STEAM Education

Education 4.0 and Future

In accordance with the fourth industrial revolution, 65% of our children will be working in the jobs which even do not exist now. In addition, by 2030, the average 30% of the jobs in developed countries will be replaced by robots.^[1] In this case, what can we do to make our children competitive and valuable labor force? Innumerous organizations that study regarding educational and future research have been offering a variety of researches and hypotheses; I personally agree that following qualities and skills are going to be important
in the future.

WHO TO BE

· Knowledge and invention creator
Real problem solving knowledge, innovation seeker and creator
· Technological specialist
A competitive digital literacy in the new tech-generation
· An active and positive individual
A leader of EQ, and knowledge, excellent at interpersonal skills
· A moralized, global citizen
A socially sensitive, positive world citizen with a broad outlook
· A self-found and a lifelong learner
Able to transform knowledge into practical use, and obtained self-adaption skills in changing environment
· A fully confident individual
Found self-values and advantages, prefers point of view of right and wrong in any situation

WHAT KIND OF SKILLS (5C)

· Critical thinking

· Creativity

· Communication

· Collaboration

· Complex problem solving

In order to successfully apply above mentioned qualities and skills for the students, the current trend of radically updating content, form, and methodology of education is so-called 4.0 educations.
From considering at the educational phycology, following changes have occurred in traditional learning technology:^[2]

^[1] World Economic Forum, 2018, Future job report
^[2] Н. Нэргүй, БСШУЯ, 2011, Улаанбаатар

What is STEAM)?

ШИМТ+ is a national STEAM education curriculum that aims to be Mongolia’s new standard of education for the 21st century.

In other words, it is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. The end results are students who take thoughtful risks, engage in experiential learning, persist in problem-solving, embrace collaboration, and work through the creative process. These are the innovators, educators, leaders, and learners of the 21st century!

ШИМТ+ is a curriculum of STEAM that particularly suits the way of thinking and psychological traits of Mongolian children. Our content development activities are therefore, tightly aligned with ШИМТ+ curriculums.

Why ‘ШИМТ+’ steam?  

STEAM learning will not only produce tomorrow’s designers and engineers; it will develop innovative mindsets and the ability to problem-solve, ensuring that our students become creators of technology, not just passive consumers.

Learning STEAM through our ШИМТ+ curriculum will develop abilities of children in the following aspects;

• Analytic approach
• Scientific approach
• Mathematical thinking
• Precision
• Design and Creative thinking

Students who participate in STEAM learning:

• think outside the box
• feel safe to express innovative and creative ideas
• feel comfortable doing hands-on learning
• take ownership over their learning
• work collaboratively with others
• understand the ways that science, math, the arts, and technology work together
• become increasingly curious about the world around them and feel empowered to change it for the better.