{"id":56243,"date":"2020-09-11T09:35:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T14:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=56243"},"modified":"2020-09-11T09:35:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T14:35:38","slug":"%ef%bb%bffhsus-stramel-selected-to-participate-in-national-stem-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=56243","title":{"rendered":"\ufeffFHSU\u2019s Stramel selected to participate in national STEM Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State University\u2019s Dr. Janet Stramel will be featured in a nationwide teacher education Webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nWebinar will be streamed live from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, to\ndiscuss teacher preparation for science, technology, engineering and\nmathematics (STEM). It will feature education professionals and cutting-edge\nfaculty from around the country who are working to elevate high-quality STEM\nteacher preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stramel\n\u2013 professor of teacher education at FHSU \u2013 will present a project titled\n\u201cPrinciples of Effective STEM Teaching for All Elementary Students.\u201d The paper\nwas developed from the 100Kin10 Project, for which Stramel chaired one of the\nteams, “Elementary Teacher Preparation with a\nSTEM Focus.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nfive-member team came from a variety of educational backgrounds and from five\ndifferent states. They met for a one-day workshop in New York City, then\ncompleted their work via Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n\u201cPrinciples of Effective STEM Teaching for All Elementary Students\u201d project\ndeveloped by Stramel and her team provides a set of six principles as well as\nguiding questions that elementary school teachers can use to promote the\ncritical thinking and reasoning skills through problem solving in STEM\neducation for their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those\nprinciples range from methods for elementary school teachers to engage and\nsupport all students, including diverse learners, to designing STEM teaching\nand learning for all students in college and career pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100Kin10 is a national initiative that unites the nation\u2019s top academic institutions, nonprofits,\nfoundations, companies, and government agencies to address the nation\u2019s STEM\nteacher shortage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was established in 2011 to \u201cprepare and support 100,000\nexcellent STEM teachers in America\u2019s classrooms\u201d over the next decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FHSU\nis one of nearly 300 100Kin10 partners nationwide but one of only a handful of\nKansas universities involved with the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the Department of Teacher Education,\u201d Stramel said, \u201cwe\ntrain amazing elementary teachers who make a huge impact on the students they\nteach. But I want to expand that training to focus more and include more STEM\nintegration in the coursework.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ntraining of elementary teachers traditionally focuses on reading and literacy\nskills. However, Stramel said, STEM education creates critical thinkers,\nincreases problem solving skills, and enables the next generation of innovators\nand inventors. This depends on a solid knowledge base in the STEM areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\ninstilling the love and passion for STEM does not begin in middle school or\nhigh school. It begins as early as preschool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur\nstudents must be exposed to STEM education when they are in elementary school \u2013\nor before,\u201d Stramel said. \u201cThis is when their curiosities, passion and yearn\nfor learning, and imagination are boundless, unfiltered and natural.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stramel, in her\n12th year of teaching at FHSU, was named the Edna\nShutts Williams Endowed Chair in the College of Education in the Department of Teacher Education last spring. As\nthe Shutts Williams Endowed Chair, Stramel\u2019s work revolves around training elementary teachers with a\nfocus on STEM education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Webinar is one such way of accomplishing that goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am honored to participate in this Webinar,\u201d Stramel said. \u201cI love Fort Hays State, and this puts\nus on the map on a different level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Webinar can be seen at https:\/\/mediasite.ed.gov\/webcast\/Play\/ab891bcb726c4b1f933ed7fc49d16b991d<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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