Using STEAM to Inspire Deeper Learning

USING STEAM TO INSPIRE
DEEPER LEARNING
JESS LURA & KRISTINA PLATTNER
BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL
NSTA STEM FORUM & EXPO 2015
BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL • A K-8 PUBLIC SCHOOL • WWW.BULLISCHARTERSCHOOL.COM

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STEM V. STEAM
STEMScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
STEAMScience, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics

WHY STEAM?
“STEAM is a popular
movement that was founded
by Georgette Yakman in
2007 to promote and
integrate design and art in
STEM fields. She defined
the movement as ‘Science
and Technology, interpreted
through Engineering and the
Arts, all based in elements of
Mathematics.’”

WHY STEAM?
I love how STEAM inspires students to integrate their content knowledge
in order to make something special and unique. I also appreciate how an
effectively implemented STEAM program prepares our students for the
ever-changing real world. - Dan Gross, Sixth Grade Teacher
STEAM ensures that we teach the whole child. Because we are a STEAM
school, students receive instruction in the arts, which has been cut from
many schools’ curricula across the state. The arts are critical to
developing our students' creativity and their abilities to express
themselves. - Amy Felder, Art Teacher
One of the reasons I like STEAM is because it adds the 'art' element
to STEM. This allows us to be a little more creative when we can add
the artistic element to learning. - Zoe, Sixth Grader

CONTENT INTEGRATION WITH STEAM
“As STEAM focuses on integration of content, pairing STEAM
with PBL can hit not only STEAM content, but also content
outside of the core STEAM subjects. English can be
integrated, as well as foreign languages and social studies.
It's all about designing effective PBL that targets these
content areas... these two approaches can capitalize on each
other's strengths and fill each other's potential gaps.”
From Andrew Miller’s PBL and STEAM Education: A Natural Fit

WHAT IS PROJECT BASED LEARNING?
Project Based Learning is a teaching
method in which students gain knowledge
and skills by working for an extended
period of time to investigate and respond
to a complex question, problem, or
challenge.

PBL RESOURCES
The Buck Institute for Education
Bie.org
● Project ideas and free resources
PBL University
PBLu.org
● Free online PBL classes, sample projects,
● and examples of student products

WHY PBL?
As a kid PBL is the perfect way to learn; working in groups, finding a very
deep understanding, and being creative in the way to present our ideas.
- Soren, Sixth Grade Student
PBL helps students take ownership of their learning. They get so excited
when they hear we are starting a new PBL.... Each group came up with
such unique ideas and the dynamics of each group were so clearly
different in this activity. I don't think that this would have happened if we
had just used traditional methods of teaching. And I know student
connections to learning would not have been as prevalent.
- Neda Chlala, Sixth Grade Science Teacher

PROJECT EXAMPLES
ANCIENT MAN PBL Unit

PROJECT EXAMPLES
SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE PBL Unit

PROJECT EXAMPLES
COSTA RICA ECO-TOURISM PBL Unit

PROJECT EXAMPLES
APP DESIGN PBL Unit

PROJECT EXAMPLES
A NEW WORLD PBL Unit

PROJECT EXAMPLES
Animal Enrichment Design Challenge

ADVICE ON CREATING INTEGRATED UNITS
Time
● Planning
● Implementation
Organization
● Short-Term
● Long-Term
Content Knowledge
● State Content Standards/Common Core
● NGSS/Engineering Standards
● VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Standards
Collaboration

ADVICE FOR IMPLEMENTATION
● Limitations are self-imposed
● Think outside of the box
● Failure is an option
● Talking is not just allowed, it’s encouraged
● Use what’s out there- no need to recreate the wheel
● Time is your friend

CONTENT STANDARDS LINKS
Common Core
Common Core State Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
6-8 Physical Science (PDF)
6-8 Life Science (PDF)
6-8 Earth and Space Sciences (PDF)
6-8 Design Engineering (PDF)
Visual and Performing Arts Standards
National Core Arts Standards

STEAM RESOURCES
STEM to STEAM: Resource Roundup (Edutopia)
STEAM resources and connections (StemtoSteam.org)
PBS LearningMedia - The Design Process Poster (with short videos)
STEM to STEAM: Resources Round-Up (Edutopia)
Dive into the Maker Movement (Edutopia)
7 STEM Apps for Higher Order Thinking (Common Sense Education: Graphite)
Arts Media (KQED)
KQED Art Show
How to Start a Makerspace at Your School (Mindshift)
Getting Excited About Engineering (Mindshift)

OTHER RESOURCES
Integrated STEM Education through PBL (Diana Laboy-Rush)
Project-Based Learning Resources
Buck Institute for Education (BIE)
BIE Youtube Channel
Gold Standard: Essential Project Design Elements
Gold Standard: Project Based Teaching Practices
PBL World (in Napa, June 22-26, 2015)
PBL Project Template (via Edutopia & New Tech High)

FEEDBACK/REFLECTION
We’d really appreciate your thoughts.
Please take a few moments to complete the our
feedback form.
It’s available both digitally and in print.
http://bit.ly/STEAMbcs

CONTACT INFORMATION
Jessica Lura
@msjlura
jlura@bullischarterschool.com
https://plus.google.com/+JessicaLuraedu/
http://shootingforthestars.me/
Kristina Plattner
@MrsPlattner
kplattner@bullischarterschool.com
https://plus.google.com/+KristinaPlattner/

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