Dejarnette, N. K. (2018). Early childhood steam: Reflections from a year of steam initiatives implemented in a high-needs primary school. Education, 139(2), 96–110.
Summary
- This article is about the effects of using STEAM education in primary grades, which are grades K-2. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. This article is also about how before arts was added the acronym was STEM ( science, technology, engineering and mathematics), and how it (STEM) was used in education.
- According to Katehi, Pearson and Feder “By exposing children to STEAM disciplines during the elementary years through hands-on, interactive, and problem-solving activities, research indicates that children’s interest in STEM career fields increases, establishing an educational pathway for the future ( Dejarnette 3)”. This means that the younger children are introduced to STEAM education, the more prepared they will be for their future careers. The article also says that exposing children to STEAM learning in primary grades prepares them to be able to collaborate and communicate with others, which is a very important 21st century skill “ Young children presented with a problem (science) have the ability to collaborate and work together to create a design (art) as a solution to a problem (engineering) while using available materials (technology) and strategies (math) ( Dejarnette 12)”.
- The article is to inform people how important STEAM learning is for children’s education and to prepare them for the future. The article was written to tell about a study where “ The researcher provided the STEAM curriculum for grades K-2, which consisted of problem-based activities focused on the children’s engineering design models ( Dejarnette 6)”, and to also tell the results of the study. The results of the study was that “not only could young, high-needs, primary students successfully grapple with engineering design at the primary level, but that they could work collaboratively and grasp basic STEM concepts that impacted their designs ( Dejarnette 13)”.
- Yes, it is written by someone who has the expertise to author the information because the article is peer-reviewed, it was published as an academic journal and I found it on EPSCOhost. Yes, it is accurate because for it to be published, the publisher would have had to look over the article to see if everything is correct before they would agree to publish it.
- Yes, it is new and up-to-date for this topic because the article was written in the winter of 2018.
- No, there is not another viewpoint to consider because according to the article teaching STEAM concepts will benefit children to be prepared for their future STEM filled careers.
Fun2Discover STEAM (Producer) (2017, July 4). What is steam? [Video file].
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysNGVmzlZvo
Summary - This video shows how the learning tool, STEAM, is used to enhance children’s education by allowing them to be active in class. The acronym STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
- The video I chose doesn’t have any dialogue in it, but it does show how students use each part of STEAM in their everyday learning.
- The video is to show how STEAM makes learning more fun and educational because the children get to be active and participate in the lessons. It was written to show how “STEAM is an educational movement that combines Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics to foster critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration by applying all the disciplines together ( Fun2Discover STEAM, youtube)”.
- Yes, the video is produced by a credible source because when I searched Fun2Discover on google, I found a facebook page,an instagram account, a few websites about projects they do and under the video it says “Fun 2 Discover Kid's Club is a provider of children’s interactive programs employing STEAM based disciplines, giving children the tools needed for critical thinking and development of a healthy lifestyle”. No, it does not depict people with expertise or experience because the video shows only children and or students doing the experiments or solving problems.
- Yes, the video I chose is accurate because it shows children and or students participating in projects in all the areas of STEAM. Yes, it is up-to-date for this topic because the video was made in 2017.
- Yes, there is another viewpoint to consider. The other viewpoint to consider is teaching STEM instead of STEAM, because with STEM is used so children are prepared later in life, where STEAM is used so children can be active and participate in the lessons. Some say STEM is better than STEAM because we should be preparing our children by using real-world situations when teaching.
- I learned that STEAM education is beneficial for children because it allows them to be active and participate in class. Doing hands-on activities keeps children's' minds more focused because they get to move around and interact instead of just sitting at their desks filling out worksheets or listening to the teacher lecture. I also learned that teaching STEAM education prepares children for the future because STEAM concepts teach children to be collaborative, to communicate, to problem solve and to think critically.
- My opinion on STEAM education is I think it is great because I feel children should learn at a young age how to collaborate and communicate with others. I feel children need to learn how to collaborate and communicate with others at a young age because when they get older and get a job, they will need to be able to work with other people to get their job done.
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This post is so interesting! I believe this is a very important topic. we can use STEAM education early on to engage students in subjects that may not always be the easiest or the most interesting for young kids by using art.
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