Problem-Based Learning and STEM+ Approach for Technological Literacy among Emberá Students in the Second Grade of Basic Processes
Through the Volver a la Escuela program, the Directorate for the Inclusion and Integration of Populations of Bogotá’s Secretariat of Education promotes flexible educational strategies to ensure that vulnerable populations can access and are included in the education system. Within this context, Cole...
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Instituto para la Investigación Educativa y el Desarrollo Pedagógico, IDEP
2026
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.idep.edu.co/index.php/educacion-y-ciudad/article/view/3595 |
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| Summary: | Through the Volver a la Escuela program, the Directorate for the Inclusion and Integration of Populations of Bogotá’s Secretariat of Education promotes flexible educational strategies to ensure that vulnerable populations can access and are included in the education system. Within this context, Colegio Restrepo Millán implements flexible initiatives to address the educational needs of children and young people from the Emberá population. This article, which reports on a pedagogical experience, describes the application of problem-based learning and the STEM+ approach with Emberá students enrolled in second grade of Basic Processes during the second semester of 2024, with the aim of advancing interdisciplinarity from the area of technology, a subject that facilitates the transversal integration of intercultural academic content from science, mathematics, and Spanish. Active methodologies allow developing experiential activities that foster essential skills for solving problems related to the immediate environment. Through flexible teaching-learning processes that articulate different disciplinary fields, traditional elements of Emberá culture, and technological tools, creativity, innovation, critical thinking, and collaborative work are promoted. The integration of elements intrinsic to this indigenous group contributes to strengthening identity, facilitates the preservation of their native language, reinforces the learning of Spanish as a second language, and fosters empathy with the teacher. As a result of this initiative, we have achieved a more dynamic and consistent participation of Emberá students in their educational processes. |
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