STEM Education: The Harbinger of Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Jinal Joshi
Dean, English & Communication skills at Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya University managed by Sarva Vidyalaya Kelavani Mandal, Director of Department of International Relations, Mental Health Wellness & Director of Schools
The 21st century requires students, adults and employees to be equipped with a multidimensional understanding of the world around them. The latest innovative element of education is STEM, which is an amalgamation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and this has been further followed by STEAM, which incorporates Arts within it.
This STE(A)M approach in the classroom enables learners to build from their creative minds and find innovative solutions to real world problems. By blurring the lines between the different conventional streams of Science, Arts & Commerce, it allows the learners to look at the world as a whole and encourages them to have all-rounded knowledge and skills.
Most contemporary education leaders propagate the introduction of STEM education from the primary levels, building on the children’s innate abilities of inquisitiveness and infinite imagination and creativity. This foundational development of a child’s brain sets the stage for high-school students to be experts in innovative ideas and critical thinking. When these students graduate from schools with STEM education, they are able to succeed as university students and entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, and leaders across various professional domains.
STEM education is no longer the future of education; it is the present!
Dr. Jinal Joshi