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The Fourth Industrial Revolution requires that today’s youth are equipped with the skills, tools and mindsets needed to think creatively, leverage technology wisely and solve wicked problems collectively. Answering the call, leading education systems around the world are striving to integrate STEM, STEAM and Maker learning experiences into students’ daily lives. Globally, we are moving away from an antiquated industrial approach toward one more suitable for today’s digital natives.
Recent thinking moves beyond the basic definition of STEM as Science, Technology, Engineering and Math toward positioning STEM/STEAM as an integrated learning experience that leverages knowledge from traditionally siloed subjects such as math, science and even art and the humanities, in order to creatively solve complex human problems while employing new technologies and developing innovative thinking capacities. Applying “soft skills” such as creativity, collaboration, communication and emotional intelligence to technical STEM knowledge unlocks the potential for purposeful and impactful innovation.
“Hay muchas razones por las que los estudiantes continúan teniendo un bajo rendimiento en matemáticas, Un problema común para ellos es que hay brechas cognitivas entre los signos y los símbolos de las matemáticas y lo que significa el algoritmo, procedimiento o concepto. Al involucrar a los niños en experiencias de aprendizaje práctico donde hacen, juegan, prueban, se equivocan y aplican ideas matemáticas, podemos hacer neuroconecciones sólidas para muchos de nuestros alumnos con dificultades. Al agregar un mundo real, un contexto significativo a través de historias, imágenes, acciones, movimientos y / o modelos visuales estamos poniendo a las matemáticas y a las ciencias en el lugar del que nunca debieron alejarse”. (Dr. Gina Cherkowski, 2019)