I"m stressing these character development skills heavily in STEM now - I call them "life skills," or - when addressing them with elementary students - I refer to them as "super skills." STEM lessons build these in at relevant places and teach kids how to practice them during the lessons and review their success in using them at the end of the lessons. If we're really going to teach these skills we should help teachers understand how to systematically include them and reinforce them. - Anne
I"m stressing these character development skills heavily in STEM now - I call them "life skills," or - when addressing them with elementary students - I refer to them as "super skills." STEM lessons build these in at relevant places and teach kids how to practice them during the lessons and review their success in using them at the end of the lessons. If we're really going to teach these skills we should help teachers understand how to systematically include them and reinforce them. - Anne