STEAM/PLUS CSDNB
12/1/19 - Get ready for a Trimester of CREATIVE minds in ACTION! STEAM students in Grades K-3 will participate in Creativity Lab to solve problems, look at materials in unique ways, and build using their imaginations. Students in Grades 4-5 will participate in the Connecticut Invention Convention and actually invent new products that solve everyday problems. And watch out for students in Grades 6-8 as they create cardboard arcades based off of the idea in the short film Caine's Arcade. Amazing minds in action all across CSDNB!
9/16/19
The vision of STEAM/PLUS enrichment aligns with the district's guiding principles core beliefs:
The vision of STEAM/PLUS enrichment aligns with the district's guiding principles core beliefs:
All students can learn at high levels
All students can learn at high levels
IQ is not fixed - It can grow with new opportunities
IQ is not fixed - It can grow with new opportunities
Enrichment for all students - providing equity and access
Enrichment for all students - providing equity and access
STEAM/PLUS enrichment objectives:
STEAM/PLUS enrichment objectives:
- Improve students’ ability to problem-solve, ask questions, and seek solutions to open-ended questions
- Increase academic engagement through hands-on learning strategies
- Provide enrichment opportunities for all students
- Improve students’ ability to work collaboratively
- Encourage ownership and choice in learning
- Engage in project-based learning
What is the difference between STEAM and PLUS?
What is the difference between STEAM and PLUS?
- STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. This approach uses an integrated and hands-on approach to learning.
- K-5 Students have approximately 3 hours of STEAM instruction in a six-day cycle.
- PLUS = includes STEAM, Seminar, Art Enrichment Creative Expressions, Culinary, IT (DiLoreto only)
- a full day of enrichment for students in Grades 6-8 once in a six-day cycle.