STEM Education
- STEM is a global trend that promotes the teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics as pillars of sustainable development and social well-being.
- It is important to work rigorously within the various disciplinary fields and encourage interdisciplinarity across STEM areas. It's also jimportant to celebrate their interaction with fields such as the arts, business, philosophy, and the humanities, among others. That is why Movimiento STEM+ pioneered in integrating the "+" sign / STEM+ into this global trend.
- STEM proposes the use of diverse active methodologies to develop STEM skills, also known as durable skills, to solve problems and generate innovation processes with empathy that are contextualized for each community.
- It encourages teamwork and develops socio-emotional skills, as they are essential for exercising whole and globally responsible citizenship.
- Human flourishing can be promoted through STEM Education, seeking the fulfillment of the UN's 2030 Agenda and humanity's full potential.
- It is necessary to incentivize STEM culture that permeates our society, as well as STEM vocations and mandatory vocational guidance with a gender perspective, adapted to the labor context.
- STEM promotes the equal representation of girls and women in these fields of study and their full participation and leadership.
- The disruption of Artificial Intelligence and other Exponential Technologies in every sphere forces us to transform education with a deeply human focus.
- The permanent link between business and school is fundamental, as is technical education and alternative training and certification mechanisms that respond to new labor environments, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
- Continuous training and lifelong learning are crucial for STEM Education, in both formal and non-formal spaces.
Source: Movimiento STEM+ Manifesto
