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Bring on the STEAM in 2017
If you’re looking for a way to advocate for bringing STEAM in 2017 to your school, try this issue of STEAMed.
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STEAM education is an approach that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue and critical thinking.
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Arts Integration Plan to Jumpstart Your Efforts
This will provide a 30-day Arts Integration Plan that jumpstarts your efforts, and gets you the empowerment and support you need FIRST.
Classroom Management
First 5 Days Framework
In those first 5 days, you're going to need to cover behavior management plans, emergency procedures, grading policies and some actual lessons!
Resources
A STEAM Wishlist: 5 Tools for Creative Play
As the holidays quickly approach here are some great creative play tools to add to your professional wishlist or for the artist in your home be inspired.
Resources
Using Name Generators for Arts Integration: Winter Edition
Snowperson Name Generator, an outline of how to create name generators with your class, and how to use arts integration with names and even Social Studies.
Curriculum
Classifying Quadrilaterals with Nutcrackers
This nutcrackers activity is a surefire way to help your students creatively master the challenging skills to identifying and classifying quadrilaterals.
Classroom Management
Teaching Growth Mindset in the Classroom
How can we cultivate an atmosphere that supports teaching growth mindset?
Strategies
One Cool Thing I Saw: Content Area Strategy to Hook Students
A way to hook students on your content area strategy.
Classroom Management
Student Choice: Improvisation in the Art Room
In an elementary art room, a bit of improvisation equals student choice and student voice.
Resources
STEAMy Ideas for Integrating Glass Mosaic Art
Last month, my school tried to capitalize on this love of manipulatives by inviting a glass mosaic arts artist, Linda Billet, to work with us.
Resources
Mannequin Challenge Arts Integration Style
Create a Mannequin Challenge Arts Integration video that integrates art in a seamless way that will excite your students and solidify classroom content!
Curriculum
Holiday Village Arts Integration Lesson
A holiday village is a tradition that can be found all over the world.
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