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The Humanities Dilemma: An Opportunity for Authentic Learning

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113A

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Nicole Bond
Supervisor of Educational Technology
Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12
@msbondsgotclass
ISTE Certified Educator
Nicole is the Supervisor of Educational Technology at Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 in PA and former middle school ELA teacher. With an expertise in educational tech frameworks, STEM, and CS, Nicole is also an ISTE Certified Educator and Trainer who is passionate about the use of technology to connect students to others in an effort grow empathy and empower learning. Nicole is the Secretary of the Susquehanna Valley CSTA. She's been in education 17 years, has a BSED from West Chester University, MLA from McDaniel College, and ITS & Admin Cert from York College.
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Abbey Hathaway
Educational Technology Staff Developer
Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12
@Abbey_the_Lich
ISTE Certified Educator
Abbey is a member of the Educational Technology Services team at Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12. Abbey works as a staff developer providing professional development and support in educational technology, STEM, and Computer Science to educators in South Central Pennsylvania. A former social studies teacher, Abbey approaches all subjects with a global and humanitarian mindset.

Session description

In the age of STEM, it may seem as though the humanities have been forgotten. Join us to rediscover the importance of the humanities and how to utilize a variety of processes to drive students to discover authentic, human-centered solutions to problems that connect directly to the humanities curriculum.

Purpose & objective

Participants will be able to see how the humanities courses such as art, ELA, music, and social studies are integral to student learning - and how these courses support STEM. We will discover how processes such as Design Thinking, Engineering Design, and Computational Thinking and Computer Science have a place in the humanities classroom. This session will include a variety of connections to ideas and resources which participants to utilize and access in their classroom.

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Outline

What are the Humanities and how are they related to STEM? (15 min)
Design Thinking & The Humanities
- Starting with Empath (10 Min)
- Defining Problems (5 Min)
- Prototyping and Testing as Project and Authentic Action (10 min)
- Examples (5 Min)
Computational Thinking, Computer Science, and the Humanities
- AI (5 Minutes)
- Coding to Create Solutions (10 Min)
- Additional Examples (5 Min)

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Supporting research

https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=75906

https://cen.acs.org/education/undergraduate-education/Behind-the-scenes-STEM-humanities-culture-war/97/i29 - The Culture War Background

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/why-stem-students-need-humanities-courses/

https://news.mit.edu/2021/stem-plus-humanities-framework-understanding-world-natasha-joglekar-0609

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Session specifications

Topic:
Project-, problem- & challenge-based learning
Grade level:
6-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Library media specialists, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices not needed
Subject area:
Language arts, Social studies
ISTE Standards:
For Students:
Computational Thinker
  • Students formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods such as data analysis, abstract models and algorithmic thinking in exploring and finding solutions.
Creative Communicator
  • Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
Global Collaborator
  • Students explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.

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