Rural STEAM Leadership Network - STEAM Integration '20-'21

STEAM & STEM Integration '20-'21

This is one of several themes that have emerged from the group for further study and exploration since launching the network in early 2020. Scroll down for resources from '20-'21.

RLC Working definition of Integrated STE[A]M

Educators_ Perceptions of Integrated STEM.pdf

Educators' Perceptions of Integration STEM

Visuals and material from this document are used when working through group ideas about STEM integration. These include the diagrams below taken from the article.

STEM Integration in K-12 Education

Read this report for free online here.

STE[A]M Integration with Design and Investigation at the Center

Read this report for free online here.

During the February 2021 we used the preface as a starting place using last word protocol to begin to dive into where the claims of this document and our own teaching practices overlap.

Integration through the lens of commonalities of the practices

With a focus on what students are "doing" you can think integration through the commonalities of the practices across content areas. You can access the Venn Diagram at NSTA here.

Integrating STEM into Reading Stations (first grade classroom video example)

Segments of this video were used in the February session to show a specific example of how to introduce maker spaces and "STEM" stations into an overlooked mechanism in the elementary classroom: reading stations.