Rodney Amen 谢哲光
Evergreen Education Foundation
青树教育基金会
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太阳能灯
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2011 program was EEF’s first
Student Science learning kit
Development partner:
Innogetic Tech in Zhuhai
Guangdong
Students built Solar Lamp and learned science lessons
Issue #1: Schools want more advanced programs
Issue #2: Program is not sustainable without annual funding
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2011 年的项目是 EEF 第
一个学生科学学习的项
目
发展伙伴 : 广东珠海盈致
科技
学生做出太阳能灯并学
到了科学知识
问题 1 ：学校期望更先进
的项目
问题 2 ：项目没有年度基
金就无以为续
STEM 是 科学技术工程数学 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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S.T.E.M. 科学技术工程数学
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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STEM workers drive competitiveness and innovation in industry.
US Companies are concerned about the supply qualified
STEM workers
“ STEM job openings grow 3 times as fast as non-STEM ”
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STEM 工人驱动产业竞争力和
创新
美国公司关注合格 STEM 人员
的供应
STEM 工作职位是非 STEM 职
位增长速度的 3 倍
Source: STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the
Future, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Teachers lack STEM background to create lesson plans
School lack the financial resources for STEM facilities and supplies
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教师缺乏 STEM 背景
去制定教学计划
学校缺乏财政资源购
买 STEM 设备和物资
Source: Barber “ the JOURNAL ” 2011
STEM 是 科学技术工程数学 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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STEM interest is generated in isolation (at home)
Source: en.wikipedia.org
STEM programs have historically been available only to gifted students
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Low income students lack exposure opportunity
STEM is not considered
“ cool ” in student culture
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对 STEM 的兴趣是独自在家的
时候产生的
以往只有有才能的学生才能
接触到 STEM 项目
低收入学生缺少接触STEM项
目的机会
学生文化认为STEM不酷炫
STEM 是 科学技术工程数学 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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President Obama’s
“Educate to Innovate” campaign has resulted in support for STEM programs
Schools, Industry,
Foundations, and
Parents are starting to emphasize and collaborate developing
STEM education
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奥巴马总统的“创新教
育”运动引来了对 STEM
项目的支持
学校，企业，基金会和
家长开始重视并配合发
展 STEM 教育
STEM 是 科学技术工程数学 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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http://www.usfirst.org/
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Example: Mentors helping students
例子：导师帮助学生 http://www.usfirst.org/
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团队
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Teams design and build robots to compete in specified competition
Teams come from US and internationally
Teams are typically from school robotic clubs
Professional Engineers mentor the team
Companies sponsor competition
Parental support
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团队设计 制造机器人参加某
个比 赛
团队 既来自美国本地，又来自
世界各地
团队 一般来自学校机器人俱
乐 部
团队 配 备专业 工程 师为导师
由公司 资 助比 赛
父母支持
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Microcontroller learning program to provide teacher guidance
Students learn programming and building automated projects – possibly a robot’s brain?
Based on “ Open
Source ” software and hardware http://www.arduino.cc/
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微控制器学 习项 目提供
教 师 指 导
学生学 习编 程 制定自 动
化 计 划，比如一个机器人
大 脑
基于开源 软 硬件
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• STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future, U.S.
Department of Commerce
• www.stemedcoalition.org
• http://www.usfirst.org/
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Article by D.A. Barber -12/13/11 http://thejournal.com/Articles/2011/12/13/Educators-
Look-for-Resources-New-Programs-Amid-STEM-
Push.aspx
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STEM_fields http://www.arduino.cc/
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