STEM Educational Design Principles from the Ohio Stem.org website:

Taken alone, the STEM acronym seemingly portrays four separate subject matters that are taught in separate classrooms. But STEM is indeed more than the sum of its parts.

STEM embraces a comprehensive education philosophy, based on student inquiry and experience.

STEM schools thrive in a connected P-16 education continuum, where students cultivate a passion for mathematics and science in the early grades and earn college credit and work experiences in the later grades.

STEM schools educate the “whole” child, incorporating the arts, languages and humanities into student curricula.

STEM schools reflect an interdisciplinary approach, offering students the opportunity to make sense of the world around them, rather than learn isolated bits and pieces of subjects in separate forums.

STEM schools engage students in the “technological design process,” using technology to meet the challenges of life.

STEM schools are collaborative and innovative, built on strong partnerships among K-12 education, higher education and business. They might be co-located on a college campus or a corporate center.

STEM schools employ a specific set of design principles that distinguish them from other schools.

MC²STEM Design Principles

Cleveland Metropolitan School District MC²STEM High School Design Principles were developed through a collaboration of District educators, administrators and Hub stakeholders to inform our curriculum development process.

The MC²STEM High School Design Principles are to:

1. Ensure opportunities for all students to be academically challenged while appropriately supported
2. Use multiple metrics to measure success and assess the demonstration of mastery
3. Provide an instructional program that reflects the need for all STEM education to be trans-disciplinary
4. Deliver an instructional program that is highly differentiated
5. Hire and train a diverse faculty
6. Serve as a microcosm of the global STEM community and
7. Recognize the importance of citizenship

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