Stem is the acronym for the terms in English, Science (Science), Technology (Technology), Engineering (Engineering) and Mathematics (Mathematics).It represents an approach overturned in a type of education that was born several decades ago from the mathematician's hand, Seymour Papert.
In the 60s, Papert, one of the creators of the Logo programming language (and his emblematic turtle), was ahead of his time.The mathematician spoke of a future where children would use computers as instruments to learn.
He has been co -founder with Marvin Minsky (considered the father of artificial intelligence) of the artificial intelligence laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute (MIT).He also developed one of the first children with incorporated programming toys.It was the LEGOGOGO in the 80s.Papert attributed a key role in the development of thought to children's games with gears.
Creó la teoría del construccionismo la cual plantea que a partir de la construcción de objetos o creaciones virtuales, los niños se empoderan y reciben aprendizajes profundos que les brindan herramientas para resolver problemas nuevos.
He was a character ahead of the time.Papert laid the basis of Stem education that, with the passage of the high time the "A" to become Steam (refers to art).The spirit of this learning is Maker (maker): Learn by doing, with a marked direction towards robotics and programming.
In this way and thinking about school reaisus and the beginning of summer, there is a proposal that stands out from Buenos Aires, Argentina.This is Tecnokids, a summer colony Tech.
It is based on face -to -face educational proposals, in 15 -day blocks during January and February with programming courses and robotic, virtual reality, 3D printing and video game development aimed at boys from 4 to 18 years of age.THE OBJECTIVE: Learn by playing.
At the moment, it is in the city of Buenos Aires, in the neighborhood of Palermo.Unlike the classic summer colonies, it does not stand out for swimming pools and water games (although it has psychomotor outdoor activities), but for computers.
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It offers video game development workshops in Open Source programming languages and scientific experiments and projects with different elements and materials, to learn the basic principles of electronics, physics and chemistry from a playful and fun approach.
Regarding programming learning, different platforms such as Scratch, Pilasbloques and Studio Code are used, among others.As for robotics, Tecnokids works with educational kits (such as Lego or Rasti) and, on the other hand, work with 3D printing, to learn to make designs and create 3D objects using printers.
Virtual version for Latin America
The virtual version of this proposal is the Steam virtual colony with focus on children and adolescents from all over the region, so that they connect with science and technology throughout the summer.It is an asynchronous and part -time proposal.
Participants can do it at their own pace, while performing other face -to -face colonies and/or other activities.It consists of 30 minutes of activities (mostly in videos or guides and slogans), divided into thematic blocks: Mondays are science (s), on Tuesdays are from (t), Wednesdays are engineering (e), Thursdays areof digital art (a) and on Friday of mathematics (m).
In addition to the 10 classes for each Steam category, each participant will receive some additional activities and workshops such as Bonus Track, such as: Storytelling, games theory, chess or how to take care of themselves on the Internet, among others.
The Steam Virtual neighborhood is designed for children from Latin America and Spain, between 9 and 16 years old.The first activity begins on Monday, December 20, 2021 and ends on Friday, February 25.An activity will be uploaded per business day (that is, from Monday to Friday less holidays for Christmas and New Year).The registered will receive more than 60 Steam activities throughout the summer, interacting with various teachers and guides.
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