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The Humanities Dilemma: An Opportunity for Authentic Learning in STEM

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Colorado Convention Center, 103/5

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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 18 years, has a BSED from West Chester University, MLA from McDaniel College, and ITS & Admin Cert from York College.

Session description

Students are often presented with a misleading binary choice between pursuing the “hard skill” world of STEM or the “soft skill” world of the humanities. Join us as we challenge this false dilemma, rediscover the importance of the Humanities, and encourage students to discover human-centered solutions to authentic problems.

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 can 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:
Library media specialists, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Subject area:
STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Students:
Computational Thinker
  • Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.
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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