1. Kim Dempsey Loudoun County Public Schools
Integrating STEAM
Kim Dempsey
Loudoun County Public Schools

2. Why STEAM?

3. The Role of Engineering in the Elementary Classroom

4. Instructional Time Resources Assessment Teacher Buy-in
Major Obstacles
Instructional Time
Resources
Assessment
Teacher Buy-in

5. One class period equals one standard taught.
Misconception #1
One class period equals one standard taught.

6. Problem-Based Learning

7. Learning is linear and sequential.
Misconception #2
Learning is linear and sequential.

8. Questioning Skills

9. Little Ways to Incorporate STEAM

10. Morning Meeting

11. Centers
Science table- observing in journals, answering questions, writing about display
Design and Build- Legos, K'nex, Unit blocks with a design challenge
Digital tools- iPads, computers, and other tech- “Don't make an excuse, make a schedule!”
Recording Reading- use upcycled iPods, iPhones, digital recorders to make student podcasts of reading
Writing Center- popup cards
Thematic Centers

12. Interactive Notebooks

13. Interactive Notebooks

14. Don't be afraid to let students discover their own answers
Don't be afraid to let students discover their own answers. That's called 'learning.'

15. Your job is to
(a) provide an environment where they have the pieces to put together the puzzle of learning and
(b) trust them to do so.

16. STEAM integrates content with real-world problems to solve
STEAM integrates content with real-world problems to solve. Teaching STEAM is a real-world problem, too.