As you consider your teams, remember to consider what team dynamic will best fit the needs and culture of your school. Additionally, I would like to clarify the point I made about administrator participation in the team. The STEAMteam is a round table group – meaning that there is not necessarily an identified lead. It is important that any person (administrator, instructional coach, teacher, etc) who is a part of the team participates as such. Please consider welcoming anyone who wants to be a part of the collaboration! I hope that this was the takeaway message that you heard.

1. Response to Intervention (RTI) Workshop
STEAMteams:
Affecting Integrative STEAM
Practices toward Achieving
REAL Change.
December 13, 2016

2. On
Teaching -
John Steinbeck

3. 1.STE[A]M definition/vision is not clear
2.Disconnected activities predominate
3.You want to be treated as the professionals you
are
4.You lack knowledge and understanding about
STE[A]M implementation
5.There has been little opportunity for meaningful PD
around STE[A]M
6.There is a lack of reliable infrastructure in your
school on which to build cohesive progress
7.Students matter most!

4. Workshop Goals
 Help teachers establish an internal framework on
which any future PD or initiative (LIKE STEM or
STEAM) can be built.
 Enable teacher STEAMteams to identify student
behaviors that support 21st century habits of mind.
 Support teacher STEAMteams in developing/
implementing authentic assessments around 21st
century habits of mind.
 Facilitate teacher STEAMteam engagement in
focused communities of practice, across schools and
districts.

5. By the end of the spring, you will be
able to:
1. Establish a multidisciplinary STEAMteam
2. Work in a STEAMteam, using instructional rounding, to identify and
assess:
• Student and Teacher Inquiry
• Three other 21st century habits of mind (see next slide for a list)
3. Build a culture of inquiry among faculty
4. Collaborate across disciplines, schools and districts toward a common
goal

6. Habits of Mind
• Costa & Kallick, 2009
• Persisting
• Listening with understanding and empathy
• Metacognition
• Creating, imagining, innovating
• Thinking interdependently
• Finding humour
• Responding with wonderment and awe
• etc

7. The Particulars
• STEAMteams: 3-5 teachers from different disciplines
• 1 STEAMteam per school
• 1 person designated as STEAMteam leader
• 1 meeting at AU for Jan, Feb, March, April, 2017
• Register no later than December 20 at 11:59pm
• http://tinyurl.com/STEAMteams

8. The Big Takeaway
By you – for you – in partnership with Augusta University