What is STEM Education?
STEM education is a learner-centered approach to teaching providing students with a problem-based, transdisciplinary, and personalized learning experience. STEM education uses the foundational practices and skills essential to the core disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Humanities, and Mathematics.
These essential skills challenge students to think critically, design solutions, and make evidence-based explanations through real-world authentic learning experiences. STEM education creates meaningful pathways to post-secondary success for K-12 students through partnerships and career exploration with community entities.
STEM Education has the unique ability to help students overcome obstacles to learning by providing inclusive, accessible, and culturally-responsive learning experiences to engage students at every level, accelerate learning through transdisciplinary experiences and innovative approaches to teaching, and prepare our students for future success through the use of relevant, real-world learning experiences that encourage the development of life skills such as empathy, effective collaboration and communication, and critical thinking skills, that impact outcomes for students in all fields, not just traditional STEM disciplines. This work will impact every Ohioan and help our entire state workforce thrive at all levels. We know that our partners are passionate about making this shared goal a reality in our state, but there has not been an opportunity to objectively assess the current state of STEM in Ohio or bring all interested parties together for purposeful alignment and collaboration.
So, while STEM technically stands for "Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics," STEM Education is really about so much more than the disciplines and content. The goal of STEM and STEAM schools is to foster intellectual, entrepreneurial and technical talent through design thinking. This is vital to Ohio’s future economic growth and prosperity. Making this future a reality requires an aligned education system to support all Ohio students become innovators and inventors, self-reliant and logical thinkers, and technologically proficient problem solvers.
Interested in learning more? Please contact STEM@education.ohio.gov.
Are you interested in applying for STEM or STEAM designation? Please fill out our Intent to Apply form.
Use the circular graphic and buttons below to navigate to the Ohio Department of Education's STEM Education website:
- The Quality Model for STEM and STEAM Schools: A framework that provides additional context and guidance around creating a culture for learning, innovating learning and teaching practices, and creating pathways to success in careers.
- STEM and STEAM Designation: A list and map of the current STEM and STEAM Designated Schools, the Rubric used to assess applications, and additional information about each year's application cycle.
- Resources: Links to Professional Development, organizations leading STEM education initiatives, and other resources.
- STEM Financial Reporting: Five-year forecasts for the eight Independent STEM Schools in Ohio.
- STEM Committee: A list of the members of the committee and recorded meeting minutes.
STEM Contact Information
Please email STEM@education.ohio.gov
Last Modified: 12/4/2023 10:47:19 AM
Elimu ya STEM ni nini? Elimu ya STEM ni mbinu ya kufundisha inayoelekezwa kwa mwanafunzi, ikitoa wanafunzi uzoefu wa kujifunza unaotegemea shida, wa kati ya taaluma, na wa kibinafsi. Elimu ya STEM hutumia mazoea ya msingi na ujuzi muhimu kwa taaluma za msingi za Sayansi, Teknolojia, Uhandisi, Sanaa na Utu, na Hisabati. Ujuzi huu muhimu unawafanya wanafunzi kufikiri kwa ukali, kubuni suluhisho, na kutoa maelezo ya msingi kupitia uzoefu halisi wa kujifunza. Elimu ya STEM huunda njia zenye maana kwa mafanikio ya baada ya sekondari kwa wanafunzi wa K-12 kupitia ushirikiano na utafutaji wa kazi na vyombo vya jamii. STEM elimu ina uwezo wa kipekee wa kusaidia wanafunzi kushinda vikwazo vya kujifunza kwa kutoa uzoefu wa kujifunza wa kujumuisha, kupatikana, na wa utamaduni wa kujihusisha na wanafunzi katika kila ngazi, kuharakisha kujifunza kupitia uzoefu wa kuhitimu na mbinu za ubunifu za kufundisha, na kuandaa wanafunzi wetu kwa mafanikio ya baadaye kupitia matumizi ya uzoefu wa kujifunza wa ulimwengu halisi ambao unahimiza maendeleo ya ujuzi wa maisha kama vile hisia, ushirikiano wa ufanisi na mawasiliano, na ujuzi wa kufikiri muhimu. Kazi hii itaathiri kila Ohioan na kusaidia nguvu zetu zote za kazi za jimbo kusitawi katika ngazi zote. Tunajua kwamba washirika wetu wana shauku ya kufanya lengo hili la pamoja kuwa ukweli katika jimbo letu, lakini hakukuwa na fursa ya kutathmini hali ya sasa ya STEM huko Ohio au kuleta pande zote zinazohusika pamoja kwa usawa na ushirikiano wa kusudi. "Kama STEM inasimama kwa ""Sayansi, Teknolojia, Uhandisi, na Hisabati,"" elimu ya STEM ni zaidi ya masomo na maudhui." Lengo la shule za STEM ni kukuza talanta za kiakili, biashara na kiufundi kupitia mawazo ya kubuni. Hii ni muhimu kwa ukuaji wa baadaye wa kiuchumi wa Ohio na ufanisi. Kufanya siku zijazo hii kuwa ukweli inahitaji mfumo wa elimu uliounganishwa kusaidia wanafunzi wote wa Ohio kuwa wabunifu na wavumbuzi, wafikiriaji wa kujitegemea na wa mantiki, na watatuaji wa shida wenye ustadi wa kiteknolojia. Je, ungependa kujifunza mengi zaidi? Tafadhali wasiliana na STEM@education.ohio.gov. Je, una nia ya kuomba kwa ajili ya STEM au STEAM uteuzi? Tafadhali jaza fomu yetu ya Kusudi la Kuomba. "Kutumia picha ya mviringo na vifungo hapa chini kuhamia kwenye tovuti ya elimu ya STEM ya Idara ya Elimu ya Ohio: ""Mfano wa ubora kwa shule za STEM na STEAM: Mfumo ambao hutoa muktadha wa ziada na mwongozo karibu na kuunda utamaduni wa kujifunza, kubuni mbinu za kujifunza na kufundisha, na kuunda njia za mafanikio katika kazi.""" STEM na STEAM Designation: Orodha na ramani ya sasa STEM na STEAM Designated Shule, Rubric kutumika kutathmini maombi, na habari ya ziada kuhusu kila mwaka maombi mzunguko. - Rasilimali: Viungo vya Maendeleo ya Ufundi, mashirika yanayoongoza mipango ya elimu ya STEM, na rasilimali nyingine. - Ripoti ya Fedha ya STEM: Utabiri wa miaka mitano kwa Shule nane za STEM huru huko Ohio. - Kamati ya STEM: Orodha ya wanachama wa kamati na kumbukumbu za mkutano. Maelezo ya mawasiliano ya STEM: Tafadhali tumia barua pepe STEM@education.ohio.gov Mwisho wa Marekebisho: 12 20 43 10:47:19 AM