Supporting the STEM Initiative With Secondary

Students

Elana SlagleAIAA Chair, STEM K-12 Outreach

emslagle@gmail.com

What Is STEM Education?• Science, Technology, Engineering,

Math• Inquiry/Project/Reform-based learning• Integrates Other Skills:– Critical Thinking– Problem Solving– Collaboration– Team Building– Innovation

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Synthesis

EvaluationSTEM Education

• ________ of U.S. high school graduates have the mathematics and science proficiency required to begin pursuing an engineering degree.

15%

Why Should STEM be Important to Me?

Why Should STEM be Important to Me?

• _____ percent of STEM majors switch after their first year in college.1

35%

• _____ of U.S. college freshmen who enter engineering programs do not graduate with an engineering degree. 2

50%

What Is INFOhio?• Virtual library of FREE resources for

K-12 teachers and students in Ohio

How Can I Access INFOhio?

• From School- automatically from any school or library computer within Ohio

• From Home- username and password– Changes every 2 years (2010- 2012)– Ask school media specialist for current

password

How can INFOhio help support the STEM Initiative?

Resource Overview

• KnowItNow• ipl2 For Kids• Ohio Resource Center• Research Project Calculator• World Book Advanced• Digital Video Library

KnowItNow

ipl2 for Kids

Ohio Resource Center (ORC)

Research Project Calculator

World Book Advanced

Digital Video Collection

Thank You!

Elana Slagleemslagle@gmail.com

Resources

• The Overlooked STEM Imperative: Technology and Engineering K-12 Education. International Technology Education Association, 2009. Print.

• The STEM Monograph Series: Attributes of STEM Education. Teaching Institute for Essential Science, 2006. Print.

• INFOhio http://www.infohio.org

• Ohio Academic Content Standards http://www.ode.state.oh.us

• Ohio STEM Learning Networkhttp://www.osln.org/