Today, in general in Europe, in secondary education, STEM disciplines continue to be taught in an isolated way. There are no STEM classes, in general, there are S classes, T classes, E classes, M classes. And not even the S is “one”. There are Physics classes, Chemistry classes, Biology classes, etc.
In order to really get students to see the interest of STEM degrees and careers, and even more importantly, show students, and society at large, the key role that STEM plays in improving our lives and their need for our future, we need STEM to be taught in an integrated way.
We need all the components of S to work together. All the letters in STEM to work together. And even better, for all the subjects to work together STE(A)M. We need to apply measures to teach the different disciplines in an integrated way, connected to real-life issues. We need “to steam education”. If we “STE(A)M IT”, we can ensure future citizens will be ready to tackle any issues in society, in a collaborative, critical and efficient way.
The STE(A)M IT project has published a series of resources to help you integrate STEM teaching into your classroom: The first European Integrated STEM Teaching Framework The STE(A)M IT project created the first European framework for Read more…
Handbook for Career Advisers The STE(A)M IT project together with the Career Advisers Network has developed a series of guidelines for teachers interested in career guidance. The document is also part of the European Integrated Read more…
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