User:Andrew ferdetta/Science, technology, society and environment education

Assignment 6
Title: Science, technology, society and environment education

Key Ideas: Education should include a broad range science, technology, and environment education and promote scientific literacy as well as prepare students to be scientifically and environmentally aware of their decisions. STSE also has a higher focus on the environment than STS.

Main problems: Some of the main problems are that the article does not have the best sources and they are not formatted properly. Also STSE has been rapidly changing in the last few years so there is a lot to update.

This topic was worth undertaking because it needs a lot of work and it is a very important topic since it discusses the importance of science and environmental impact on our society.

The technological standpoints are that technology should be used to improve the well being of people's lives and that technology going into the future should have a small or no negative environmental footprint.

The ethical standpoints are about how science and development affect the environment. It also is about how we can make the world a better place and promote well being through the STEPWISE program.

The societal standpoints are that science and the environment are very important and have a major affect on everyone.

The education field is the most influenced by the article.

Assignment 7
in the section STSE education:

STSE Education is designed to improve the current science curriculum. Having a well balanced Science Curriculum is very important with a focus on exploring worthy socio-scientific issues affecting society that effect us today. Science, Technology, Society and Environmental education usually focuses on the impact of plastic water bottles, toxins produced by industries, Sanitation in developing nations as well as developed ones, water conservation, the controversial topic of water Privatization, and anything else a student may think of. STSE Education also requires critical thinking skills in the way that older science curriculum did not. It also focuses on relationships of science and technology in modern society, cognition in the way of values and ethics as well as responsive actions Students would also discuss their views on science and technology with their teachers and peers. Imagining what technology can do and how it can help or even hurt the world. STSE education also can conflict with teachers expectations and beliefs sometimes making it hard to teach or integrate STSE into the classroom. . Yet at the same time it is very important for the teacher to lead by example and promote communication within the classroom. STSE education is also important in developing countries with emerging economies. Nowadays there is a "New Labor Paradigm". With more young people having mass access to information and lack of hands-on-skills has created a more modern and more intellectual based economy. This means more jobs in engineering, medicine, and computer repair / software development. Also STSE Education should teach students the implications of modern technology such as e-waste and how to reduce it. It is also important for students to engage in essential workshops to learn about topics like water pollution caused by industrial activities. the AIDS pandemic and a possible cure/vaccine, roadways and highways as well as the management of things such as trash and sewage. The old Science Curriculum mostly focused on pure facts and already-known information while STSE Education promotes more active exploration in the subjects and even promotes questioning what may be considered fact by using scientific methods. However, the old science curriculum did have many research aspects to it. STSE Education also is growing globally even in places that allready have a "modernized" science curriculum like Western Europe and the United States. This is because STSE Education has more to offer in regards to modern problems than older curriculum. So far, when it comes to the effects of STSE Education are still somewhat unknown since it's new. But based on what new information is being taught we can assume that it will have a very positive impact on science literacy and future technology and innovation.

Assignment 8
Andrew Reviewed Princekahree's Article.

Assignment 9
Amanda's review helped quite a bit in making my article a little less biased. She also helped fix a grammar issue. These changes helped expand my article