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=Resources= = = =STEM Study Group Homepage= =Mission:=

3. Analyzing what Tenacre already does to promote learning in the STEM fields
Check out the Resources page to find our readings list so far. Check out the Group Charter page to see our purpose, goals and guidelines for how we want to work together.

=Meeting Log:= First Meeting: Wednesday, November 2 Synopsis: Established a group charter, outlined our mission and key goals, set up the structure of our work

Second Meeting: Thursday, December 8, 3:30 to 4:30 in the Tech Lab
 * 1. Review the wikki
 * 2. STEM seminar - report out from attendees to Suzanne and Beth
 * 3. STEM news at Tenacre (Kevin)
 * STEM classes ideas
 * STEM presentation to ed committee
 * OLIN college
 * 4. Review the article and video from this month.
 * 5. Set next meeting date
 * 6. Set next reading goals

Meeting Three - January, 2012 Cancelled - just too busy Meeting Three - Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 Discuss Engineering is Elementary Set argument for STEM education - presentation to Ed. Committee on February 16, 7:00 Set agenda for further meetings

Case for STEM: Jobs of the future Skills of the future: collaboration, integration, design and problem solving Integration of disciplines, blended learning environments Apply skills through the engineering process Development of problem-solving process - the Tenacre problem solving process taught throughout disciplines Take an inventory of what STEM Produce a list of recommendations for expansion, especially i__mproving integration__ Where should it be taught? How to educate faculty and extend STEM into homerooms

Learning about STEM