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10 Practical Tips To Integrating STEAM

10 Practical Tips To Integrating STEAM . Curriculum Solutions Jennifer Miller ePals : Jennifer Miller Twitter: @JenniferMiller9 Google+: Jennifer Horner Miller Skype: JenniferMiller34. What is STEAM?. Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts, and Mathematics. Tip 1

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10 Practical Tips To Integrating STEAM

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  1. 10 Practical Tips To Integrating STEAM Curriculum Solutions Jennifer Miller ePals: Jennifer Miller Twitter: @JenniferMiller9 Google+: Jennifer Horner Miller Skype: JenniferMiller34

  2. What is STEAM? Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts, and Mathematics

  3. Tip 1 Utilize Word Clouds

  4. Learning via Visual Display and HOT Questioning of Word Relationships • How do these words go together? • Why did the designer choose this shape, color, and enhancements of this word cloud? • What superordinate terms reflect the main idea? • How do other terms support the main idea?

  5. Tip 2 Students Create Word Clouds Reflection

  6. CREATION Tools for Word Clouds Creating with art inspires kids and gives a purpose and voice for students to "own their own learning". Tagxedo

  7. CREATION Tools for Word Clouds

  8. Tips and Integration Ideas via Word Clouds • Compare and Contrast Ideas, Speeches, Translations, Reporting Over Time • Create Professional Student Naming/Role Plate • Class Expectations from student perspective • Evaluation: Students write or reflect on evaluation of classroom activity and copy to word cloud. • Classroom Collaboration Reflections: Today's Meet Example

  9. More Tips on Integrating Word Clouds • Classification of Objects, Parts of Speech, Scientific Classification • Visually Representing Sizes and Class Systems • Word/Definition • Famous Career Connections • Ranking of Global Ideas, STATS, etc. (Use Colors to represent different parts of the world)

  10. Adding STEAM.......... Word clouds offer students.... • CREATIVE Artistic Outlet • Ability to share with larger audience • Connection to STEAM

  11. Tip 3 Build Research Scientists

  12. MUSEUMS..... • Students serve as research scientists. • Research an artifact that relates to innovation or STEAM. • Photo, Scientific Description of Artifact, and History. • Students create a written script and short 30 Second video that describes the following: • How does this artifact relate to STEAM? • Why is this artifact significant? • QR Codes can be created and placed online or in a community museum.

  13. Examples....... http://www.schooltube.com/video/118ffd938aea4f72b881/Civil%20War-Thomas%20Buchanan

  14. Tip 4 Legos for STEAM

  15. Ideas for Integration of Legos • Build Lego Letters or Vocabulary • Measurement with Legos • Patterns • Sizes: Group in Relative Size Order • Counting Mats • Addition/Subtraction • Rotations • Angles • Problem Solving: Which brick is needed to complete the rectangle?

  16. Tip 5 Build Models

  17. Models... • Integrate engineering components within curriculum. • NXT or WeDo models • Artistic Models • Technology is a choice Free Engineering Site Golem Game

  18. Tip 6 Allow For Meaningful Reflection

  19. MMS Challenge • After students grasp vocabulary, provide the next building block. • Written Reflection Piece • Offer Choices via Art or Engineering

  20. Tip 7 Allow Students To Tell a Story

  21. Tools for Storytelling • Lego Robotic WeDo Story Kit • Tap into ePals for story writing and collaboration. • Student Blogs • Students should utilize academic vocabulary in the story • Check out iBook Author

  22. Tip 8 Share Reflections

  23. Give Students A Voice Locally • Allow students the ability to publish content. IDEAS: • Student Led Museum Exhibit • PIE Night (Partners in Education) • Display in Community Museum

  24. Tip 9 Technology is a communication channel Develop a voice globally!

  25. Taking STEAM • Give students a choice but do use social media and crowdsourcing to increase parental involvement and to give student productions value.

  26. Tip 10 ePALS STEAM Showcase

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