How to teach students to solve real-world problems
One of the most important things we can teach our students - who will, after all, be the next generation of leaders, decision-makers, scientists, and so on - is to solve real-world problems creatively.
But how do you do that from the comfort of the classroom, and why is it so important?
Why link learning with the real world?
Linking learning with the real world is critical for making learning meaningful and relevant, and for helping students develop the knowledge, future skills, and abilities they need to succeed in both their personal and professional lives.
When you examine real-world problems with your students, you’re providing them with a context for learning, enhancing the relevance of your lessons, encouraging their critical thinking skills, and enabling them to transfer their knowledge and skills into new and real-world situations.
How the new Explore IoT Kit Rev2 links the classroom to the real world
The learning content and 10 projects in the new Explore IoT Kit Rev2 are linked to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals include things like solving world hunger, avoiding waste water, using only energy efficient appliances, and recycling.
They are important societal and environmental goals, and using them in the context of learning allows students to gain fresh insights into problems being faced around the world.
Students can use the Explore IoT Kit Rev2 to analyze the world’s most pressing issues. Using SDGs in a learning context motivates and enhances learning across the curriculum because the topics require creative engagement and are relevant to daily life. This deepens students’ understanding not only of the topic they’re learning about, but of the technology they’re using.
The interdisciplinary nature of the SDGs helps learners to establish links between different subjects and skills, which in turn can help them thrive in a rapidly-changing labor market.
Are you an educator looking for IoT resources for high school or university? Take a look at the all-new Arduino Education Explore IoT Kit Rev2 and discover how it can support your hands-on STEM lessons.