Why is an integrated STEM approach an important element in the teaching of the future?

Abstract

The global urgency to improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education is driven by environmental and social needs of the twenty-first century, which in turn jeopardizes global security and economic stability. The complexity of these global factors reaches beyond helping students achieve high scores in their class assessments and refining how we teach STEM courses is necessary to ensure our students are ready to confront the realities of their environments and communities. STEM is not a new discipline, nor is it a question of integrating science and scientific technology into all disciplines. It has a much wider scope than that, and it cannot be limited only to the four disciplines individually. In fact, STEM is about the different disciplines working together, making connections between each of them, as well as the school and communities where they are being taught. STEM subjects should be taught together, intertwined.

Keywords

• STEM
• skills
• innovation