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STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and it is a crucial area of education for the 21st century. However, many students find STEM subjects boring, difficult, or irrelevant to their lives. How can STEM teachers make learning more fun and engaging for students? Here are some tips and strategies to spark curiosity, creativity, and collaboration in the STEM classroom.
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- Veena Raizada Academic Advisor at Auriga Foundation , Director Academics -Next Education Pvt Ltd
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1 Use real-world problems
One way to make STEM learning more fun and engaging is to use real-world problems that students can relate to and care about. For example, you can challenge your students to design a water filter, a solar oven, or a wind turbine using recycled materials and test their prototypes. You can also connect STEM concepts to current issues, such as climate change, pandemics, or social justice, and ask your students to research and propose solutions. By using real-world problems, you can show your students how STEM skills can make a positive impact on the world.
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- Parth Davda Top Teaching Voice | Master of Teaching | Educator | Seeker
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Air pollution can be curbed by STEM.For an instance, if mini ponds of algae which can generate a massive amount of oxygen, can be installed in the city that are hugely polluted.
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Making it relevant to learners is key. It needs not to be an abstract concept but something that solves a problem important to them. Even better if they think of it themselves and have agency over it.
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- Meryem JANATI IDRISSI Trainer in Digital Education
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Engage learners to solve real-world problems, not only motivate them to learn, but also give them a taste of responsibility to change the world. The steam approach is not only a way of teaching, but a way of thinking.
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Another way to make STEM learning more fun and engaging is to incorporate games and gamification elements into your lessons. Games are interactive, motivating, and rewarding, and they can help your students practice and apply STEM skills in a playful way. For example, you can use online platforms, such as Kahoot, Quizizz, or CodeCombat, to create quizzes, puzzles, or adventures that test your students' knowledge and skills. You can also gamify your lessons by adding elements, such as points, badges, levels, or leaderboards, to track your students' progress and achievements.
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Simulation and gaming makes everyone fall for it. Why they are so attractive? Well, because these both involves the learners to the core and they want to keep going to the next level after each level.
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- Meryem JANATI IDRISSI Trainer in Digital Education
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Gamification always works with learners because it involves learners themselves and activates their challenge mode. And now with technology the games are more engaging !!
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A third way to make STEM learning more fun and engaging is to encourage inquiry and experimentation in your classroom. Inquiry and experimentation are essential for developing scientific and engineering practices, such as asking questions, making hypotheses, conducting investigations, collecting data, and drawing conclusions. You can foster inquiry and experimentation by giving your students open-ended questions, hands-on activities, and opportunities to explore and discover on their own. You can also provide your students with various tools and materials, such as microscopes, sensors, or Lego bricks, to stimulate their creativity and curiosity.
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- Veena Raizada Academic Advisor at Auriga Foundation , Director Academics -Next Education Pvt Ltd
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STEM evolved as STEAM integrates “Art”.Gen Alpha , the tech-savvy learners in today’s classrooms need skill based , integrated approach to content ,offers an insight into relevance of each discipline as applicable in their own or beyond their surroundings.STEM- Science, Mathematics integration through technology engineers their thought processes to ideate, innovate, experiment, explore and analyse , interpret and infer the outcome.As an educator, usage of Simple Paper Aeroplane Activity to stimulate curiosity, creativity and joyful learning by modifying the parameters ( size , thickness, angle of flight and more), has been an enriching experience for all-Kindergarteners or Leadership. STEM - Powerful Skill Development Approach
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As a STEM educator, I have always felt the need to push myself to make the learners curious about everything around them. For an instance, if they don't question why fan moves only in one direction during a class of Electricity, I consider I haven't performed my duty as teacher.
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- Obafemi Adesina Cambridge certified IGCSE Chemistry, WAEC Examiner Chemistry
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That can be achieved by designing learning activities that is based on "inquiry and experimentation" and implementing that using suitable teaching approach like think/pair/share.
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4 Collaborate with other teachers
A fourth way to make STEM learning more fun and engaging is to collaborate with other teachers across disciplines and grade levels. Collaboration can help you create interdisciplinary and cross-curricular projects that integrate STEM concepts with other subjects, such as art, language, or history. For example, you can work with an art teacher to create a project that involves using geometric shapes, patterns, or symmetry to create artworks. You can also work with a language teacher to create a project that involves writing stories, poems, or scripts based on STEM topics. Collaboration can also help you share ideas, resources, and feedback with other teachers and learn from each other.
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Peer learning is must. A teacher won't have time to commit every error that is out there. Hence, discussion forums, meetings and collaborative events are best places to learn.
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5 Involve students in co-creation
A fifth way to make STEM learning more fun and engaging is to involve students in co-creation of the learning process. Co-creation means giving your students a voice and a choice in what they learn, how they learn, and how they demonstrate their learning. For example, you can ask your students to choose their own topics, questions, or projects that interest them and align with the learning objectives. You can also ask your students to choose their own methods, tools, or formats to conduct their research, experiments, or presentations. By involving students in co-creation, you can empower them to take ownership and responsibility of their learning and showcase their talents and passions.
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When students are a part of solution, they feel empowered and responsible at the same time. Hence, they get involved and perform way beyond their potential, irrespective of their grades.
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6 Seek feedback and improvement
A sixth way to make STEM learning more fun and engaging is to seek feedback and improvement from your students, colleagues, and yourself. Feedback and improvement are essential for enhancing the quality and effectiveness of your teaching and learning practices. You can seek feedback and improvement by asking your students to evaluate their own learning and your teaching, and by using their responses to adjust and improve your lessons. You can also seek feedback and improvement by observing and discussing with your colleagues, and by reflecting on your own strengths and areas of growth. By seeking feedback and improvement, you can demonstrate a growth mindset and a commitment to continuous learning.
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- Meryem JANATI IDRISSI Trainer in Digital Education
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Feedback is essential to improve the teaching approach for every teacher. The feedback from students can help in creating and improving the steam learning, also the feedback from colleagues is important to see how you can do better next time.
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- Siby Cherian IGCSE ESL A' and O' Level Teacher at Ministry of Education Maldives
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Above mentioned ideas are very good. The present generation is never like an old form of classroom learning. Because they are more tuned to ICT intergrated learning. STEM teachers also can think of activities and the lessons designed more on ICT integrated. Focus must be onreal world situations.
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