TY - BOOK AU - Koleza,Eugenia AU - Panagiotakopoulos,Christos AU - Skordoulis,Constantine TI - Innovating STEM education: increased engagement and best practices SN - 9781863352512 AV - Q181 .I566 2021 KW - Science KW - Study and teaching KW - Congresses KW - Mathematics KW - Interdisciplinary approach in education KW - Electronic Books N1 - "This volume contains selected papers presented at the Hellenic Conferences 'Innovating STEM education HiSTEM 2016 and 2018' organized by the Postgraduate Program 'Interdisciplinary Approach on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Education STEM Education'"--Introduction; 1; 2; b N2 - "In recent years, there has been a focus on promoting the uptake of STEM subjects in schools. This has been driven by the need to ensure that young people gain the knowledge and skills essential to help them participate in a society in which mathematics, science and technology are increasingly important. Nevertheless, reform efforts, including curriculum development, have treated the STEM subjects mostly in isolation. Recognizing that efforts for education within each individual STEM discipline would encourage a wide range of conservations about different important aspects of teaching and learning, this conference considered the potential benefits and challenges for the integration of various STEM's characteristics into education. In order to prepare students to address the problems of our society, it is necessary to provide them with opportunities to understand these problems through rich, engaging and powerful experiences that integrate the disciplines of STEM"-- UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3385671&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -