NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
Goals and Objectives The goal of this STEM summit is to enable teacher can- didates to experience how comprehensive STEM tools can be used to support pedagogical applications in the K–12 classroom. Objectives include; increase awareness and interest of STEM applications through the Stem Made Simple® (a hands-on experiential program built in part on the 5E model of inquiry-based instruction), modeling how STEM supports Computation Thinking and cross-curricular applications, creating hands-on opportunities for teaching students to experience STEM education both as a learner and as a guiding teacher, demonstrating how the Design Thinking process and Problem-Based Learning (PBL) can help drive STEM adoption in schools and building capacity among teach- ing students with their knowledge of STEM and applica- tions.
New Jersey City University (NJCU) is located in Jersey City, NJ, one of the most diverse cities in the nation, and just minutes from New York City. NJCU’s College of Arts and Sciences, Education, Professional Studies, and School of Business offer 47 undergraduate degree pro- grams and 30 graduate programs, including emerging and interdisciplinary fields. In 2019, NJCU was awarded the Hispanic Serving Insti- tute-STEM (HSI-STEM) grant. The HSI-STEM grant activ- ity focuses on in-service and pre-service STEM teachers, by extending unique opportunities to increase the quality of their training and improve their teaching effectiveness through a 3.5-day institute that teaches STEM teach- er candidates how to instruct through the teaching of coding and programming of robots. The purpose of this supplemental activity is to enhance and expand adoption and integration of STEM-based activities and lessons with practical, hands-on applications of quality STEM products being used by K–12 education. This past Feb- ruary, approximately fifty K-12 teachers participated in a day-long STEM made simple summit.
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