STEAM_Ready

Ideas for STEAM Integration

PLANNING & IMPLEMENTING STEAM (7 Tips)

Teacher Training

1. Code.org — Find workshops, curriculum overviews, and 3rd party resources designed for each grade level

   • Hour of Code

2. TeachCS — Matches teachers with the appropriate training for grade level, the school’s background in computer science, location and timing

3. LeadCS.org — Collection of tools, information, and recommendations to help bring computer science into schools

4. Lynda.com — Online courses ranging from development and design to education and business

5. Codecademy — Interactive courses to learn how to program in different languages and for different applications

Lesson Content

1. Code.org — Offers curriculum for elementary, middle, and high school, designed to teach concepts beyond programming at the same time

   • Free Lessons

   • Edutopia (Hundreds of Ideas for Introducing Coding - Use the Search Box)

2. Computer Science Teacher’s Association (CSTA) K-12 Computer Science Standards — Indicates the core learning standards for a complete computer science curriculum

3. Kodable — Programming curriculum for elementary students that also provides resources for parents to continue their child’s education at home

4. Khan Academy — Online courses that can be added to curriculum to provide a personalized experience for each student

5. Codecademy — Lesson plans and assessment criteria for classes taught using their online courses

6. Python for Middle Schoolers

Games and Apps for Elementary Students

1. Lightbot — Designed for children who have had little to no programming experience, this game takes kids through if-then statements and loops by guiding a robot through a maze

2. Daisy the Dinosaur — Uses a drag and drop interface to animate dancing Daisy the Dinosaur and includes a downloadable kit for students to program their own games

3. The Foos — Curriculum based on research from MIT that’s been mapped to common core standards; students learn programming in an interactive world

4. Tynker Games — Interactive games to teach programming concepts as well as the option to let students program their own games

5. Cargo-bot — Puzzle game that teaches programming concepts by helping a robot move crates

Games and Apps for Middle and High School Students

1. Minecraft: Education Edition — Use a game that students are already playing to teach them programming principles and allow them to unleash their creativity

2. Scratch — Allows students to develop games, animations, and beyond and share them with others; ScratchEd also include additional resources for educators

3. Hopscotch — Game design studio that allows for students to share with others to play on an iPad or iPhone

4. Alice — Teaches students object oriented programming in a 3D environment; includes resources for educators to implement into the classroom

5. Kodu — Game lab developed by Microsoft that allows students to build, play and share games

No Computer Access?

1. Robot Turtles — Designed for younger students, this board game teaches fundamental programming skills by guiding a turtle through a maze

2. Code.org — Each curriculum set includes “unplugged” activities that can be used on their own, or with the computer focused activities

3. Code Monkey Island — Board game that teaches students conditional statements, assignment operations, loops and boolean operators

4. Computer Science Unplugged — Collection of activities that teach computer science through interactive games and puzzles; all completely without a computer

Computer programming is quickly becoming one of the most valuable skill sets for the upcoming generations. Adding computer science curriculum into the classroom today will provide students with the skills that they’ll need for tomorrow!

Middle School Resources

• Middle School Curriculum and Training

• 10 Innovative Ways to Bring STEM to Schools

• Curious George STEM

• Computer Programming Basics Lesson Plan: Tynker Games

• The Educator’s Guide to Applying Real-World Math: 15 Resources with over 100 Lesson Plans

• Building a Bridge

• Make a Video Projector, Instructions

Course Descriptions for CTE Courses

• SOFT SKILLS INSTRUCTION

• PRE-K STEM

• STEM MATTERS (3 min) video

• STEM VIDEOS by 114th Partnership

• TOYOTA VIDEOS

• SOLAR ACADEMY & Teacher's Guide

• 3D Printing - 17 FREE LESSONS

  • Girls Who Code Debuts App

  • MAKE YOUR OWN APP

Resources:

• Dones in Math, Science, 4H and more

• Future Ready Schools

• BIRDBRAIN

Elementary School Resources

High School