STEM Education:
Why Real World Learning Improves Academic Results
What is STEM Education?
STEM is an approach to teaching science and technology, and mathematics. It fosters inquiry learning in our complex world which in turn increases academic results.
STEM helps teachers guide students to apply their knowledge and understandings, inquire into their world, and solve complex, authentic problems involving contextually rich projects.
Through quality STEM programs, students from pre-school to Year 12 engage with their curriculum, acquiring skills that lay strong foundations for their career aspirations.
Source: NSW Government: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/key-learning-areas/stem
Why STEM is important?
- Continual advances in technology are changing the way students learn, connect and interact
- Currently, 75 per cent of jobs in the fastest growing industries require workers with STEM skills.
- To be competitive, the Australian workforce needs people who can adapt to a changing workplace.
Source: WA Department of Education: https://www.education.wa.edu.au/what-is-stem
STEM in Schools
Secondary school subjects such as iSTEM have doubled each year and the number of female students enrolled continues to be greater than other traditional male dominated elective subjects offered in NSW schools.
Source: http://www.meprogram.com.au/istem/
5 Key Facts:
- Increasing student STEM ability, engagement, participation and aspiration
- Increasing teacher capacity and STEM teaching quality
- Supporting STEM education opportunities within school systems
- Facilitating effective partnerships with tertiary education providers, business and industry
- Building a strong evidence base
Essential STEM Skills
- problem solving
- creativity
- critical analysis
- teamwork
- independent thinking
- initiative
- communication
- digital literacy
Why not experience the benefits of STEM Education yourself!
We have After School classes run on Wednesday and Thursday in Chatswood.
