What is STEAM and Why Parents Should Care

[williamjackson]

What is STEAM and Why Parents Should Care

The world is changing, the incorporation of technology will not stop in
our society, the integration of technology is changing how we function
in this world. The engagement of educational initiatives that will train
children for the future is ever progressing and creating a transformative
paradigm shift in how teachers teach even the basics of educational
foundation.
Children must be prepared for careers not even available now and be
able to solve complex problems that will challenge our ability to function
in an ever changing world.



The earth is much smaller because of digital communication, satellites
that use infrared, radar and microwave technologies to survey millions
of miles of land, sonar technologies that can "see" in the deepest of
oceans and seas. The same satellites that have their digital "eyes" aimed
at deep space and even new tech that can detect movement of animals and
intricate weather patterns. Providing weather predictions for weeks and
months in advance.
All provided by the growth and integration of academic elements being
taught in schools across this country. Because technology has advanced
it is important for the engagement of tools to be fused into educational
initiatives like STEM/STEAM/STREAM/CSTREAM and STEM2, all
are connected, but each has a powerful individual effect in our world.



These is infusion of science, technology, reading, engineering, arts,
math and in some cases medicine. The goal is to engage the whole child
and foster high achievement in all areas, "as defined by STE[+a]M, a
website created to share information about the blending of arts and
sciences. The past error in thinking was that each of these elements
was separate and unequal. The new thinking is that STEAM creates a
curriculum that embraces all these elements to allow students to hone
their personal skills and advance in areas that are new, but just as
important.
The new way of thinking after studying of the brain that shows
creativity helps students to learn. The artistic development and the
scientific techniques are complimentary than first thought.
The blending of these skills requires students to engage in creative,
critical and higher order thinking that supports collaborative and cooperative
learning. Learning that pushes and challenges, and brings about success
that is transferable in advanced areas of appliance and application.



Many careers are now influenced from STEM curriculum's that help
determine the paths for students. Educators, artists, and scientists recognize
the importance of blending the arts and sciences and believe that this can
lead to richer student learning. STEAM is complimentary with 21st
artistic, scientific and technological century skills. There is much
more than just teacher centered instruction, the student must be the
center of learning and involve the "4 Cs": Creativity, Collaboration,
Critical thinking, and Communication

So important are these elements and how instruction is performed that
the organizations of the National Science Foundation, the National
Endowment for the Arts, and the U.S. Department of Education are
joining to make sure current and future models of learning properly
prepare students to be the skilled laborers this nation needs to lead in
the 21st 22nd and 23rd centuries.



#AfAmEdChat,  #AfAmEdSummit,
#BlackEdu, #BlackEducator,
#BlackTwitter, #BlerdChat,
#Blerds, #Blogging,
#DCPS, #DuvalSchools,
#Educationrevival, #HBCUNation,
#ILoveJax, #Jacksonville,
#ILoveJax, #Jax_Florida,
@urbanjax, @jaxlibrary ,
@JaxBusinessNews,  @metroj,
#Jax_Florida, #SocialMedia,
@AAMitchem, @EducationFL,
@MyFLFamilies,  @EducationFL,
@MyFLFamilies, @EducatorsSpin,
@FareedZakaria, @CNN,
@FLBlogCon, @FLBlue,
@floridachannel, @floridatheatre,
@Hall4Students, @JacksonvilleMag,
@JaxBusinessNews, @JaxDailyRecord,
@jaxlibrary, @jax_just_in,
@JacksonvilleMag, @Visit_Jax,
@VISITFLORIDA_es, @JDRFNorthFL,
@MrDavidJohns, @MyFLFamilies,
@NaturallyMoi1, @NicheParent,
@NPR, @SaveOurSchools,
#GottaGetBloggin, @GottaGetBloggin,
@StateImpactFl, @TeachForAll,
@TeenHealthGov,  @vicmicolucci,
@VISITFLORIDA_es, @WJXTJenniferW,
@wjxtjimpiggott,  #E3CelebratesFathers,
#EWCTIGERS, @anaturalbridge,
@BarackObama, @BGNPodcast,
@BlackandStem, @blackvoices,
@HBCUCONNECT, @hbcunews,
@HuffingtonPost, @bloggingwhilebrown,
@HBCUCONNECT, @hbcunews,
@HuffingtonPost,  @YourBlackWorld,
#BlackSocialMedia, @HuffingtonPostBlack,
@NBCBLK, @SocialRugratATX,
@austintexasgov, @econvitalityATX,