From STEM to STEAM - 82 views
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Michele Brown on 02 Feb 12Add the Arts to the STEM movement and create STEAM. The arts are an important component of a 21st century education model.
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Maker-Centred Learning & STEAM - The Learner's Way - 38 views
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Making the most of Maker Spaces and STEAM will require professional development and a new mindset for all learners.
Delivering on the promise of STEAM - The Learner's Way - 41 views
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The challenge is to ensure that students within a STEAM programme are better prepared than they might be if they studied the disciplines in isolation and that in seeking to integrate diverse fields we do not weaken the efficacy of one for the inclusion of another.
Shaping the Curriculum - Exploring Integration - The Learner's Way - 17 views
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After two days of talking about curriculum, integration, STEM, STEAM and HASS I am left with more questions than I started with. In some respects, the concept of curriculum integration is simple. It is after all something that Primary teachers almost take for granted. But for Senior and Tertiary educators the question of curriculum integration is inherently complex. At all levels questions emerge of what curriculum integration might achieve, what purposes it serves, what it could and should look like and how it should be supported by curriculum planners. In the current climate, with its debate around the role of education within an innovation economy, shaped by technology and confronting demands for a STEAM enabled workforce the shape of our curriculum is under pressure.
Learning to learn with a MakerSpace - The Learner's Way - 43 views
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Making, Maker Centred Learning and STEAM fit neatly alongside Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) for many schools. Commonly this approach includes a constructivist view of knowledge and teachers seek to establish conditions which allow students to explore questions and ideas with greater independence than may occur in the traditional classroom. Learning becomes a collaborative partnership between teachers and students with a clear focus on a learner centric approach.
STEAM Art Lessons | Smore - 63 views
5 Reasons Why Origami Improves Students' Skills | Edutopia - 59 views
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This art form engages students and sneakily enhances their skills -- including improved spatial perception and logical and sequential thinking.
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Here are some ways that origami can be used in your classroom to improve a range of skills:
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Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, has applications in the modern-day classroom for teaching geometry, thinking skills, fractions, problem solving, and fun science.
STEM to STEAM: Resources Toolkit | Edutopia - 51 views
Creative Educator - Connecting Curricula for Deeper Understanding - 34 views
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Most schools will say that they want students to have an understanding of their world as a whole, but they seldom look at topics with an interdisciplinary focus. Why? It is easy to find reasons why this disjointed approach to learning happens: · Some argue that there is so much content and so many skills to be learned in each discipline that they don’t have time to integrate subjects. · Others say that the each discipline has a body of knowledge and skills that should stand on its own and not be muddied by the intrusion of other disciplines. · Secondary educators say that there is insufficient common planning time to combine their efforts to teach an interdisciplinary course. · Still others say that the whole system is geared toward separate subjects and to break out of this would require a monumental effort. · Others are guided by “the tests,” which are presented by separate disciplines.
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The ultimate goal for the study of any subject is to develop a deeper understanding of its content and skills so that students can engage in higher-level thinking and higher- level application of its principles. When students dig deeper and understand content across several disciplines, they will be better equipped to engage in substantive discussion and application of the topic. They will also be better able to see relationships across disciplines.
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They organize students into interdisciplinary teams and coordinate lessons so that what happens in math, science, language arts, and social studies all tie to a common theme. Many times these teachers team-teach during larger blocks of time. Advocates of this more holistic approach to curriculum argue that it helps students:
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STEM and STEAM--challenge to aim for more integration cross-disciplines.
STEM to STEAM: Resources Toolkit | Edutopia - 70 views
Nine Ways to Improve Class Discussions - 144 views
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"I once heard class discussions described as "transient instructional events." They pass through the class, the course, and the educational experiences of students with few lingering effects. Ideas are batted around, often with forced participation; students don't take notes; and then the discussion ends-it runs out of steam or the class runs out of time. If asked a few days later about the exchange, most students would be hard-pressed to remember anything beyond what they themselves might have said, if that. So this post offers some simple suggestions for increasing the impact of the discussions that occur in our courses."
Feature: How One School Turned Minecraft into STEAM - 38 views
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A primary school in England used Minecraft for a whole school, cross-curriculum project. Inspiring stuff.
STEM to STEAM - 53 views
The Panda Sneezes: Youth Culture and The Digital Tattoo - 50 views
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YouTube, Twitter, Steaming Video: our students swim in media, but to what end? More thoughts on teen suicide, cyber bullying, Wikileaks and Gawker.
http://teachfactory.com/ - 87 views
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Krissy Venosdale (https://twitter.com/KTVee) has amassed a superb collection of images and posters for the classroom on her blog and Flickr steam. Also find great ideas and resources for your classroom, especially for teachers of gifted and talented classes. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Displays+%26+Posters
Wired - 19 views
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"Superb adventure platform and puzzle game which teaches about electricity and electrical circuits, designed by the engineering department at the University of Cambridge. Play in your browser or download from Steam."
The STEAM-Powered Elementary School: Montour Opens World's First Lego-Themed Brick Make... - 7 views
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This is AWESOME!! Can my 5 year old go here??
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