SJ308: Engineering curriculum; Department of Education to development in public schools, report.
WHEREAS, STEM is the acronym used in K-12 education for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and
WHEREAS, each component of STEM differs from the others in subtle but important ways; and
WHEREAS, science is concerned with the discovery of the laws by which nature works?the discovery of the natural world; and
WHEREAS, mathematics is concerned with the study of patterns and relationships among quantities, numbers, and shapes; and
WHEREAS, technology education is concerned with the modification of the natural environment in order to satisfy human needs and wants; and
WHEREAS, engineering is concerned with the creation of the human-designed world?the purposeful shaping of science and technology to meet societal needs; and
WHEREAS, innovation, critical thinking, and problem solving are highly desired twenty-first-century capabilities in the Commonwealth and the nation; and
WHEREAS, innovation is born directly of engineering rather than science and mathematics; and
WHEREAS, the engineering design process differs from the scientific method; and
WHEREAS, engineering design leads to the manufacture or fabrication of a product that meets design requirements and constraints; and
WHEREAS, engineering teachers require a significant background in the engineering design process and the manufacture to specifications process as well as science, mathematics, and technology education; and
WHEREAS, mastery in the engineering design process or manufacture to specifications process is not required of science and mathematics teachers; and
WHEREAS, mastery in science and mathematics is not required of technology education teachers; and
WHEREAS, a robust K-12 STEM education will lead students to successful transition to higher education in engineering; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the Department of Education be requested to establish shared goals for an engineering program of study, and assign a shared responsibility for this program between the existing science, mathematics, and technology disciplines; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That K-12 engineering not be subsumed by just one curriculum domain, but only taught in conjunction with science, mathematics, and technology education by teachers with appropriate training in the engineering design process, the scientific method, science, and manufacture to specifications and constraints.
The Department of Education shall submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summary and report of its progress in meeting the directives of this resolution no later than the first day of the 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly. The executive summary and report shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.
WHEREAS, STEM is the acronym used in K-12 education for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and
WHEREAS, each component of STEM differs from the others in subtle but important ways; and
WHEREAS, science is concerned with the discovery of the laws by which nature works?the discovery of the natural world; and
WHEREAS, mathematics is concerned with the study of patterns and relationships among quantities, numbers, and shapes; and
WHEREAS, technology education is concerned with the modification of the natural environment in order to satisfy human needs and wants; and
WHEREAS, engineering is concerned with the creation of the human-designed world?the purposeful shaping of science and technology to meet societal needs; and
WHEREAS, innovation, critical thinking, and problem solving are highly desired twenty-first-century capabilities in the Commonwealth and the nation; and
WHEREAS, innovation is born directly of engineering rather than science and mathematics; and
WHEREAS, the engineering design process differs from the scientific method; and
WHEREAS, engineering design leads to the manufacture or fabrication of a product that meets design requirements and constraints; and
WHEREAS, engineering teachers require a significant background in the engineering design process and the manufacture to specifications process as well as science, mathematics, and technology education; and
WHEREAS, mastery in the engineering design process or manufacture to specifications process is not required of science and mathematics teachers; and
WHEREAS, mastery in science and mathematics is not required of technology education teachers; and
WHEREAS, a robust K-12 STEM education will lead students to successful transition to higher education in engineering; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the [ House of Delegates, the
Senate Senate, the House of Delegates ] concurring, That the
Department of Education be requested to establish shared goals for an
engineering program of study, and assign a shared responsibility for this
program between the existing science, mathematics, and technology disciplines.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That K-12 engineering not be subsumed by just one curriculum domain, but only taught in conjunction with science, mathematics, and technology education by teachers with appropriate training in the engineering design process, the scientific method, science, and manufacture to specifications and constraints.
The Department of Education shall submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summary and report of its progress in meeting the directives of this resolution no later than the first day of the 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly. The executive summary and report shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.
WHEREAS, STEM is the acronym used in K-12 education for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and
WHEREAS, each component of STEM differs from the others in subtle but important ways; and
WHEREAS, science is concerned with the discovery of the laws by which nature works?the discovery of the natural world; and
WHEREAS, mathematics is concerned with the study of patterns and relationships among quantities, numbers, and shapes; and
WHEREAS, technology education is concerned with the modification of the natural environment in order to satisfy human needs and wants; and
WHEREAS, engineering is concerned with the creation of the human-designed world?the purposeful shaping of science and technology to meet societal needs; and
WHEREAS, innovation, critical thinking, and problem solving are highly desired twenty-first-century capabilities in the Commonwealth and the nation; and
WHEREAS, innovation is born directly of engineering rather than science and mathematics; and
WHEREAS, the engineering design process differs from the scientific method; and
WHEREAS, engineering design leads to the manufacture or fabrication of a product that meets design requirements and constraints; and
WHEREAS, engineering teachers require a significant background in the engineering design process and the manufacture to specifications process as well as science, mathematics, and technology education; and
WHEREAS, mastery in the engineering design process or manufacture to specifications process is not required of science and mathematics teachers; and
WHEREAS, mastery in science and mathematics is not required of technology education teachers; and
WHEREAS, a robust K-12 STEM education will lead students to successful transition to higher education in engineering; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Department of Education be requested to establish shared goals for an engineering program of study, and assign a shared responsibility for this program between the existing science, mathematics, and technology disciplines.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That K-12 engineering not be subsumed by just one curriculum domain, but only taught in conjunction with science, mathematics, and technology education by teachers with appropriate training in the engineering design process, the scientific method, science, and manufacture to specifications and constraints.
The Department of Education shall submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summary and report of its progress in meeting the directives of this resolution no later than the first day of the 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly. The executive summary and report shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.