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Integrating STEAM

Kim Dempsey Loudoun County Public Schools. Integrating STEAM. Why STEAM?. The Role of Engineering in the Elementary Classroom. Instructional Time Resources Assessment Teacher Buy-in. Major Obstacles. One class period equals one standard taught. Misconception #1. Problem-Based Learning.

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Integrating STEAM

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  1. Kim Dempsey Loudoun County Public Schools Integrating STEAM

  2. Why STEAM?

  3. The Role of Engineering in the Elementary Classroom

  4. Instructional Time Resources Assessment Teacher Buy-in Major Obstacles

  5. One class period equals one standard taught. Misconception #1

  6. Problem-Based Learning

  7. Learning is linear and sequential. Misconception #2

  8. Questioning Skills

  9. Little Ways to Incorporate STEAM

  10. Morning Meeting

  11. Centers • Science table- observing in journals, answering questions, writing about display • Design and Build- Legos, K'nex, Unit blocks with a design challenge • Digital tools- iPads, computers, and other tech- “Don't make an excuse, make a schedule!” • Recording Reading- use upcycled iPods, iPhones, digital recorders to make student podcasts of reading • Writing Center- popup cards • Thematic Centers

  12. Interactive Notebooks

  13. Interactive Notebooks

  14. Don't be afraid to let students discover their own answers. That's called 'learning.'

  15. Your job is to (a) provide an environment where they have the pieces to put together the puzzle of learning and (b) trust them to do so.

  16. STEAM integrates content with real-world problems to solve. Teaching STEAM is a real-world problem, too.

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