Entelechy
Education, LLC looks to the future by preparing children to THINK creatively about STEM topics, language literacy, and
character education.
CEOs, including
Logitech's Bracken Darrell, Aetna's Mark Bertolini, Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos, and
Intel co-founder Andy Grove have emphasized how important language literacy is
to a STEM education. Consider the new game Creative Connections – STEMEdition, developed by
Entelechy Education, LLC. In this unique, stimulating game, children are
encouraged to create connections between two or more STEM topics. This is easier said than done, because
children typically wait patiently for the teacher or parent to provide the
answer, when they take too long to respond.
According to Entelechy Education, LLC c-founder Renée Heiss, our children are a generation of spoon-fed
learners. They need to be innovators
and take charge of their education.
The literacy
support to the STEM topics in Creative Connections – STEM Edition,
appears in the second round of this card game.
That’s when players must use the connections they have created in the
first round to develop a story in the second round. Again, this is easier said than done because
kids generally don’t see further than the primary function of an object. They also generally see that item as the
subject of the sentence. Challenge the
young player to use a simile or a metaphor in addition to the “creative connection”
and they fail to see the “connection.”
According to
one mother of a nine-year-old, “Creative
Connections – STEM Edition challenged my son to go beyond the obvious to
devise unusual connections between two common objects.” Her son agreed. He said, “This cool game made me think! Can
we play it again?” Music to a mother’s ears!
So, how do you
teach children to THINK?
Trigger the creative thought processes with a minimum of
information
Harness the natural curiosity of kids with incentives to
consider natural connections
Ignite their interest with a fun, challenging game or motivation
Nourish their love of STEM, language literacy, and
character education with food for thought
Kindle the ability to think by offering a minimum of
answers to their questions
When teachers
and parents use the THINK process, they
will produce children who are better
able to solve problems, both intellectual and emotions. They will produce children who are achievers and leaders rather than blind
followers. And they will produce
children who will be strong, active
members of their school and community.
Are you ready
to help you child THINK? Then order a
copy of Creative Connections – STEM Edition at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/creative-connections-stem or Creative
Connections - Picture Edition for nonreaders of all ages at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/creative-connections-picture-edition Or if you would like to receive one of these
games as part of a Fundable reward,
then check out your options at http://www.fundable.com/entelechy-education.
You will be able to help your own
children develop better thinking skills, or you might consider donating the
reward for an underprivileged child through the Care Bags Foundation.
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