STEM to STEAM: Where Art and Design meet Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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The importance of Divergent thinking in the 21 st century ,[object Object],[object Object],Changing the Educational Paradigms

Rigor and Relevance foster divergent thinking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The International Center for Leadership in Education’s tool to help educators

Creativity is the #1 quality employers look for in an employee ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],How do we prepare our students for the jobs of the future?

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Ten Lessons the Arts Teach by Elliot Eisner ,[object Object],Image courtesy Salvatore Vuono @ Freedigitalphotos.net 2. The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer.

The Arts Fuel Divergent Thinking ,[object Object],Image courtesy Rawich @ Freedigitalphotos.net 3. The arts celebrate multiple perspectives. One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.

The Arts are Relevant and Meaningful ,[object Object],[object Object],Image courtesy m_bartosch @ Freedigitalphotos.net 7. The arts teach students to think through and within a material. All art forms employ some means through which images become real.

The Arts are Founded on Enduring Ideas ,[object Object],[object Object],8. The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said. When children are invited to disclose what a work of art helps them feel, they must reach into their poetic capacities to find the words that will do the job. Image courtesy Simon Howden @ Freedigitalphotos.net

So how do you integrate the arts into your content curriculum? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Image courtesy photostock @ Freedigitalphotos.net

What’s the Big Idea? Image courtesy Danilo Rizzuti @ Freedigitalphotos.net Big ideas, or enduring ideas comprise concepts that have drawn the attention of humans through the ages. Meaningful integrated curriculum requires a focus, such as an enduring idea, theme, or issue. Enduring ideas are the cornerstone for meaningful learning!

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Join the Movement! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],17 Image courtesy creativedoxfoto @ Freedigitalphotos.net Let’s excite and empower our children!

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