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Would like to use this to frame all future technology PD/learning opportunities? Can I take the tech integration team through this reflective process at the next meeting?

Clearing the Confusion between Technology Rich and Innovative Poor: Six Questions.  Addresses Transformational 6.

Driving Question: How can we design new learning environments that support 21st century learners? Good information about collaborative learning spaces.

Learning Commons transformation.

Whether you are looking for resources on integrating science, technology, engineering, and math or on infusing the arts to transform STEM into STEAM, this curated compilation will help you strategize around different approaches to integrated studies.  Great resource for integrating STEM/STEAM.

This is a great starting resource

We need to add Art + Design to the equation - to transform STEM into STEAM. This site helps us frame why ART is important in STEAM. 

Reinventing Project-Based Learning Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age Suzie Boss and Jane Krauss Reinventing Project-Based Learning offers educators an accessible guide for maximizing the benefits of project-based learning in today's technology-rich learning environment. This reader-friendly book speaks directly to educators, administrators, and professional development specialists who want to transform learning into a more active, student-driven experience, using technology tools for inquiry, collaboration, and connection to the world beyond the classroom. Examples from educators in many different countries showcase this new vision of instructional design.

Project-Based Learning: A Parent Primer Creating a symbaloo page of resources around PBL for parents might be a good idea.  This site might get us started.

Moundsview STEAM

This is a new book based on the work at the Stanford University d.school and its Environments Collaborative Initiative. It is a tool for helping people intentionally manipulate space to ignite creativity.

International Drawing and Cognition Research - for visual thinkers

STEM TO STEAM - RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF CREATIVE SKILLS IN THE COMPETITIVE DEBATE.  This article supports including the arts in a STEAM instructional approach.

Nice use of staff bio/blog

This article reminds us to always determine the "why" and look at the big picture when making instructional shifts.