STEM Education
“STEM education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons as students apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in contexts that make connections between school, community, work, and the global enterprise…”
(Tsupros, 2009)
(Tsupros, 2009)

Benefits of a STEM curriculum are:
- STEM teaches critical thinking and problem solving skills, and encourages strong literacy skills.
- STEM requires the interpretation of technical texts, a vast knowledge of content-specific vocabulary, critical thinking, and the ability to clearly communicate these complex concepts to others verbally and in writing.
- STEM educational principles are also critical to developing strong mathematical thinkers.
- STEM emphasizes the importance of understanding problems, developing and using models to solve problems, constructing viable arguments based on evidence, and critiquing the reasoning of others.