Share Paper: How to STEMulate multi-media learning through STEM Education Kits and Mentor-Assisted Enrichment Projects to enhance STEM Education

  1. Dr. William A. Gray, Mentoring Solutions, Canada
Wednesday, June 26 5:15-5:45 PM Esquimalt

Abstract: This Workshop provides information and hands-on activities associated with STEMulate, an innovative approach that combines the benefits of multi-media STEM Education Kits and Mentor-Assisted Enrichment Projects to enhance STEM Education (in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Workshop participants will use STEM Kits to learn (a) how to promote problem-based Inquiry Learning and provide Didactic Instruction needed to understand basic concepts, and (b) how to train problem-solving teams to work collaboratively. Research says it takes 3-5 hours to match “best-fit” proteges to mentors using paper-based methods, compared to an hour or less using a web-based system, which also reduces the time required ...