T/KCH 006-2020 STEM Education Teacher Teaching Competence Standards

Scope

Scope: This standard specifies the specific competencies and requirements for STEM education teachers to implement STEM project-based teaching. This standard applies to the training and assessment of STEM teachers' teaching abilities; Main technical content: STEM is the integration of four disciplines - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In this standard, STEM education teachers do not refer to teachers who teach a single discipline among these four, but teachers who integrate and utilize these four disciplines or add knowledge from other disciplines to conduct project-based teaching. The main purpose of formulating this standard is to build a high-quality professional team in education, promote the effective development of STEM education in Hangzhou City and even China, cultivate students' 21st-century competencies, effectively make up for the current shortcomings in cultivating students' communication skills, collaboration abilities, problem-solving and analytical skills, innovation and practical abilities, provide a basis for training STEM teachers, and address the current shortage of STEM education teachers. The formulation of this standard is of great practical significance for the development of STEM education in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and even the whole country, and will have a profound impact on the current education reform.

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