology.
2/3 of jobs require some education beyond 2/3 of jobs require some education beyond high schoolhigh school
Skill requirements are the same for Skill requirements are the same for College or Work Write and speak clearlyWrite and speak clearly Use technology to communicate fully Use technology to communicate fully Critical thinking and problem solving skillsCritical thinking and problem solving skills
Job Growth 2005-2025Job Growth 2005-2025
Impetus for ChangeImpetus for Change
““Poor Science Education Could Unravel the U.S. Poor Science Education Could Unravel the U.S. Economy”Economy”
There should be a greater emphasis “to study the frontier areas of science”
Congressman Bart Gordon – Chair, House Committee on Science and Technology
“Every country I have visited understands that good education, healthcare, and economic development are the path to the future—every country, that is, except for the U.S.”
Craig Barrett Craig Barrett – Intel Board Chair (7/08)– Intel Board Chair (7/08)
Four Basic Ingredients to Remain Competitive: Smart people -- nurtured by education Smart ideas -- enabled by R&D The right environment for collaboration --
developed by wise tax policy and funding IT connectivity, broadband, and local content to
connect to the culture--achieved via tech literacy
Craig Barrett Craig Barrett – Intel Board Chair (7/08)– Intel Board Chair (7/08)
The Gathering Storm
“The United States takes deserved pride in the vitality of its economy, which forms the foundation of our high quality of life, our national security, and our hope that our
children and grandchildren will inherit ever-greater opportunities. That vitality is derived in large part from the productivity of well-trained people and the steady stream of scientific and
technical innovations they produce.”
Source: Rising Above a Gathering Storm (Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, 2006)
The Latest Greatest (Scariest) report:
The Latest Greatest (Scariest) report:
Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of
the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
Co chairs: Norman Augustine: Retired CEO of Lockheed Martin Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel
The Gathering Storm- 4 Proposals
Increase America's talent pool by vastly improving K-12 mathematics and science education.
Sustain and strengthen the nation's commitment to long-term basic research.
Develop, recruit, and retain top students, scientists, and engineers from both the United States and abroad. The United States should be considered the most attractive setting in the world to study and conduct research, the report says.
Ensure that the United States is the premier place in the world for innovation. This can be accomplished by actions such as modernizing the U.S. patent system, realigning tax policies to encourage innovation, and ensuring affordable broadband Internet access, the report says.
Build public support for making improvement in STEM performance a national priority.
Motivate U.S. students and adults, using a variety of incentives, to study and enter STEM careers, with a special effort geared to those in currently underrepresented groups.
Upgrade K–12 mathematics and science teaching to foster higher student achievement.
Boost and sustain funding for basic research, especially in the physical sciences and engineering.
To sustain American competitiveness in science and engineering, we need a focused, long-term, comprehensive initiative by the public and private sectors to:
America’s Pressing Challenge: Building A Stronger Foundation
America’s Pressing Challenge – Building a Stronger Foundation: A Companion to Science and Engineering Indicators (2006) National Science Board (NSF) http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsb0602/
The NSB identifies priorities:The NSB identifies priorities:• strong public support for the value of STEM education for strong public support for the value of STEM education for
all students and citizens,all students and citizens,
• a high quality teaching force,a high quality teaching force,
• appropriate learning opportunities for all studentsappropriate learning opportunities for all students
• effective guidance counseling on STEM education and effective guidance counseling on STEM education and careers, andcareers, and
• assessment tools that reinforce learning in STEM fields.assessment tools that reinforce learning in STEM fields.
The NSB identifies priorities:The NSB identifies priorities:• strong public support for the value of STEM education for strong public support for the value of STEM education for
all students and citizens,all students and citizens,
• a high quality teaching force,a high quality teaching force,
• appropriate learning opportunities for all studentsappropriate learning opportunities for all students
• effective guidance counseling on STEM education and effective guidance counseling on STEM education and careers, andcareers, and
• assessment tools that reinforce learning in STEM fields.assessment tools that reinforce learning in STEM fields.
So if all the research says what we need to do then why haven’t we done it yet??
The global economy is changing the nature of work and the kinds of jobs young people will enter are changing.
Students need higher levels of knowledge and skills than ever before to succeed in workplaces of the 21st century.
Expectations are the same for both college and “good jobs” American Diploma Project found a high degree of
convergence. The knowledge and skills that high school
graduates will need to be successful in college are the same as those they will need to be successful in a job that: pays enough to support a family well above the poverty
level, provides benefits, and offers clear pathways for career advancement through
further education and training.
Preparing for and Completing Preparing for and Completing College in the U.S.A.College in the U.S.A.
Basic Knowledge/Skills
English Language (spoken) Reading Comprehension (in English)
Writing in English (grammar, spelling, etc.)
Mathematics
Science
Government/Economics
Humanities/Arts
Foreign Languages
History/Geography
“Are They Really Ready To Work?”
Applied Skills
•Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
•Oral Communication
•Written Communication
•Teamwork/Collaboration
•Diversity
•Information Technology Application
•Leadership
•Creativity/Innovation
•Lifelong Learning/Self Direction
•Professionalism/Work Ethic
•Ethics/Social Responsibility
"Science is built of facts as a house is built of bricks; but an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house."
It means we need a scientifically and “informationally” literate society…..remember Sputnik?
Comprehending Literacy in a Global Era(Jan this one is for you) Prose Literacy
Search Comprehend Use continuous text
Documents Literacy Search Comprehend Act upon Use non-continuous text
in various formats
Quantitative Literacy Identify numerical representations and
ideas Perform computations and solve
problems either alone or sequentially Use numbers embedded in printed
materials Act with mathematical intent to
complete tasks
Technological Literacy Navigate and search using electronic
sources Production and problem solving Compare and use ever-changing
media and information Act upon media and technology based
information
What is Science Literacy?
An awareness of the conventions and methods of science so that scientific information is both accessible to and useable by the student.
Strategies to remain current with a rapidly changing and constantly evolving science knowledge base.
Synonymous Concepts
Identify a problem. Form a hypothesis(es).
Review the literature.
Decide on a procedure. Collect and analyze data.
Derive conclusion.
Formulate questions based on information needs.
Identify a variety of sources of information.
Use strategies for locating information.
Critically evaluate information. Organize information for practical
application. Apply information in critical thinking
and problem solving. Produce and communicate new
knowledge.
Scientific Processes Information Literacy
“Topical” research question
Responding to directivesand mechanics
Print resources only
Memorizing THE resources, THE route, and the THE answer
Accepting the librarian and teacher as THE experts
Turning in a report to the teacher
“Essential” research question
Self-directed planning
An array of print and electronic sources
Learning an information problem solving process to use for life
Using the entire information landscape - resources, experts, and peers
Communicating to an audience, taking action, and justifying opinions
FROM TO
Shift Thinking About Student Research
So at what grade level should we start??So at what grade level should we start??
Children in elementary school will change not just Children in elementary school will change not just jobs, but their entire careers five times over jobs, but their entire careers five times over their working years.their working years. Gartner Group, 1995Gartner Group, 1995
The job you perform today will no longer be The job you perform today will no longer be done.done.
The job you perform tomorrow has not yet been The job you perform tomorrow has not yet been invented.invented.
Lifelong LearningLifelong Learning
Those who do not continue to learn will Those who do not continue to learn will become science illiterates and virtually become science illiterates and virtually unemployable. unemployable.
“In the international competition to have the biggest and best supply of knowledge workers, America is falling behind."
Bill GatesBill Gates
“We are at a crossroad in our nation as we enter a century that we know will be dominated by science, engineering, technology and education.”
“A convergence of science, technology and engineering is taking place.”
Martin C. Jischke-Martin C. Jischke-Purdue University PresidentPurdue University President
“By 2010, more than 90% of all scientists and engineers in the world will live in OUTSIDE THE U.S.A!”
Martin C. Jischke-Martin C. Jischke-Purdue University PresidentPurdue University President
ENGINEERS make a world of difference by turning ideas into reality. Engineers question and challenge the things we encounter in everyday life.
They seek to improve the products we use in all aspects of our lives.
A degree in engineering is preparation for many different careers in almost
any field.
Why Engineering?
Educators, parents, and business leaders need to promote the benefits and rewards of pursuing a career in science and technology. All too often, these careers are seen as the domain of nerds and geeks, instead of inventors and leaders. Our attitudes even discourage people from these fields by promoting how hard they are instead of how rewarding they can be.
Source: AeA, Advancing The Business Of Technology, 2005
Aeronautical Engineering
Agricultural EngineeringAstronautical Engineering
Audio EngineeringAutomotive Engineering
Biological Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Ceramic Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil EngineeringConstruction Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Fire Protection Engineering
Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
Industrial EngineeringManufacturing Engineering
Materials and Metallurgy Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Minerals, Metals, and Materials Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Optical EngineeringSurveying Engineering
Acoustical Engineering
Marine Engineering
Software Engineering
Massachusetts leads the nation
They have integrated engineering skills and standards in all science and math courses.
They assess these skills to assure that students are engaged in critical thinking.
So why did they do it?
Business needs
People trained in IT People who can be
technicians People who can be scientists
and engineers People who understand
mathematics
Current and foreseeable state
STEM graduates leaving US Not enough graduates to fill pipeline Not enough STEM prepared teachers to
start in elementary school
Evidence
Read the NYTimes, Wall Street Journal or Financial Times on any day
Reports from employers Reports from higher education
More evidence
STEM jobs = 13% of employment in MA 1/3 of gross state product Generate jobs in other fields
Still more evidence
Of 30 fields expected to grow, 20 are STEM and 5 more related
Most need AA; 1/2 need BA If not here, then where in the world Stats: Dept of Workforce Dev, Carrie Connaway, MA DOE
Measurable Goals
To raise the level of STEM achievement of all students
To increase significantly the number of students interested in & motivated to study STEM
And
To increase the number of qualified STEM teachers
To improve & provide equitable STEM instruction, curriculum
Where are we?Where are we?
Where do we want to be?Where do we want to be?
How do we get there?How do we get there?
STEM Education
Where are we?---Bill GatesWhere are we?---Bill Gates
“America’s high schools are obsolete.By obsolete, I don’t just mean that our high schools are broken, flawed, and under-funded– though a case could be made for every one of those points.
By obsolete, I mean that our high schools – even when they’re working exactly as designed – cannot teach our kids what they need to know today.”
So if the High Schools are obsolete…how about the Universities?
Where are we?--- Universities
KathySierra http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/
If you studied math, science, or engineering at a four-year college in the US, much of what you learned is useless, forgotten, or obsolete.
Analysis to Action:Undergraduate Education in STEM; http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9128.html
Disconnect between:how we teach math and sciencehow mathematicians and scientists actually work
Often teach encyclopedias of facts without engagement in the processAssessment often does not evaluate understanding
Where are we?--- Universities
Where do we want to be?---Where do we want to be?---The new three R’s:
Rigor – making sure all students are given a challenging curriculum that prepares them for college or work
Relevance – making sure kids have courses and projects that clearly relate to their lives and their goals
Relationships – making sure kids have a number of adults who know them, look out for them, and push them to achieve…Parent, School, University, and chool, University, and Business Business Involvement
How do we get there?How do we get there?
“STEM” Education
VisionVisionThere needs to be an enhanced curriculum in science, technology, engineering, and math, with a strong emphasis on discovery. This will stimulate the interest of young people in science and provide a pipeline of young Americans who are capable, critical decision makers prepared to seize the opportunities in the expanding fields of science.
To be most effective, this enhanced curriculum must include an appropriate support structure.
Change ManagementChange Management
Anticipate and Embrace ChangeAnticipate and Embrace Change
“If you don’t like change . . .
You’re going to like obsolescence even less.”
-- Gen. Shinseki (Head of veterans affairs)
Change ManagementChange Management
Think Outside the BoxThink Outside the Box Be CreativeBe Creative Go Beyond the ObviousGo Beyond the Obvious
STEM Professionals in 2020
Analytical skills Practical ingenuity Design creativity Communication skills Business and management skills
STEM Professionals in 2020
Leadership skills High ethical standards Strong sense of professionalism Lifelong learning skills Agility & flexibility
How do we achieve this?
Creativity + STEM 21st century literacy Constructivism – learn by building. World
building Hawaii is realistically helping to lead the way. Globally. Hunch: Obama and all other politicians will get it!
……and will support efforts to spread what is done successfully. Paradigm shift on how we learn and play.
Students design, program, and animate their own games.
This is STEM meets creativity. It develops:
- Mathematical/logical thinking in programming.
- Art skills to create the graphic and audio assets.
- Creative thinking to produce a compelling game.
Game Academies
In the future, much learning (and entertainment) will be in 3D worlds.
Collaborating with the MIT Media Lab to combine the world’s best authoring tools with the world’s best 3D.
Avatar Reality –(founded by Henk Rogers, Tetris) company in Honolulu – has leading solution currently being tested at HTA.
Game Academy 3D
Students will be able to practice their Mandarin in magical ways, immersed in online Yuan Ming Yuan, ancient gardens full of mystical creatures and historical figures.
One-to-one practice and dialogue with live students from Beijing, role-playing with you in the gardens.
Children invent these worlds.
STEM Professionals in 2020
Ingenuity of ………………. Problem Solving of ……… Scientific Insight of ……… Creativity of ………………. Determination of ………… Leadership of ……………. Conscience of …………… Vision of ………………….. Curiosity of ………………..
Lillian Gilbreth
Gordon Moore
Albert Einstein
Pablo Picasso
Wright Brothers
Bill Gates
Eleanor Roosevelt
Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Small Child
FOR DIFFERENT
REASONS
FOR DIFFERENT REASONS
SIMILAROBJECTIVES
SIMILAROBJECTIVES
Developing a Shared Agendafinding common ground…
FAVORS
INDUSTRY
VALUES
IN ORDER TO TO IMPROVE
Retention; earlystudent interest;
relevance
Shorten ramp-up time on large,
complex projects
Early exposureto complexconcepts
Early hands-on taught throughout
the curriculum
ACADEMIA
And yet what we teach children in school that
2 + 2 = 4 and Paris is the capital of France.
What we should be teaching them is what they are.
You may become a Shakespeare,
a Michelangelo,
a Beethoven.
In all the world there is no other child exactly like you.
Photo by Evert Odekerken
Let’s start a new conversation about our children, one that puts them at the center and supports them to live in this new and ever changing world.
Each and everyone of them deserve more from us……..
So how do we do that???
Willard WirtzWillard Wirtz
There aren’t two There aren’t two worlds -- education worlds -- education and work, there is and work, there is one world -- life.one world -- life.
“It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.”
~Charles Darwin
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