Category: STEM Education

The Importance Of STEM Education What Is Stem? STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines  science, technology, engineering and mathematics (What is STEM Education?, n.d.) The importance of stem education. All this effort is to meet a need. According to a report by the website STEMconnector.org,…

STEM Education Vs. STEAM Education The arts, whether it is music, drama or fine art, all provide a channel for great creativity and imagination. Within STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) the focus is on improving the status quo within science and technology to increase the number of educated workers for the future. When…

Women In The STEM Field It has long been known that the women of the past went through many hardships in order to live with the freedom that they have today. Not even a century ago, women were discriminated against in the workforce, with the expectation that they would take the low-ranking jobs in society.…

Stem Education – Synthesis Essay Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are inarguably the foundation and backbone of our world and life as we know it. They are constantly interfacing tools of evolution, globalization and interconnectivity built on the backs of observation, experimentation, design, building and application, changing the world through ground-breaking innovation, modernizing the way…

Women in Stem Essay Let us stop and think, would you say that a lot has changed for women since 1950s? The Cold War; Civil Rights; Elvis Presley; and yet, despite how different America may seem on so many levels from the 1950s, one thing remains the same. The most common job for American women…

Intentional Play To Encourage STEM Learning Part 1 Sometime in the 20th century, the term play began to take on a negative connotation. According to Dr. Peter Gray (2014), over the past fifty to sixty years, there has been a continuous erosion in childrens freedom and opportunity to play  to really play  to…

Being a STEM Student Essay Introduction Becoming a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) student has been a transformative experience that has shaped my academic journey and personal growth. In this narrative essay, I will share my experiences, challenges, and the valuable lessons I have learned as a STEM student. From the exhilarating moments of…