ignite session iste 2013
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This is the presentation that goes along with the videos that were posted on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Oqo-YaC1gYTRANSCRIPT
STEM
Jeff Piontek
STEAM
STR AM
Changing the Educational Paradigms
STREAM
Changing the Educational Paradigms
The importance of Divergent thinking in the 21st century
Creativity and Innovation• Divergent (creative thinking)• Think broadly and develop alternatives
Creativity and Innovation• Divergent (creative thinking)• Think broadly and develop alternatives
• Convergent • Narrow the alternatives to a set of solutions
Creativity and Innovation• Divergent (creative thinking)• Think broadly and develop alternatives
• Convergent • Narrow the alternatives to a set of solutions
• And, for scientific creativity, logical thinking
• Used interchangeably with “innovation” and “problem solving”
What can we do to foster creativity and innovation?
Encourage discovery learning
Encourage mastery learning
Collaborate
Use both top-down and bottom-up approaches
Conduct both structured and unstructured creativity activities and exercises
•STEM is the present, but needs
STEM to STEAM to STREAM
•STEM is the present, but needs
•STEAM for success!
STEM to STEAM to STREAM
•STEM is the present, but needs
•STEAM for success!
•STREAM IS the Future!
STEM to STEAM to STREAM
Mahalo