How CONNETIX Support STEAM Learning
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The world is evolving at a rapid pace. New technologies emerge constantly, and this means society has to adapt and develop new skills.
This often requires an interdisciplinary approach. We need to teach children how subjects integrate and work together. They need to develop diverse skill sets and a passion for exploration and growth to be successful.
A perfect way to do this is by using STEAM learning.
Here, subjects are taught in an applied way as part of a bigger picture rather than a traditional approach that looks at subjects separately.
But what exactly is STEAM learning and what are the benefits of using this approach? How do CONNETIX support STEAM learning?
Let’s find out!
STEAM is the abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. By incorporating Art into the original STEM learning model, we bring in personal expression, empathy, meaning-making, and the purpose of what children are learning. It is therefore an approach to learning that encourages children to think more broadly about real-world problems.
It’s this approach that helped create innovations like the original laptop computer and the iPhone.
To accomplish this, STEAM has several core components:
Properly implemented, it helps students ask questions, connect the dots, solve problems, think creatively, and be innovative.
The CONNETIX team of play experts is made up of qualified teachers, early childhood educators, industry specialists and dedicated parents who are passionate about open-ended play, STEAM learning and quality resources. Together, they share their expertise, experience and love of all things CONNETIX to inspire play-based learning.
STEM Jobs are expected to grow by 16% in the US between 2014 and 2024 compared to 11% for other sectors. Also, science and engineering careers offer an increased income. Despite this, math performance is decreasing while STEM graduates are dropping out of their fields. STEAM can effectively solve this problem and ensure an exciting future for our children.
As part of the solution, STEAM learning offers the following benefits:
To sum up, STEAM is vital to develop children’s intellect, thought processes, and creativity skills and shapes them into all-around successful individuals.
Simply by playing with CONNETIX, children explore a wide range of STEAM disciplines and skills, often in an integrated way that encourages a deeper engagement of these STEAM areas and a connection between them.
Some of the ways CONNETIX encourage STEAM learning are:
When looking at the above it’s easy to see why the possibilities with CONNETIX are endless. Children can think of anything their heart desires and build it. In the process, and figuring out how to build it, they develop essential STEAM skills.
Some ideas to get them started are:
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