STEM 40303/50303 Introduction to STEM Education
This course provides an introduction to the foundations of STEM education disciplines and the strategies used to deliver integrated STEM education in the elementary and secondary school setting. The nature of STEM education disciplines, STEM pedagogy, teaching strategies, integrated STEM learning, STEM careers, and project-based instruction are addressed.
STEM 40303 – Spring 2025 Course Schedule
STEM Content Standards
- Arkansas Science Standards
- Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy (STEL) – The Role of Technology and Engineering in STEM Education
- Arkansas Mathematics Standards
- Additional Arkansas Learning Standards
Course Resources
Writing a STEM Design Brief.doc
Engineering-Design-Journal Example
Performance-Based-Assessment-Guide
Week 2
Tuesday, January 21
• Measuring: Measuring: Materials, Tools, and Processes
• Challenge (in-class) – Space Frame Building Challenge
- Weekly Reading Assignment – Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy and STEM Education article and Reading Reflection.
Thursday, January 23
• Reading Review – The STEL
• Weekly Reading Assignment – Enhancing the Technology and Engineering in Elementary Classrooms: Safer Tool Usage and Reading Reflection
Week 1
Tuesday, January 14
- Syllabus and Schedule Review
- Introduction to STEM Education PP
- Challenge (in-class) – Earth Ball Introductions
- Challenge (at-home) – YouTube Introduction Assignment – Due Friday.
- Weekly Reading Assignment – Introduction and Background and History of the STEM Movement in The Overlooked STEM Imperatives and Reading Reflection
- We will discuss expectations for this in class. Due before class on Thursday.
Thursday, January 16
- Reading Review
- Challenge (in-class) – Engineering Design Challenge – Teacher Trophy Challenge
- Weekly Reading Assignment – Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy and STEM Education article and Reading Reflection.