TRACK 2

Coordinators

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Keynote Speaker

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Theme

STEM Education

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Sub-Themes

1. Relevance of Pedagogy in STEM Education: Designing Curriculum, Content Preparation, Project-based learning, Mode of communication, Active learning
2. Assessment in STEM Education
3. Preparing Educators for STEM education (Teacher training)
4. Fostering academic and Industry partnerships for enhancing employability and tackling real-life problems
5. Encouraging inter and multidisciplinary collaborations for innovation in science, engineering, arts etc.
6. Fostering equality, inclusion, and diversity in STEM education
7. Instilling critical thinking and leadership skills through STEM education

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Objective

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) learning has always been in vogue as STEM teaching instills critical thinking and innovation while STEM classes provide unique opportunities to students for teamwork and interdisciplinary initiatives. Broadly, such education encompasses problem-based and rigorous learning, as also career, technology, and life skills learning. Keeping these goals in mind, our STEM teaching-learning interaction would provide a suitable platform to academia and industry for:

1. Mapping/modeling effective pedagogical practices while enhancing content knowledge.
2. Sharing STEM teaching research initiatives and outcomes to develop improved teaching methods for STEM topics.
3. Professional development of educators in various pedagogical contexts to improve content delivery and outcome.
4. Networking among participants to encourage dialogue and collaborative initiatives.
5. Discuss key factors vital for designing an effective and contemporary STEM curriculum and help students develop project management skills.
6. Explore the observation-discussion-reflection (ODR) approach as an effective way to promote professional development in STEM education

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