Opening minds to STEM careers by Cristina https://padlet.com/cristina_ventur/stemcareers Module 1 and 2 en-us 2017-04-04 19:13:55 UTC 2025-10-02 04:53:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png module 1 cristina_ventur https://padlet.com/cristina_ventur/stemcareers/wish/164719900 Objectives


  1. Understand the relevance of STEM studies for students and society; 
  2. Understand the importance of STEM career in the job market; 
  3. Understand the importance of integrating STEM career guidance in lessons, curriculum and what are the benefits for their students
]]> 2017-04-04 19:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cristina_ventur/stemcareers/wish/164719900 Module 1: 1.3 STEM careers in schools and in the job market cristina_ventur https://padlet.com/cristina_ventur/stemcareers/wish/164956221 Four cognitive-behaviour dimensions as the pillars of career development:
  1. Awareness (students are aware and know the variety of STEM careers available),
  2. Relevance (they see the connection between the subject they are studying and day to day life),
  3. Engagement (students show direct interest and motivation to interact with the subject matter),
  4. Self-efficacy (students are comfortable with using tools of science). 
The report also goes on outlining four teaching strategies, which foster STEM careers awareness, derived from a series of interviews with science teachers: 
  1. Incorporate both formal and informal approaches: constantly bring career awareness in your activities and do not keep it as a separate unit.
  2. Help students see scientists as real people: students may have difficulty imagining themselves as scientists because they cannot see that scientists have a normal life, just like them. They have hobbies, families and various interests. 
  3. Connect the dots: it is not enough to just expose students to career information, the teacher also has to directly connect career information with whatever the student is learning at that moment. This can refer to making clear connections to the real-life use of subjects, to giving examples of how it connects to jobs of scientists. The student will not be always capable of making these connections themselves, and you will have to do that for him. 
  4. Embed reflection: To make sure that information sticks with students, and embeds reflection to drive a deeper understanding. Otherwise, a lot of the information can be lost over time if reflection is not used to “glue” it. 
]]> 2017-04-05 17:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cristina_ventur/stemcareers/wish/164956221 Module 2 cristina_ventur https://padlet.com/cristina_ventur/stemcareers/wish/164963616 The fourth industrial revolution
The author goes on to present the major challenges and opportunities this revolution brings: increased growth, prosperity and efficiency, but at the same time, a very high risk of inequality, and a shift in the labor market that a large part of the population may not be able to keep up with.  
If we are already seeing mass disappearance of jobs due to automation, then how can we prepare for this total reorganization of our lives? How can we make sure that future generations are prepared and ready to ‘ride the waves’ of this revolution, and even more, to contribute and support the shift towards a more prosperous future?
One of the answers, as you can guess, is education. Teachers represent a critical ingredient in preparing the human resources of the future - in making sure that by the time the students have left school, they are able to enter the work field.
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