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STEM-Ready Your Children for 21st Century Careersby Joseph Gabriella, Oct 2016 As a corporate manager in Japan, I use science, technology, engineering, and math, known as STEM, every day. STEM skills are increasing in importance at an exponential rate. Here are three major STEM trends that are transforming industry and can help parents prepare their children for future careers in STEM professions. Trend OneScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math are all vital, but technology and math are crucial. Now that digital data is effortlessly collected on small devices for everything from your breathing rate to the temperature in your home, companies are awash in data. The demand for college graduates with coding skills to format the data and mathematical and statistical skills to analyze it already exceeds the supply. During the next 10 years, this trend will intensify. Furthermore, even employees who are not hired as specialists in the area of data science will be expected to be proficient in MS Word applications, facile with internet tools, and capable of coding. How to Develop these SkillsElementary
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Free online resources: KhanAcademy.org , Codecademy.com , Code.org Trend TwoSome educators prefer the acronym STEAM to STEM adding arts to the mix. Pictures and diagrams are often used in STEM techniques like design thinking. Language arts are used to explain ideas. Students should receive ample expository writing and presentation practice. These communication skills are essential in sharing ideas with colleagues and explaining projects to customers. I often receive requests not only to deliver presentations, but also to train others to do so. How to Develop these SkillsElementary
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Online Resources: WikiHow.com/Write-an-Expository-Essay , Prezi.com , TED.com Trend ThreeAs Americans we are in the enviable position of not having to learn a foreign language because English is the current lingua franca of business and technology. Although many STEM professionals worldwide speak English, there is a large cultural component to effective communication. Given that many STEM projects cross borders, learning intercultural communication skills is excellent preparation for a STEM career. How to Develop these SkillsElementary
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Parental monitoring of these correspondences is recommended. If your students show an interest or proclivity to STEM, it is a good idea to review your instruction in light of these trends in STEM professions. Was this article helpful? Was it worth $1.00 to you? Your gift of $1 or more helps to keep this site operating offering encouragement and reassurance to families wanting better outcomes for their children. Beverley Paine with her children, and their home educated children, relaxing at home. Together with the support of my family, my aim is to help parents educate their children in stress-free, nurturing environments. In addition to building and maintaing this website, I continue to create and manage local and national home educating networks, help to organise conferences and camps, as well as write for, edit and produce newsletters, resource directories and magazines. I am an active supporter of national, state, regional and local home education groups.
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