STEM

**STEM** skills are not just important for people who want to pursue a career in technology or research. STEM skills are crucial to our youth's success in a globally competitive society. [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [|http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/academicservices/conference/presentations/stem-exposure.ppt#318,1,Partnerships] for STEM Exposure for Every Student
 * What is STEM?** (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
 * ** Stem Education is… ** || ** Stem Education is not… ** ||
 * * A rigorous approach that links student learning with real world challenges
 * A teaching method that emphasizes process and design with a goal to develop problem solvers and critical thinkers
 * An approach used to create a learning environment that promotes discovery, exploration, and problem solving
 * A shift to drive STEM literacy into the classroom for all students || * A new name for the traditional way of primarily teaching science and math through lecturing and worksheets
 * The grafting of engineering and technology into traditional math & science curricula
 * A focus on solution and fact repetition
 * A motion to educate only the brightest and best
 * Just more math and science classes ||
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