165438+1October 2 1 month 14: 08+0 (reporter Jiang) China Chongqing STEM international education summit forum, with the theme of "scientific practice and innovative education" as the guiding unit,165438+.
This forum invited many domestic STEM education research experts, such as, Peng, Zheng, to discuss the development of STEM education in China and share their experiences in STEM education. A number of Chongqing media commented that this event means that STEM officially "landed" in Chongqing.
What exactly is STEM?
STEM is the general name of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But for ordinary people, this concept is slightly abstruse. So at the beginning of the forum, Li Yanyan, the doctoral supervisor of Beijing Normal University, clearly expounded the role of STEM education in real life by sharing examples in the teaching process.
Li Yanyan, doctoral supervisor of Beijing Normal University.
Li Yanyan said that STEM is different from the traditional teaching mode. In the process of teaching, students will only be told what they may do in the end, rather than being taught to complete it step by step like traditional education. STEM education, contrary to traditional education, will give students a topic in advance, which will be completed through division of labor and cooperation after students are grouped. She also cited a case when she was teaching in America. At that time, students needed to do a project, from the earliest pictures to the final shape, which was made by themselves through observation in life. However, a group of students finally finished a work because their opinions could not be unified. Although the students in this group have completed three works, due to the limited materials, there is still a big gap between the exquisiteness and practicality of the works and other groups of students. Through such a small matter, students can also understand the importance of unity and cooperation.
STEM is a real quality education-it has been judged.
How far is the future of STEM?
Peng Zonghao, co-founder of Steam Science and Technology Education STEAM Lab
In recent years, STEM education has made a breakthrough in China. 20 17 1 month, the new "Primary School Science Curriculum Standards" promulgated by the Ministry of Education of China is considered as "the first definition of China version of STEM". Xiang Peng, the co-founder of Steam Science and Technology Education STEAM LABS, explained how to combine the reality to make STEM not just talk on paper, but integrate multiple disciplines and develop in an all-round way. He further emphasized that STEM mainly develops and improves practical teaching according to the learning cycle, giving students more learning fun and experience, and realizing efficient learning and interdisciplinary course learning and experience.
Dr. Zheng, Ph.D., Institute of Intelligent Learning, Beijing Normal University, Pearson STEM trainer.
Finally, Dr. Zheng and Pearson STEM trainer from Beijing Normal University analyzed and explained the problems encountered in the actual teaching, which sounded the alarm for the lack of teachers in China. However, he said with more confidence that the future development trend of STEM is irreversible and will surely become an important part of primary and secondary education. That night, when he was a guest of Chongqing Literature and Art Broadcasting Culture Salon, he further expressed his optimism about the prospect of STEM education fully introducing Chongqing education.
STEM is the real future education-the future has come.
How to get to STEM in Chongqing?
This forum with the theme of scientific practice and innovative education is undoubtedly an influential STEM international academic event in Chongqing this year. Under the guidance of Chongqing Education International Exchange Association, the organizer Re-education International Education Exchange Center and Pearson Education Group China Co., Ltd. jointly held this grand meeting, aiming at actively exploring ways to promote STEM education in Chongqing and even western China, focusing on how to establish STEM professional classrooms and maker spaces, cultivate STEM talents with innovative thinking and strong hands-on ability, do a good job in the top-level design of regional STEM education, promote the promotion of international understanding education in Chongqing, and deepen the organization and implementation of STEM promotion activities.
Fu Minghua, a senior expert in the field of international education in Chongqing
Mr. Fu Minghua, a senior expert in the field of international education in Chongqing and former director of the International Department of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission, particularly emphasized that this academic seminar is very timely, and suggested that participants do more work for the deep development of STEM in Chongqing, so that Chongqing education can better go to the world in the future. The participants in this meeting are mainly from relevant principals of pre-school education, basic education, vocational education and other schools in Chongqing, teachers of innovative education-related courses, principals of social training institutions and educational researchers in related fields. They all reported "new ideas" and "great benefits". It will be an important task for all participants to work together with Qi Xin to push STEM education to a higher level.