STEAM Programs for Youth: Webinar for TX
•
2 likes•1,242 views
This document summarizes strategies for implementing STEAM programs in libraries for preschool and school-aged youth. It discusses how STEAM can reinforce literacy and lifelong learning goals. Suggested program types include science, technology, engineering, arts, and math programs. Hands-on activities that tap into natural curiosity are emphasized. Community collaborations and resources like books, blogs, and websites are also presented as ways to support STEAM programming. The document aims to provide libraries with ideas and best practices for facilitating discovery and interest in STEAM subjects across age groups.
Recommended
More Related Content
What's hot
What's hot (20)
Viewers also liked
Viewers also liked (14)
Similar to STEAM Programs for Youth: Webinar for TX
Similar to STEAM Programs for Youth: Webinar for TX (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
STEAM Programs for Youth: Webinar for TX
- 1. STEAM Programs for Youth Amy Koester | September 2015
- 2. Hello! • Amy Koester • Youth & Family Program Coordinator, Skokie Public Library • The Show Me Librarian • Building STEAM with Día Toolkit for ALSC
- 3. Our Agenda • STEAM in the library setting • STEAM with preschoolers • STEAM with school-age youth • Community collaborations & Go-to resources • Final Q&A
- 5. • Arts ≠ Crafts • Arts = Creativity • Arts = Open-ended
- 6. “The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.” -Mae Jemison • Arts ≠ Crafts • Arts = Creativity • Arts = Open-ended
- 7. Open-ended activities promote “the problem- solving, the fearlessness, and the critical thinking and making skills.” -John Maeda • Arts ≠ Crafts • Arts = Creativity • Arts = Open-ended
- 8. Why STEAM in the Library?
- 9. Why STEAM in the Library? • Literacy is our mission, and literacy is multifaceted. • Lifelong learning is our mission, and that means all ages. • We can facilitate discovery. • Interest is a powerful motivator for future success.
- 11. STEAM with Preschoolers • Tap into natural curiosity • Introduce basic concepts • Reinforce concept knowledge • Build vocabulary • Facilitate kinetic learning What are the benefits?
- 12. STEAM with Preschoolers • Be intentional about choosing books • Incorporate non-fiction • Tap the STEAM concepts in fiction stories • Talk about it! STEAM Stories
- 13. STEAM with Preschoolers • Hands-on is vital • Add an experiment • Use and explore tools • Make something • Provide options STEAM Activities
- 14. STEAM with Preschoolers • Explore things close up • Provide sensory experiences • Include things that grow & change • Tie it back to books Observation Stations
- 15. STEAM with Preschoolers • Start with a name game & book • Talk about the STEAM concept/s • Ask (and answer) questions • Provide hands-on activities • Supply at-home options STEAM Programs & Storytimes
- 16. STEAM with Preschoolers • Build kits around a topic • Pack a few books • Add some songs • Include instructions for activities STEAM Take-Home Kits
- 18. STEAM with School-Agers • Encourage curiosity • Reinforce basic concepts • Facilitate development of multiple literacies • Invite creative problem-solving • Develop personal interests What are the benefits?
- 19. STEAM with School-Agers • Introduce your concept ➡ Books! Images! Videos! • Take questions • Pose a challenge • Provide time to experiment & tinker • Test & observe Science Programs
- 20. STEAM with School-Agers • Meet kids where they are • Introduce new technology • Learn a skill, practice, and apply ➡ Tablets & media creation ➡ Circuitry ➡ Programming & gaming Technology Programs
- 21. STEAM with School-Agers • Build something • Give direction, but leave room for creativity • Provide a variety of materials • Share examples • Test & compare structures Engineering Programs
- 22. STEAM with School-Agers • Infuse a creative project with STEM elements ➡ Constellation books ➡ Camouflage patterns ➡ Art Bots ➡ Art Market Arts Programs
- 23. STEAM with School-Agers • Make math an element of a larger activity • Find the math in games ➡ Puzzles, board games • Spatial thinking ➡ Origami, simple weaving • Don’t call it a math program Math Programs
- 25. Community Collaborations • Local experts • Local businesses • Hobby groups • Cultural institutions • Institutes of higher education Who do you go to?
- 26. Community Collaborations • Option 1: Figure out what you want, then ask for support. • Option 2: Form a general plan, then ask for input and support. • Option 3: Set up an advisory team with community partners and start from scratch together. How do you reach out?
- 27. Go-to Resources • Explore the stacks • Books with experiments & activities ➡ Janice Van Cleave, Kids Can Press • Find your go-to authors ➡ Gail Gibbons, Melissa Stewart, Steve Jenkins Books
- 28. Go-to Resources • Library Makers • Abby the Librarian • Never Shushed • Adventures of a Children’s Librarian • Gadgets, Gizmos, & Goo (G3): The Mad Scientists Club • Robot Test Kitchen • The Show Me Librarian All Things STEAM Blogs
- 29. Go-to Resources • Steve Spangler Science • Wonderopolis • Start with a Book • Mixing in Math • Bedtime Math • Pinterest Websites
- 30. Thanks for participating! Final questions? Amy Koester amy.e.koester@gmail.com @amyeileenk http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com