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Cardon, Philip L.; Kinczkowski, Linda; Speelman, Pamela – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2022
The versatility required for employment continues to change with technological advancements. Some of the top listed skills needed for a career are positive attitude, communication, time management, critical-thinking, and problem-solving (Peart, 2019). How to teach each of these competencies may take different strategies and techniques. This…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Activities, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
STEM Habits of Mind: Enhancing a PBL Design Challenge--Integrated STEM Instruction Approach
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Asunda, Paul A.; Weitlauf, John – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2018
In order to maintain the United States' global competitiveness and create new and innovative solutions to solve global challenges, more and diverse numbers of STEM graduates need to be attracted and retained in technical disciplines (Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Based Learning, Employment Qualifications
Gathering Design References from Nature
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Debs, Luciana; Kelley, Todd – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2015
Teaching design to middle and high school students can be challenging. One of the first procedures in teaching design is to help students gather information that will be useful in the design phase. An early stage of engineering design as described by Lewis (2005), calls for the designer to establish the state of the art of the problem. During this…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Horticulture, Engineering Education, Naturalistic Observation
Estuarine Ecosystems: Using T & E Signature Approaches to Support STEM Integration
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McCulloch, Allison W.; Ernst, Jeremy V. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2012
STEM-based understandings and experiences that prepare learners beyond the classroom are of imminent need, as today's STEM education students are tomorrow's leaders in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and education (Prabhu, 2009). Integrative STEM education signifies the intentional integration of science and mathematics with the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Engineering Education, Technology Education, Integrated Curriculum
Making It Real: A Cooperative, Multigrade, 3D Design Project
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Shealer, Ron; Shealer, Michelle – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2014
This article describes a cooperative project between eighth graders and first graders called "Going Green in the Neighborhood." The project entailed the first grade students sketching home designs on paper to make a model community, and the eighth grade students taking those drawings and making them into 3D computer models and then…
Descriptors: Design, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Grade 1
Engaging Students in STEM Careers with Project-Based Learning--MarineTech Project
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Verma, Alok K.; Dickerson, Daniel; McKinney, Sue – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2011
Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University, in collaboration with the marine industry and local school systems, is improving STEM preparation using innovative experiences for students and teachers in the nation's major shipbuilding and repair areas through MarineTech and SBRCD (Shipbuilding Repair and Maritime Career Day) projects. The…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Maintenance, Active Learning, Physical Sciences