Glenn Ellis, PhD, talks to the Castilleja school community on the topic of STEM/engineering education and girls.

1. Preparing our Children for Success in the Knowledge Age Glenn Ellis Associate Professor Picker Engineering Program Smith College

2. Why hire a U.S. engineer at 5x the cost? $$$$$ $ $

3. Knowledge workers must:

8. Instructionism

9. Knowledge = facts and problem solving procedures

10. Located here

11. Knowledge transmitted

12. Simple stuff first

13. Test to measure knowledge acquired

14. Three key findings on learning

15. Fish is Fish I wonder what happens on land? From Fish is Fish

16. Fish is Fish Now I know what a bird looks like. From Fish is Fish

18. The world is flat.

19. The world is round.

20. World world

22. Experts and novices do things differently

23. 2. Students must understand facts and ideas in the context of a conceptual framework that facilitates retrieval and application.

24. 3. Students need to take control of their own learning by defining learning goals and monitoring their progress in achieving them.

28. Engineering is the application of math and science to serve humanity .

29. A Parable for our Time? Ibeaca, Spain (1970s)

31. In the K-12 classroom…

32. Knowledge Building in the Classroom

33. How are plants and animals different?

34. How are plants and animals different? Authentic problems Discourse for sustained idea improvement based upon authoritative sources Community knowledge, collective responsibility Students find their way

35. Seeding Knowledge Building

37. Story that Engages the Imagination Somatic Mythic Romantic Philosophic Ironic

38. Story that Engages the Imagination Somatic Mythic —binary opposites, mystery… Romantic —limits of reality, heroes … Philosophic —search for authority and truth… Ironic