STEM was first put forward in the report of Undergraduate Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education published by National Science Council 1986. Later, on June 5438+1October 3 1 day, 2006, US President Bush announced an important plan-American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) in his State of the Union address, proposing that one of the educational goals in the era of knowledge economy is to cultivate talents with STEM literacy, which is called the key to global competitiveness. As a result, the United States has continuously increased its investment in STEM education, encouraged students to major in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and cultivated students' scientific and technological literacy.
STEM education
STEAM education is the perfection of STEM education, that is, STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. STEAM education is a comprehensive education integrating science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.
STEAM Education: Especially on June 5438+1October 65438+1October 0 1 day, 2009, the National Science Council of the United States published an open letter on behalf of NSF with the theme of "improving science, technology, engineering and mathematics for all American students", which opened the curtain of STEAM education and triggered the whole world.
Steam education
Development of STEAM education in China: From September 20 15, the Ministry of Education's Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively and Deeply Promoting Education Informatization during the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan (Draft for Comment) clearly put forward STEAM education for the first time. Since 20 14, Zhejiang, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Tianjin, Henan, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Chongqing, etc. The theme of STEAM education is included in the teaching.
In 20 17, China promulgated the Curriculum Plan and Curriculum Standards for Ordinary Senior High Schools (Revised Edition). As a typical representative of interdisciplinary course, STEAM course, with its openness, subjectivity, situational, relevance and development, has complied with the development trend of curriculum reform in China from the very beginning and has been strongly welcomed by kindergartens in primary and secondary schools all over the country.
Generally speaking, STEM education is the inevitable trend of STEM development. Its interdisciplinary and perfect STEM education makes STEM education more soulful, interesting and valuable. STEAM education is the product of STEM education era, and it is also an educational model that meets the needs of current education development.
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