STEAM in Action
STEAM in the Classroom
Introducing Anchor Phenomenon
Lacy Szuwalski introduces the anchor phenomenon for the kindergarten Caring for Our Classroom project. Notice who is doing the thinking. Think about what facilitator moves were used to elicit student thinking.
Phenomena-Based Learning.mp4Phenomena Wall
Lacy Szuwalski completes the Phenomena Wall with Grade 2 students at Wegeforth Elementary. Watch her share photos to remind students "what we did" and invite students to share what they figured out. See how turn and talks can create equitable learning environments, save time, and allow the facilitator to strategically share student thinking with the class.
Eileen Final Spotlight - HD 1080p.movFacilitating Discourse
Eileen Moreno shares discourse and vocabulary strategies for supporting multilingual students during the Grade 2 Mix It Up! Project.
STEAM ONLINE
STEAM 5-7.mp4Online Phenomena Wall
Lindsey Burningham from E.B. Scripps Elementary used the Phenomena Wall at the beginning of lessons to review what students had learned in the previous lesson. Watch how she completes the Phenomena Wall with her students from 0:30 to 4:49.
Lesson 10 Video_Wild About Weather_Online Learning.mp4TK/K
Maria Schierman, Clay Elementary, Wild About Weather project
Maria worked with her colleagues Andrea Loyko at Clay and Amanda Freeman at Carver to develop adapt this lesson for online learning. Watch to see Maria engage her students with Zoom polls, personalized slides, and breakout rooms. Also notice how she elicits student thinking, supports language development through color coding, and encourages all thoughts and voices.
Steam 4-23.mp4Grade 1
Lindsay Burningham, E.B. Scripps Elementary, The Sky Above project
Lindsay assigns Seesaw activities ahead of the synchronous session to create access for all students by allowing students to think about the concepts before engaging in class discussions.
Grade 2
Melissa Han, Baker Elementary, This Land is Our Land project
Watch this video to see how breakout rooms can be facilitated in online learning! Melissa builds community and supports students development of communication and collaboration skills. She listens deeply to her students and interviews them to learn how they feel about breakout rooms with the goal of improving their experience.
STEAM Design Thinking Process
Grade 1
Ms. Lynn at Foster Elementary shares a presentation of her students going through the Design Thinking Process to help make an app for Anton the Alien in the Amazing Apps project.
Student work
Kindergarten PSA
"Ain't gonna use plastic bags no more!" Cullen Nann, kindergarten student at Dingemen Elementary, created a PSA for the Human Impact project.