Group+Charter

=STEM Study Group Charter=

At our first meeting, we agreed upon purpose, participation and logistics of our study group. Here are the results. Add to this page as you see fit.

=Purpose= We see STEM education as an integrated discipline full of potential for important learning about how the world works. The mission of the STEM study group is both learning and communication about STEM education.

Learning:
• To understand what STEM education is • To understand why STEM education is important • To understand how STEM education is taught • To understand how STEM education is already taught at Tenacre

Communication:
• To communicate to the faculty and board (5-year plan people) what we have come to understand • To analyze what Tenacre currently does in STEM integration • To generate a set of recommendations to the 5-year plan group around STEM education at Tenacre

= Logistics = = Commitments =
 * Meet the first Wednesday of every month
 * 3:40 to 4:40 pm
 * Each contribute at least one resource for group reading per month (at least for now)
 * meet in a room with projection capabilities
 * each meeting has a defined agenda
 * to keep a record of our learning and research on this wikkipage
 * to participate as much as possible
 * to try not to interrupt in discussions
 * to attend all meetings
 * to stick to defined agendas when practical
 * to tolerate respectful disagreement
 * to check in at the January meeting to examine work load and pace