Foundational Research SupportWhile the stories are whimsical and the challenges are a blast, everything we do here at STEMagination Station is rooted in a strong foundation of research supporting the implementation of STEM at the elementary school level. We are molding the scientists, technology experts, engineers, and mathematicians of tomorrow!
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Educate to innovate
White house educate to innovate site |
“One of the things that I’ve been focused on as President is how we create an all-hands-on-deck approach to science, technology, engineering, and math… We need to make this a priority to train an army of new teachers in these subject areas, and to make sure that all of us as a country are lifting up these subjects for the respect that they deserve.”
President Barack Obama Third Annual White House Science Fair, April 2013 "The Obama Administration stands committed to providing students at every level with the skills they need to excel in the high-paid, highly-rewarding fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). President Obama believes that great teaching is a key part of any child’s success, and in the STEM fields, it is critical to creating educational experiences that project-based, hands-on and build a love of lifelong learning." Read more on the White House Educate to Innovate site. |
National center for STEM Elementary Education
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"At the National Center for STEM Elementary Education our focus is on teachers and future teachers. As part of this national imperative, teachers must engage elementary and middle school children in becoming problem solvers, innovators, inventors and logical thinkers eager to master STEM subjects now and as they move into high school, college and careers." "Research shows that a negative interest in science begins in elementary schools where about 33% of girls and boys in fourth grade express negative attitudes. By eighth grade almost half express negative attitudes." (Source) "Specialized jobs in STEM fields will increase by 32 percent from 2002 to 2012, and the number of 18 to 24 year olds in the United States who receive scientific degrees has fallen from third to 17th in the world in the last three decades." (Source #2 on list) |
Research sources
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The National Center for STEM Elementary Education supporting the foundation of STEMagination Station.
The National Center for STEM Elementary Education supporting the foundation of STEMagination Station.