My Observation in STEM Education
STEM education is the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. There is often a misconception that each subject is a separate entity; however, STEM is a paradigm of crosscutting concepts that can be applied in the real world to solve problems. The elements of STEM education that I’ve seen thus far in my internship is that science, technology, and math are integrated throughout each discipline. For example, my biology students are currently learning math statistical concepts like sum, mean, standard deviation, and graphing. They are able to use their iPads during class to do research and use math apps to assist in solving problems. Statistical analysis is an important skill for students to know for experiment development and for interpretation of results. I haven’t seen engineering concepts yet, but there are after school programs available for students to design and build drones. As a student teacher, I have been fortunate to observe a variety of