So, What is STEM?STEM is NOT just curriculum integration.

STEM is a new way of thinking about instruction.

It is shifting towards Problem-Based Learning and emphasizing 21st century learning skills.

Teaching the iGenerationTeaching the iGeneration(students born in the 1990’s)(students born in the 1990’s)

97% own a computer97% own a computer 94% own a cell phone94% own a cell phone 56% own a mp3 player56% own a mp3 player 76% use instant messenger every day76% use instant messenger every day

92% of those use computers for other 92% of those use computers for other tasks while having conversationstasks while having conversations

59% share artwork, videos, or blog 59% share artwork, videos, or blog onlineonline

55% have created profile pages on social 55% have created profile pages on social networking sites like Facebook or networking sites like Facebook or MySpaceMySpace

(Junco & Mastrodicasa, 2007; Lenhart, Madden, Smith, & MacGill, 2007)(Junco & Mastrodicasa, 2007; Lenhart, Madden, Smith, & MacGill, 2007)

More iGeneration Statistics(students ages 12-17)

Less than 50% can place the Civil War in the proper century

40% are unsure of when World War I happened

29% don’t know that Columbus sailed for America before 1750

While 97% could identify Martin Luther King Jr., only 71% could identify John F. Kennedy

(Hess, 2008).

Meeting students where they Meeting students where they areare

►““They have never known a life without They have never known a life without the Internet, let alone computers, and the Internet, let alone computers, and many don’t know a world without many don’t know a world without mobile phones.” mobile phones.” – Sarah Cornish, Total Girl magazine– Sarah Cornish, Total Girl magazine

►““We must merge content and skills We must merge content and skills with technology to create dispositions with technology to create dispositions where students can learn in the 21where students can learn in the 21stst century.” century.” – – 2010 National Teacher of the Year, Sara Brown Wessling 2010 National Teacher of the Year, Sara Brown Wessling

95% of teachers believe that 95% of teachers believe that technology improves student learning, technology improves student learning, but only 32% report using technology but only 32% report using technology

in their daily instruction.in their daily instruction.

(National Education Association, 2008)(National Education Association, 2008)

“21st-century schools need 21st-century technology”by Marc Prensky

The typical process of technology adoption

• Dabbling. • Doing old things in old ways. • Doing old things in new ways. • Doing new things in new ways.

A History of Instructional Technology

(Old Things in New Ways)

November 12, 1999

• Read Pages 1-10

• Answer questions 1-5

www.readpages1-10.com

“Instead of requiring a complete overhaul of the instructional practices in your

classroom, 21st century learning depends on nothing more than identifying the

ways that new digital tools can facilitate authentic, student-centered experiences

with the same enduring skills you’re already teaching.”

- Marc Prensky

Web 2.0 resources

Web Page

Web 1.0: Read Only Web

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Author

AudienceAudience Audience

Top Down Model:

Producer

Consumer

Web Page

Web 2.0: Read Write Web

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Audience/Author

Audience/Author

Audience/Author

Audience/Author

Bottom Up Model:

Producer + Consumer = ProSumer

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