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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Nov
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Planning a Whole-School Approach to STEM
Knowles, Becca
School Science Review, v96 n355 p27-35 Nov 2014
An interdisciplinary approach to STEM has huge benefits in terms of engaging young people and increasing their awareness of the opportunities that STEM skills can provide. However, planning a whole-school approach to STEM education can be challenging. This article gives case studies of two recent projects in STEM education and introduces two online planning tools that can help schools strategically plan and then implement a whole-school approach to STEM.
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, STEM Education, Program Development, Planning, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Career Awareness, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Student Interests, Case Studies, Internet, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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