The STEM Integration Continuum™ empowers schools, districts, and home-based educators to evaluate how deeply STEM is embedded in their teaching and programs. Following this evaluation, a tailored plan is created to help advance their STEM integration to the next level.
Begin by understanding your current position on the STEM journey. Take a quick self-assessment to discover where you stand on the continuum. For a more comprehensive analysis and strategic roadmap for the future, contact us to schedule a full evaluation of your programs and goals.
Integrating STEM education comprehensively equips students with essential 21st-century skills, making them competitive in today’s workforce. Understanding the current level of STEM integration helps educators and stakeholders assess student preparedness and identify areas for improvement. This insight guides the creation of a tailored STEM integration plan.
It’s exciting to imagine how STEM can completely transform a school district, but then the question becomes, how do we get there? In collaborating with school districts across the country on their STEM journeys, we’ve discovered key moments in their development, and these insights have been transformed into what we call the STEM Integration Strategy™. After completing our STEM Integration Continuum™ that evaluates the school district’s STEM profile, we create a STEM Integration Strategy™ that expands your school district’s strategic plan. Then, our team of edtech experts collaborate with the school district on setting this plan in motion.
STEM is not only science, technology, engineering, and math, it’s the very material that students will be working with, no matter their pathway. Discover what your school district can look like when it adopts a STEM Integration Strategy™ based on its own developmental goals.
Comprehensive STEM™ creates the right environment to learn 21st-century skills. While gaining an understanding of STEM concepts, students learn the skills that are best introduced and developed through STEM-based activities. By making creation and innovation the delivery mechanism of educational concepts, students become engaged in their learning. They are also well-prepared for future academic pursuits and careers in STEM fields.
Comprehensive STEM™ provides the right tools for educators to create an engaging learning environment. It has been shown that integrating STEM concepts and activities comprehensively into daily learning creates a more engaging and relevant learning environment that motivates students to take ownership of their learning. We can provide educators with the tools to become highly skilled in creating such environments for their students.
Comprehensive STEM™ provides the right opportunities for community engagement. Companies and organizations are invested in recruiting individuals who are career-ready, and who can understand and can apply 21st century skills. Facilitating partnerships between schools and leading innovators in the community can identify common goals and available resources for schools, teachers, and students.
21st Century Ed’s Comprehensive STEM Education System (CSTEMES™) starts with a Baseline Assessment to evaluate your school or district’s current STEM integration across four levels: discrete, integrated, immersive, or comprehensive. The assessment focuses on four key domains: Strategy, Access, Culture, and Community.
We recommend that a representative stakeholder team—including administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community leaders—complete the assessment individually before coming together to compare results and develop a strategic plan for STEM integration.
Focuses on strategic planning and innovation.
Focuses on technology integratoin and STEM opportunities and experiences for staff and students.
Building a vibrant STEM culture where teachers ad administrators engage in STEM related professional learning opportunities.
Focuses on the development of strong community partnerships and career opportunities for students.
