STEM Education: Developing 21st century problem solvers

National Teacher of the Year Finalist, Rob Stephenson, presents instructional strategies and the integration of STEM education challenges in his third grade classroom. He articulates why STEM education needs to become a part of every child's learning experience at home, at school, and within the community. Mr. Stephenson gives stakeholders practical advice on how adults can foster and protect children's natural desire to discover and invent in order to stimulate the next generation of perseverant problem-solvers.

Rob is the 2010 National Teacher of the Year Finalist, 2009-2010 Michigan Teacher of the Year, 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, SMART Exemplary Educator, and WKAR PBS Television "Science Minute" Host... What else can we say?

[MediaNSTEM]

I love this video. I loved Edison's quote: "I did not fail once. I found 1000 ways it didn't work." As teachers and professors, we need to foster perseverance, teach our children to stay with the problem longer, collaborate with each other, build and create. Demonstrations and exercises are very engaging to students and foster exploration and problem solving. Thank you for posting this.

[stevemanifold]

I am a UK teacher . I really got a lot from your talk. This really corresponded with my thoughts and approach. There is still a lot of focus on knowledge content in UK schools rather than exploration.
Steve Manifold

[sulthanaharifa]

Teacher, Really had a lot to learn from your wisdom of scientific pedagogy, love for children and responsibility to build the future

[teemar]

This is good information and motivational. I do think that when talking about Edison's success one should mention Nikola Tesla. Thank you for being committed to the valuable career of teaching.

[mohammedakram]

Bring US on top, America got talent and resources, we should move from 17th, progressively towards first position.

[kuyasingapore]

I like this talk very much! thank you. I think the point is very clear and the approach is worth trying.

[meandyouagainstthealgorith]

Edison failed a thousand times, and then he saw how Tesla did it.

[ReadingwithMrRamos]

STEM should be a mandatory class for elementary schools. I'm a teacher and I read STEM books on my channel. Feel free to check them out at your leisure.

[adilmohammed]

How to make a 16 inch table out of newspapers? Make a 16 inch tall paper stack.

[girijakm]

"Making a good student good isn't a think but making a dull student just better is great many schools only offer sits for the students who are good in studying..what do the dull students do then..??

[sciencewithjoe]

I'm proud of being a student in STEM ❤

[jazzman]

We need to make the arts vital again! STEM has been overemphasised in education during the 21st Century, especially in the UK, thanks to the supposed ‘increased competitiveness in industry in the modern age’. Parents are being brainwashed into thinking that science and maths are what their children need to study in order to stay afloat in the modern world. But this isn’t always true. The arts, particularly music for some reason, are lacking the same funding as STEM in primary and secondary schools and aren’t being stressed as important. If there is no good art in the highly technologically advanced world we’re aiming to make, what will we have advanced for? Winston Churchill famously said: “The arts are essen­tial to any com­plete national life. The State owes it to itself to sus­tain and encour­age them. [...] Ill fares the race which fails to salute the arts with the rev­er­ence and delight which are their due.” And when he was asked to cut funding to the arts to invest more fully in the war effort, he simply replied: “then what are we fighting for?”.

[thecartoongirl]

Brilliant Talk! I really enjoyed this video!

[larryjozwik]

Watch: "The Global Water Crisis: POU Water Filters -- The Balanced Equation HQ" on YouTube.  This video introduces an interdisciplinary unit entitled: "STEM-ming The Global Drinking Water Crisis" which is loaded with great hands-on STEM activities.  Read the description below the video.

[MaxKleiner]

“I didn’t fail. It was a learning experience.” Anonymous

[JavedKhan-soul]

What's the actual age/class for kids to start learning about STEM? Is there any minimum criteria? like from Kindergarten or from class 2 or so. ?

[MSTARPOWER]

Türkçe alt yazı eksikliği mevcut farkında mısınız?

[zunata]

now train 9-10 july 2016 "STEM education" at university Chiangmai province Thailand
sometime i ever knew a long time ago but don't practice the curriculum shown activity that.

sorry ! bad write English language !

[tnekkc]

I have seen a low IQ guy develop a process of making masks with a heat gun and vacuum pump.
I have interviewed a lot of engineers. Works well with others and does not give up are some things to look for.

[georgiosapostolides]

Correction you meant Warren de La Rue I guess..