Hello dear friends, dear blog readers!

Today I want to tell you about another wonderful book with whom we have recently met.

This book perfectly complemented, as it makes it possible to convey fundamental information about our planet and everything that happens to it in a very detailed and accessible way to the child.

"Planet Earth"

About the book:"Planet Earth" is a book from the series of "Children's Encyclopedias with Chevostik" - the most popular audio encyclopedias about Chevostik, only in book format.

What age is the book for?

Book for little whys who are interested in the structure of our planet. What is the ocean and why are there waves on the sea? Why do trees grow, what is a mountain and why does the river never run out of water?

Uncle Kuzya will answer all these questions, will talk about the most important natural phenomena and most importantly: about the causes of their occurrence.

The book says it's for for children of preschool and primary school age but I think it's perfect for kids from 3 years. In any case, it is just right for us now.

Together - we "close" almost all why questions 🙂

Who is Chevostik?

I have already heard a lot of enthusiastic reviews about Chevostik for a long time, but we were able to get to know him only now, thanks to the book "Planet Earth".

Chevostik lives on the bookshelf in the library of Uncle Kuzi. He is small, red-haired and very inquisitive why, which is very similar to any child 🙂 Probably, that's why the kids like him so much 🙂

Children's encyclopedias with Chevostik

With Chevostik there is a whole book series, among which "Planet Earth" - came out the latest:

• "Fascinating Physics"
• "Fun Chemistry"
• "How Man Works"
• "If you want to be healthy"
• "Planet Earth"

If all other books are at least half as interesting as Planet Earth, then a series of these children's encyclopedias It really is a godsend for parents.

"Planet Earth" - an exciting journey

The book is one big journey of Chevostik and Uncle Kuzi on a magical flying plane (all-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicle and all-terrain vehicle 🙂) around our planet earth.

After reading the book, the child will easily navigate these concepts. how:

• Continents and oceans
• What is the Earth's atmosphere?
• Parallels and meridians
• Mountains and lakes
• Seas and oceans
• wind and waves
• icebergs
• How is our planet
• Volcanoes and geysers

What did you like the most about the book?

• First of all, I really liked simplicity of presentation. The book is built in the form of a dialogue between Chevostik and Uncle Kuzey, who, traveling around our planet, learn more and more about it. Maybe because the child associates himself with Chevostik, who also asks adults a lot of questions, or simply because the book is written in an accessible language for the baby - but we have already fallen in love with Chevostik 🙂

The fact is that we have two atlases on our shelf, I kept trying with Gleb to start studying them and start studying geography, but they did not interest the child at all - they could not even read 4 pages. And with Chevostik - We read, read and read again!

• Secondly, I liked smooth transition between subjects. Chevostik first learns about the globe, then about the continents, then about the oceans and seas - and all this in one chapter, very accessible and logical. We only read one chapter and learned so much at once!
• Third, very liked Chevostik himself 🙂

• Fourthly, they simply bewitched illustrations!

Favorite quotes

In the book "Planet Earth" we liked absolutely everything that we had already read, but most of all Gleb was impressed by atmosphere information.

We have not previously touched on this topic and the presence of a whole ocean of air around us It turned out to be just a discovery 🙂 Here is how interesting the concept of atmosphere is described in the book:

“In addition to the five oceans filled with water, there is a sixth one filled with air. It's called the atmosphere. The air ocean surrounds the entire Earth, thanks to it, life exists on our planet. All terrestrial living beings - animals, plants and you and me - are located where there is the most air - on the surface of the Earth. She is the bottom of the air ocean.»

It's great, isn't it?

I also really liked how the book explains such a complex concept as water cycle in nature. I probably wouldn't have been able to explain it myself 🙂

This is such a magical book that introduces children to our beautiful and full of mysteries planet. I hope you liked the review 😉

Do you already know Chevostik?

With love,

Marina Kruchinskaya

There is currently a technological revolution. High-tech products and innovative technologies are becoming an integral part of modern society. In children's educational institutions, schools and institutes, the leading place begins to take robotics, construction, modeling and design.

According to President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, engineering education in the Russian Federation needs to be brought to a new higher level. Minister of Education and Science D. Livanov emphasized: “In order to increase the competitiveness of our country, it is necessary to strengthen the technical training of personnel”. To solve this problem, the statement is required STEM education in Russia. This will make it possible to train highly qualified specialists who will make a great contribution to the development of our society and state.

What does the concept of STEM education include?

Full-fledged systematic education, which includes the study of natural sciences in combination with engineering, technology and mathematics, is a STEM education. Essentially, it is a curriculum that is designed around the idea of ​​teaching students through an interdisciplinary and applied approach.

The modern progressive system, unlike traditional education, is a mixed environment that allows you to demonstrate in practice how a given scientific method being studied can be applied in everyday life. In addition to mathematics and physics, students explore robotics and programming. Children see with their own eyes the application of knowledge of exact disciplines.

The Importance of STEM Education

The low quality of education in the field of exact sciences, insufficient equipment of the material and technical base, poor motivation of pupils and students - all this is a big problem in our educational system. However, the state, represented by the Government, requires the training of highly qualified specialists from various educational fields of natural sciences in the field of high technologies.

In this regard, STEM becomes a priority. Thanks to its widespread introduction into Russian education, it will be possible to satisfy the need for scientific and engineering personnel who will play a leading role in the development of the technological process and the modernization of bio- and nanotechnologies in our country.

Benefits of implementing STEM technologies in education

• Development of interest in technical disciplines. The adoption of a progressive system in preschool educational institutions, schools, institutes and other specialized institutions will allow students to be involved in the educational process.
• Improving critical thinking skills. Pupils and students learn to overcome non-standard tasks by testing and conducting various experiments. All this allows them to prepare for adulthood, where they may face unusual, non-standard problems.
• Activation of communication skills. The implementation of this system mainly involves teamwork. After all, most of the time, children explore and develop their models together. They learn to build a dialogue with instructors and their friends.

STEM education is a kind of bridge connecting the educational process, career and further professional growth. The innovative educational concept will prepare children for the technologically advanced world at a professional level.

The future depends on the introduction of STEM technologies

New state standards in the system of Russian education require the introduction of modern technologies in the educational process. In order to avoid a shortage of engineering personnel: IT specialists, engineers, programmers, the issue of introducing STEM into the Russian education system is acute.

The adoption of a progressive concept of education will in the future meet the needs of engineers specializing in the field of bio- and nanotechnology. It will also help prepare design, modeling and prototyping professionals who will play a major role in the implementation of large industrial national projects. At the moment, about 100 STEM centers are already operating in Moscow and the Moscow region.

The introduction of a progressive education system will prepare young people with the skills and abilities that will meet the needs of the Russian engineering market in the most appropriate way.

STEAM education

What is STEAM education?

It all started with the term STEM, which appeared in the USA and stands for:

Science (science)

Technology (technology)

Engineering (engineering)

Mathematics (mathematics)

The difference between STEAM and STEM is just one letter A - Art (art), but the difference in approach is huge! Recently, it is STEAM education that has become a real trend in the US and Europe, and many experts call it the education of the future.

Scientific and technical orientation (STEM)

The rapid development of technology leads to the fact that in the future the professions associated with high technologies will become the most in demand: IT specialists, big data engineers, programmers. The education system responds to such a social demand with the emergence of a large number of circles of robotics, programming, modeling (STEM). However, the idea that scientific and technical knowledge is not enough is heard more and more often. In the future, the skills of the 21st century, often referred to as 4K, will be in demand.

Future Skills (4K)

Skills of the 21st century is a special area that is being actively discussed now at different levels. The essence of the concept is this: the key skills that determined literacy in the industrial age were reading, writing and arithmetic. In the 21st century, the emphasis is shifting towards the ability to think critically, the ability to interact and communicate, and a creative approach to business. Thus, the main skills of the future 4K were formed:

Communication

Cooperation

Critical thinking

Creativity

These skills cannot be obtained only in laboratories or from the knowledge of certain mathematical algorithms. That is why specialists have to study STEAM disciplines more and more often.

The introduction of Art (art)

The need to combine science and art was also written by such thinkers as the Chinese mathematicians of the 11th century Enlightenment, as well as Leonardo da Vinci. Later, this opinion was shared by many European philosophers and psychoanalysts, in particular, K. Jung.

There is a physiological explanation for the unity of the scientific-technical and Arts-directions in education. The so-called "left" side of the brain is responsible for logic. It helps memorize facts and draw logical conclusions. The “right” side of the brain is responsible for thinking through direct perception and provides creative, instinctive, intuitive thinking.

STEAM education involves both hemispheres of the child's brain. In the early 1990s biochemist R. Rutberstein studied 150 biographies of the most famous scientists from Pasteur to Einstein. He explored the use of the left and right sides of the brain. As it turned out, almost all inventors and scientists were also musicians, artists, writers or poets: Galileo - a poet and literary critic, Einstein played the violin, Morse - a portrait painter, etc. Thus, creativity was stimulated and strengthened through the practice of disciplines related to with the right side of the brain.

A 2009 neurological study by Johns Hopkins University found that Arts education improves students' cognitive skills, develops memory and attention skills during class, and increases a range of academic and life skills.

Asia experience

According to the survey, parents of children in China, unlike parents in the US, believe that Arts is especially important for shaping their children's innovative skills. Thus, the role of mathematics and computer science is estimated in China at 9% (out of 100% of all sciences), in the USA at 52%. The value of creative approaches to solving innovative problems is estimated at 45% in China, and only 18% in the US. Entrepreneurial and business skills in China are given 23%, in the US only 16%. Knowledge of world cultures: 18% (China) vs. 4% (USA). All this suggests that STEAM education already exists in China, while the STEM approach dominates in the US.

Other Asian countries, such as Singapore, have also made great strides in developing the creative economy. Back in 2002, the Remaking Singapore initiative was launched to transform the city-state into a world center for creativity, innovation and design.

The new characteristics are associated with a human-centered, socially designed model that integrates all constituent economies. The Singapore government is reforming the education system to stimulate the creative qualities of young people. One of the ways to do this is to introduce young talented people with new thinking into various state structures responsible for economic policy.

STEAM in Russia

Currently, STEM education prevails in Russia, but the first STEAM projects are already appearing.

Tochka Growth is the first network of children's centers that has developed a program using the STEAM approach. To do this, our specialists were trained in the USA at STEAM Education courses. At the Growth Point, children from the age of 3 can try themselves as an engineer, get acquainted with technologies, experiment and make discoveries.

We encourage children to explore, teach them not to be afraid to make mistakes and draw conclusions. Much attention is paid to the development of communication skills and project activities. These qualities will be especially important for working in the organizations of the future. Sign up for STEAM classes for the 2018-2019 academic year.

A trend that is still outlandish for some, but for some is already quite understandable, is taking wide strides across the country. Not a single educational conference, not a single serious event from the world of pedagogy is complete without these five letters, intricately combined into a catchy "STEAM". The abbreviation turned out to be really clever: here you have analogies with steam, which, along with electricity, once played a significant role in the scientific and technological revolution, here are references to a program popular among young people - in a word, a good acronym. And even better is what wide possibilities and potential for an intelligent teacher he hides in himself.

Taking into account the specifics of the modern world, in which, when solving a problem, the price of the ability to INTERACT, COOPERATE, and not rely only on one’s own strength, has increased significantly, the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bcombining children into a group, who without this would hardly even begin to communicate, seems very valuable . An idea is a goal, and any goal, as you know, is achieved through solving the problems that make it up. One of these tasks we see is the development of a tool = a method that would allow creating a kind of unified educational space within which children could find or generate points of contact for their temperaments, mentalities and skills. Another of the tasks: to create conditions in which this tool = method will work not situationally, here and now, but in time, prolonged, and even in terms of continuity, i.e. in a system ranging from pre-school education to vocational and higher education institutions.

All these tasks are easily solved by project-based learning, the most integrated and viable form of which is precisely STEAM. Its advantages should be called a close connection with the real world around, the presence of a challenge for students, a high share of motivation and encouragement for cooperation of dissimilar children. What can I say: doing an interesting and well-formulated project is finally really fun! Combining STEAM learning with trends such as BYOD, flipped classroom, gamification provides even more opportunities to create non-trivial and very interesting tasks and consolidate the teams that perform them.

As once the Impressionists in their manifesto declared their desire to leave the dusty workshops for the open air and abandon the static nature, replacing it with life-filled scenes from everyday life, so the modern paradigm of education is undergoing a shift away from the classical frontal form of education, going beyond the traditional short-term and isolated teaching. “Learning” today no longer means sitting in school for 45 minutes from bell to bell, doing only one subject.

How to be an ordinary teacher, but open to new trends? How not to be overboard of these changes? Companies that have vast experience in creating educational solutions and react quickly to the situation, often setting trends on their own, will come to the rescue.

Thus, the Makeblock company, founded in 2011, already then presciently concentrated its attention on the production of kits for the independent creation and programming of robots that fit perfectly into the framework outlined by STEAM education. It is important that continuity and consistency are not empty words for them, because The company's specialists initially planned to develop a product that would affect all levels of education. At the initial stage, students get acquainted with the basics of programming based on the SCRATCH visual environment and learn the basics of mechatronics using the mBot model as an example. This is how they get the initial skills of algorithmization and learn how to manage their own assembled robots. It is important that children are not tied to a particular workplace, because The free Makeblock software is installed on any computer, tablet or smartphone, from which you can "upload" the written code directly into the robot. More advanced students will find application to their knowledge when working with intermediate (Ranger) and senior (Ultimate) kits. And finally, Makeblock is the ideal platform for realizing the most daring creative design ideas: 500 resource sets of sensors, sensors, pneumatic and mechanical assemblies installed on any of the three basic "trolleys" provide an almost endless number of combinations. Add to that the ability to mount more advanced controllers (like the RaspberryPi), the rigid yet lightweight aluminum used as the Makeblock's supporting parts, and compatibility with other kits (like Lego), the possibilities for customization and creative design become literally limitless. The commonwealth and large-scale joint projects of Makeblock with such giants as Microsoft, Intel, Google, Apple, NASA and others confirm once again that the company's position in the market of educational solutions will continue to grow.

But robotics is far from the only area that allows STEAM learning to unleash the potential of the school and students by 100 percent. We see one of the prerequisites for project-based learning, firstly, its continuity, and secondly, the possibility of interaction between working groups in a certain digital space, where they can accumulate ideas and exchange thoughts. To do this, it is necessary to use the IT infrastructure of the school as efficiently as possible, thereby improving the overall quality of education in it.

Among other things, SMART Technologies, the founder and leader of interactive education, is solving this particular problem, a company that introduced the world's first interactive whiteboard for schools in 1991, thereby giving rise to a whole segment of educational solutions that are relevant to this day. In particular, SMART sees as its priority the creation and development of SMART Notebook software, which would allow to combine the organizational and content aspects of education, to establish a connection between interactive equipment, students' personal devices and educational materials. As a result of this work, an interesting solution was born in the form of a software and hardware complex, which includes an interactive surface that has already become familiar (board or panel - the type does not matter) and an electronic flipchart SMART kapp 42. The connecting link in this PAC is SMART Notebook software, which, since version 16.0, has received the most powerful functionality for using the SMART kapp flipchart as an additional surface for group work. The teacher gives the task to the group, which is divided into those working at the blackboard and on the flipchart. SMART kapp is written with a familiar dry-erase marker, while all the notes made on it are automatically digitized and transferred to the surface of the board at the touch of a button. Moreover, any of the students who are not physically present at the lesson can remotely connect from their mobile device to SMART kapp (the device supports up to 250 simultaneous connections) and see the process of solving a problem or generating an idea in real time. This form of work is convenient, because, firstly, the teacher can involve more students in working with the interactive surface, and, secondly, children have the opportunity to instantly track the stage at which, for example, a mistake was made . At the same time, the teacher can visually make his own adjustments on the board.

Of course, one should not take out the equations of an effective educational model and the teacher himself. One of his main instruments is still a live voice. According to research, children spend 75% of school time listening to information. The average real background noise in the audience reaches 55 dB, while the recommended should not exceed 35 dB. At the same time, teachers are 32 times more likely to experience voice problems than workers in other professions. constantly forced to speak loudly so that they can be heard in the back desks. Certes offers a solution in the form of the PentaClass omnipolar speaker system, which improves speech perception throughout the classroom space. It consists of a 360-degree central sound generator and a small wireless microphone that fits comfortably on the speaker's clothing.

This is a partial modular preschool education program aimed at developing intellectual abilities in the process of cognitive activity and involvement in scientific and technical creativity. Written in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard, it is possible to integrate into the main educational program, as well as into the system of additional education in preschool educational institutions.

Starring FGBNU "Institute for the Study of Childhood, Family and Education" of the Russian Academy of Education Sovmestno with CJSC "ELTI-KUDITS"
(authors: Volosovets T.V., Averin S.A., Markova V.A.)
On the basis of an educational organization, it is possible to open an “Innovation platform” of the “Institute for the Study of Childhood, Family and Education of the Russian Academy of Education”. The theme of innovative activity is "DEVELOPMENT OF PREREQUISITES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CREATIVITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STEM-EDUCATION PROGRAM".

According to the partial modular program “STEM education for children of preschool and primary school age”, methodological support and organization of advanced training courses are provided

The modern world puts education in front ofsimple tasks: learning should be interesting, knowledgeshould be applicable in practice, learning should take place in an entertaining form, and all this, of course, should bring good results in the future of the child - a well-paid job, self-realization, high intelligence.

There is currently a technological revolution. High-tech products and innovative technologies are becoming an integral part of modern society. In children's educational institutions, schools and institutes, robotics, design, modeling and design begin to take the leading place.

According to the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin, engineering education in the Russian Federation must be brought to a new higher level. Minister of Education and Science D. Livanov emphasized: "In order to increase the competitiveness of our country, it is necessary to strengthen the technical training of personnel." To solve this problem, the approval of STEM education in Russia is required. This will make it possible to train highly qualified specialists who will make a great contribution to the development of our society and state.

WHAT IS STEM EDUCATION INCLUDED?
S - science (natural Sciences )

T - technology (technology)

E - engineering ( engineering )

M- mathematics (maths)

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzCC8ukPtaY&t=10s RAE webinar (speakers Volosovets T.V., Teplova A.B., Averin S.A.) what is STEM
2. cartoon studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3wv cW5LW9g&t=1119s (lecturer Murodkhodzhaeva N.S.) + what is an animation studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzWCKA7XYa4&t=38s
3. robotrack (robotic designer Peter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsdRI0Hm9fs&t=64s(lecturer Natela Greulich Peter)
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5LqZyVj3CA&t=17s bee-bot bees (review by Lukanin-Mikhalev)
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3N3UGi5ypk&t=2128s didactic system of F. Fröbel (read by the author Markova V.A.)
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VckPiKIboYs&feature=youtu.be mathematics Markova V.A.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJwblN3CWW0P-XPu2FR46iw?view_as=subscriber- channel with videos of events.

The proposed program "STEM-EDUCATION OF PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN" is a partial modular program of preschool education aimed at developing intellectual abilities in the process of cognitive activity and involvement in scientific and technical creativity.

The program can also be successfully used in extracurricular activities within the framework of the main educational program of primary general education, and each of its sections - an educational module - can be independently used both in the above educational organizations and in the system of additional education.

The modern world poses difficult tasks for education: to prepare a child for life in a society of the future, which requires special intellectual abilities from him, aimed primarily at working with rapidly changing information. The development of skills to receive, process and practically use the information received is at the heart of the STEM education program.

The technology of STEM education is based on the project method, which is always based on the situation of cognitive and artistic search, both in obtaining knowledge based on one's own practical experience, and in the subsequent application of the acquired knowledge in priority types of children's activities: play, design, cognitive research activities with elements of technical creativity.

The interrelation and close interaction of the areas of knowledge united in the concept of "STEM education" makes the development process diverse and multidisciplinary and allows children to understand the complex and very interesting world around us in all its diversity: science is obviously present in the world around us, technology inevitably penetrates into all aspects of our life, engineering demonstrates its capabilities in the buildings, roads, bridges and mechanisms around us, and no profession, none of our daily activities, to a greater or lesser extent, can do without mathematics.

The STEM approach gives children the opportunity to study the world systematically, to delve into the logic of the phenomena occurring around them, to discover and understand their interconnection, to discover new, unusual and very interesting things. The expectation of meeting something new develops curiosity and cognitive activity; the need to determine an interesting task for themselves, choose methods and draw up an algorithm for solving it, the ability to critically evaluate the results - develop an engineering style of thinking; Collective activity develops the skill of teamwork. All this provides a radically new, higher level of development of the child and provides more opportunities in the future when choosing a profession.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM AND WHAT EDUCATIONAL TASKS ARE SOLVED:

Educational module "Didactic system of F. Fröbel"

Experimenting with objects of the surrounding world;

Mastering mathematical reality through actions with geometric bodies and figures;

Mastering spatial relationships;

Construction in various angles and projections.

Educational module "Experimenting with animate and inanimate nature"

Formation of ideas about the world around in experimental activities;

Awareness of the unity of all living things in the process of visual-sensory perception;

Formation of ecological consciousness

"LEGO - construction"

The ability for practical and mental experimentation, generalization, establishing cause-and-effect relationships, speech planning and speech commenting on the process and result of one's own activity;

Ability to group items;

Ability to demonstrate awareness in various areas of life;

Fluency in the native language (vocabulary, grammatical structure of speech, phonetic system, elementary ideas about the semantic structure);

The ability to create new images, fantasize, use analogy and synthesis.

Educational module "Mathematical development"

A comprehensive solution of problems of mathematical development, taking into account the age and individual characteristics of children in the following areas: size, shape, space, time, quantity and count.

Educational module "Robotics"

Development of logic and algorithmic thinking;

Formation of the basics of programming;

Development of abilities for planning, modeling;

Data processing;

Development of the ability to abstract and find patterns;

Ability to quickly solve practical problems;

Mastering the ability to emphasize, schematize, typify;

Knowledge and ability to use universal sign systems (symbols);

Development of abilities to evaluate the process and results of one's own activities.

Educational module "Multstudiya" I create the world "

Mastering ICT (information and communication technologies) and digital technologies; - development of media technologies;

Organization of productive activity based on the synthesis of artistic and technical creativity.

Each module is aimed at solving specific tasks, which, with their complex solution, ensure the implementation of the goals of STEM education: the development of intellectual abilities in the process of cognitive research activities and the involvement of young children in scientific and technical creativity.

Each separate module includes a thematic selection of manuals that provide an integrated approach to the implementation of educational tasks for the development of intellectual abilities in the process of cognitive research activities and the involvement of young children in scientific and technical creativity.

On the basis of an educational organization, it is possible to open an “Innovation platform” of the “Institute for the Study of Childhood, Family and Education of the Russian Academy of Education”. The theme of innovative activity is "DEVELOPMENT OF PREREQUISITES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CREATIVITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STEM-EDUCATION PROGRAM".

According to the partial modular program “STEM education for children of preschool and primary school age”, methodological support and organization of advanced training courses are provided.