Title :
Optional STEM courses for secondary schools designed and implemented for enhancement of K-12 technology education in order to excite students´ interest in technology and engineering education
Author_Institution :
Estonian Centre for Eng. Pedagogy, Tallinn Univ. of Technol., Tallinn, Estonia
Abstract :
The aim of the present paper is to introduce optional STEM courses designed for secondary schools at Tallinn University of Technology, and to give the overview of implementation and integration of these courses, describing the relevant teacher education and analyzing the feedback of teachers participating in the courses.
Keywords :
STEM; computer aided instruction; educational courses; educational institutions; engineering computing; engineering education; feedback; K-12 technology education enhancement; Tallinn University of Technology; optional STEM courses; secondary schools; student interest; teacher education; teacher feedback; technology and engineering education; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Materials; Mathematical model; Problem-solving; K-12; STEM; optional courses; technology education;
Conference_Titel :
Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
DOI :
10.1109/ICL.2014.7017762
