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Amy Koester

Learn how partnerships with museums, zoos, and more can enhance diversity in STEAM education. Discover resources and strategies to support underrepresented minority students. References for further exploration included.

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Amy Koester

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  1. Amy Koester Youth & Family Program Coordinator at Skokie Public Library. She blogs about STEAM, collections, and other topics as the Show Me Librarian. Panel 2: Literacy Programming: Forming Partnerships and Sharing Resources January 30, 2015

  2. What is STEAM, and how does diversity fit in?

  3. What is STEAM, and how does diversity fit in?

  4. Partnerships are your golden ticket. • science & children’s museums5 • zoos, aquariums, & animal sanctuaries5 • botanical gardens5 • interest/amateur clubs5 • local businesses5 • community organizations • STEAM professionals • STEAM students

  5. References • Jemison, M. (2002). Mae Jemison: Teach arts and sciences together [video]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/mae_jemison_on_teaching_arts_and_sciences_together • National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. (2011). Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. • Museus, S.D., Palmer, R.T, Davis, R.J., & Maramba, D.. (2011). Factors in K-12 Education That Influence the Success of Racial and Ethnic Minority Students in the STEM Circuit. Racial and Ethnic Minority Student Success in STEM Education: ASHE Higher Education Report, 36(6), 27-52. • U.S. Census Bureau. (2013). Current Population Survey, October 2013. Table 1. Enrollment Status of the Population 3 Years Old and Over, by Sex, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Foreign Born, and Foreign-Born Parentage: October 2013. • Koester, A. (2014). Tap the STEM Resources in Your Community! [Blog] ALSC Blog. Retrieved from: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2014/07/tap-the-stem-resources-in-your-community/

  6. Michelle Leo Vice President, Director of Education & Library Marketing, Simon & Schuster, Inc. She is a graduate of Fordham University and is the daughter of two librarians. Panel 2: Literacy Programming: Forming Partnerships and Sharing Resources January 30, 2015

  7. Day of Diversity: Dialogue and Action in Children’s Literature and Library Programming January 30, 2015 ALA Midwinter, Chicago

  8. Publishers as Partners in Diversity

  9. Publishers as Partners in Diversity

  10. Raising Awareness • Education • Re-promote Backlist • Conferences • Award Submissions • Author Appearances • Marketing materials • Promotion

  11. Spreading the Word • Dedicated websites • Monthly newsletter with diversity spotlight, CCSS, & STEAM features • Institutional advertising • Librarian previews/book buzzes • Conference displays & events • Accounts • Social media

  12. A spectrum of diverse books from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. Diversity is not just about color or race. It’s about all kinds of families, religion, people with special needs or illness, and LGBTQ issues. “All kinds of kids deserve all kinds of stories.” —author Tim Federle Enlightenyourshelf.com

  13. Common Core & STEAM Resources • Common Core Resources Site: SimonandSchuster.net/commoncore • Our CCSS Text Exemplars catalog: https://catalog.simonandschuster.com/?cid=7031 • Our STEAM catalog: https://catalog.simonandschuster.com/?cid=12841 • Our nonfiction digital catalog: https://catalog.simonandschuster.com/?cid=8292

  14. Future Publishing • Feedback & dialogue with customers & accounts • Diverse Authors, Covers, & Content • Back matter • Descriptive copy • Curriculum tie-in

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