Ioannis Miaoulis- NCTL STEM Speech

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Miaoulis Advocates for K-12 Engineering
"We need to make technology and engineering as important as science and math in STEM education," says Ioannis Miaoulis, president and director of the Museum of Science, Boston and founding director of its National Center for Technological Literacy® (NCTL®).

According to Miaoulis, introducing engineering into the K-12 curriculum is critical because engineering design skills and concepts engage students in using their math and science knowledge to solve real problems and create new technologies. "Until now, school curricula have focused more on the natural world, not the technological one. But it is the technological, or human-made, world that facilitates 95% of our daily experience," he says. "Technological literacy is basic literacy."

Recognizing a 21st century curriculum must include human-made world, the NCTL advocates for engineering education in schools and museums nationwide, helping states modify educational standards and assessments, creating standards-based K-12 engineering materials, offering educators professional development, and creating museum exhibits and programs.

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I am a T & E teacher at OPHS in Western New York State. I agree 100% with your video. T & E engages the students in real world design and engineering which leads to creativity for life. Please view our schools videos at my Youtube webpage. It can be found by searching for OPHSTech.
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Great VIdeo that really explains the importance of technological and engineering literacy! I'm putting it on my Tech Ed school website!

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Well said! Adding this one to my favorites.

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I facilitate a program called Engineering Students @ Work-a 5-day program where a team of 6 Yr 10 students are placed in organisations with an engineering focus. The team is given a brief to develop a sustainable building/object meeting various engineering objectives. By the 5th day, the students have designed their project in Google SketchUp, prepared a report and PowerPoint to be delivered to an audience. Projects address all STEM areas-Georgene Bridgeman, Akorn Educational Services Australi

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