1. CREATING INTERDISCIPLINARY STEM UNITS DR. JEN ALBERT AND DR ROBIN JOCIUS STEM AMBASSADORS

2. Preaching to the Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjwKukp- Av0

3. Agenda 1. The Value of Interdisciplinary Work 2. Bookmaking: Ideas, Examples, and Resources 3. A Foldable Experiment 4. Moving into the Classroom: Possibilities and Roadblocks Our Goal: Provide models and resources for you to use when planning your own interdisciplinary STEM unit.

4. Why Bookmaking? Can be tailored to almost any STEM unit/activity Possibilities for integrating engineering, design, technology, literacy, science, math, and the arts

5. Engineering a Pop-Up Book Geometry, engineering, problem-solving, collaboration, communication, literacy, new media Extensions—design interviews, presentations, family literacy night, re- envisioning literary texts for children

6. Digital Storytelling Encourage students to become critical consumers and producers of texts Explore digital tools and possibilities for conveying meaning

7. A Foldable Experiment Use the instructions to make your own foldable As you work, imagine how foldables might work in your classroom Some ideas... Creating children’s books about ecology, biology, geometry concepts Disciplinary vocabulary review Engineering design principles

8. Moving into the Classroom: Roadblocks and Possibilities What interdisciplinary STEM unit ideas are you considering? What are the possibilities for communication and collaboration across the curriculum? What are the potential challenges you face?