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“Igniting Innovation and Expression
“Igniting Innovation and Expression
Through Interdisciplinary Instruction”
Through Interdisciplinary Instruction”
"Few months after taking my first course, I wrote a proposal for an event that would help bring STEAM equity to African-Americans. I submitted this proposal and soon became the recipient of the Superintendent’s Champion for Equity Award. STEAM implementation requires an action plan, and if you are going to involve others in the process, you have to learn how to lead out." (Janell N. Phillips, Cohort VI)
"Few months after taking my first course, I wrote a proposal for an event that would help bring STEAM equity to African-Americans. I submitted this proposal and soon became the recipient of the Superintendent’s Champion for Equity Award. STEAM implementation requires an action plan, and if you are going to involve others in the process, you have to learn how to lead out." (Janell N. Phillips, Cohort VI)
According to the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council, for successful integration of STEAM program, it is vital that educator support is provided in a form of pre and in-service professional development. In the 2016-2017 school year the STEAM Summer Institute was offered with the collaboration of JPL NASA, UCR, and Hettema Group. Due to the high demand and the success of summer institute, Professional Development and the Digital Learning Department designed a UCR-MVUSD STEAM Certificate in collaboration with the University of California, Riverside. The goal was to increase teachers’ STEAM content knowledge and increased pedagogical content knowledge. The first STEAM Certificate cohort started in January of 2018 and 26 teachers graduated in August 2018 earning their STEAM Certificate.
Our Team
Our Team
Leadership
Smiley Villavicencio-Director PD&DL
Angela Dube Robinson-Coordinator
Instructors
Dr. Amna Ahmad-Professional Development Specialist-STEAM
Brian Bates-Professional Development Specialist-STEAM
Courtney Kane-Professional Development Specialist
Ann Jiron-Professional Development Specialist
Carissa Marin
Dr. Robin Williams-Professional Development Specialist
Consultants
Megan Myers-Director A New Pipeline
Dr. Brandon Rodriguez-Professional Development Specialist for Education, NASA JPL/Consultant/Instructor
UCR MVUSD STEAM Certificate Overview
UCR MVUSD STEAM Certificate Overview
Course I: Introduction to STEAM Education, 3 Units
Course I: Introduction to STEAM Education, 3 Units
What is STEAM? Learn to ignite innovation and expression through interdisciplinary instruction and understand the connections between curriculum standards and STEAM competencies. You will experience the newest instructional innovations in today’s classrooms and explore current standards, problem-based learning, problem solving and critical thinking. You will learn how to make interdisciplinary connections required for teaching in a 21st century learning environment.
Course II: Access and Equity in STEAM, 3 Units
Course II: Access and Equity in STEAM, 3 Units
Students will study and discuss research on the issues of underrepresented student populations in STEAM fields in order to learn to design lesson plans that allow for access and equity for this specific audience. Students will also cover strategies for increasing persistence, and explore ways to build STEAM identity among underrepresented student groups.
Course III: Instructional Strategies for Teaching STEAM, 4 Units
Course III: Instructional Strategies for Teaching STEAM, 4 Units
What is STEAM? Learn to ignite innovation and expression through interdisciplinary instruction and understand the connections between curriculum standards and STEAM competencies. You will experience the newest instructional innovations in today’s classrooms and explore current standards, problem-based learning, problem solving and critical thinking. You will learn how to make interdisciplinary connections required for teaching in a 21st century learning environment.
Course IV: STEAM Education Capstone, 2 Units
Course IV: STEAM Education Capstone, 2 Units
This course entails each participant creating a STEAM Digital Portfolio and an Equity STEAM Event to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of STEAM education for a 21st Century learning environment. The final products should highlight the overall STEAM competencies in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics teaching practices and abilities to support all student groups in STEAM education. The projects should be designed to ignite innovation and expression through interdisciplinary instruction and should provide opportunities to demonstrate an understanding of the connections between curriculum standards and STEAM competencies.
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