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ARTICLES What Does Effective STEM Integration Look Like In Schools? (continued) By Dr Linda Pfeiffer 5 January 2017 Sydney Morning Herald Learning Approach. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 16(3), 24-33. https://www.innovation.gov.au/page/embracing-digital-age “Many jobs in the fastest-growing industries in the next five to 10 years will require science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills and almost all jobs will require digital literacy.” Blackley, S., & Howell, J. (2015). A STEM Narrative: 15 Years in the Making. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40(40), 102-112. Stohlmann, M., Moore, T., Mcclelland, J., & Roehrig, G. (2011). Impressions of a Middle Grades STEM Integration Program. Middle School Journal, 43(1), 32-40. Moore, T., & Smith, K. (2014). Advancing the State of the Art of STEM Integration. Journal of STEM Education : Innovations and Research, 15(1), 5-10. Ritz, J., & Fan, S. (2015). STEM and technology education: International state-of-the-art. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 25(4), 429-451. Breiner, J., Harkness, S., Johnson, C., & Koehler, C. (2012). What Is STEM? A Discussion About Conceptions of STEM in Education and Partnerships. School Science and Mathematics, 112(1), 3-11. Siew, N., Amir, M., & Chong, N. (2015). The perceptions of pre- service and in-service teachers regarding a project-based STEM approach to teaching Science. SpringerPlus, 4(1), pp1-20. Guzey, S., Moore, T., & Harwell, M. (2016). Building Up STEM: An Analysis of Teacher-Developed Engineering Design-Based STEM Integration Curricular Materials. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 6(1), . Arora, A., Kean, E., & Anthony, J. (2000). An Interpretive Study of a Teacher's Evolving Practice of Elementary School Science. Journal of Science Teacher Education 11(2), 155-172. Engineering, N., Honey, Margaret, editor, Pearson, Greg, editor, & Schweingruber, Heidi, editor. (2014). STEM integration in K-12 education : Status, prospects, and an agenda for research. Melles, G., Anderson, N., Barrett, T., & Thompson-Whiteside, S. (2015). Problem Finding through Design Thinking in Education. In Inquiry-Based Learning for Multidisciplinary Programs: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators (pp. 191-209). Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Dr Linda Pfeiffer, Sydney Morning Herald, 5th January 2017 and https://www.innovation.gov.au/page/embracing-digital-age Goldman, S., Kabayadondo, Zaza, editor, & Taylor & Francis. (2017). Taking design thinking to school : How the technology of design can transform teachers, learners, and classrooms. New York: Routledge. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-07/pm-malcolm-turnbull- unveils-$1-billion-innovation-program/7006952 Malcolm Turnbull quoted in https://www.eit.edu.au/cms/news/ education/australia-s-performance-in-stem-subjects-has-gone- backwards-pm By Quintus Potgieter June 2016. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull quoted in Quintus Potgieter’s June 2016 article from https://www.eit.edu.au/cms/news/ education/australia-s-performance-in-stem-subjects-has-gone- backwards-pm Editor’s note: This article very clearly identifies the very modern challenge, especially to primary teachers who have recently been required to start teaching STEM-based subjects to their pupils. One very positive step forward for these teachers is to take the opportunities available through the STANSW ‘Young Scientist’ program, especially becoming involved in the marker training program. Assuming the STANSW Flexible Mentors program does start, help will also be available from that avenue. Improving education through Design Thinking | Ricardo Benítez & Benjamin Van Gelder | TEDxCibeles ht