1. From STEM to TroyDeBill 6-8Th grade Art Educator White Hall School District

2. Artist, Inventor, or Engineer?
Leonardo da Vinci
Scientist
Observed birds to understand flight
Collected specimens to study rocks, leaves, flowers, and wood
Performed human dissection to study anatomy
Studied botany, alchemy, astronomy, and geology
Artist
Carried a drawing pad at all times
Drew from observation, and from imagination
Sculpted models out of clay
Studied linear perspective
Experimented with light and shadow in his paintings
Artist, Inventor, or Engineer?

3. “Leonardo did not compartmentalize his interests
“Leonardo did not compartmentalize his interests. To him, all knowledge was related. What he could learn in one field would help shed light on others. This attitude allowed him to cross-fertilize ideas in unusually creative ways. He thought of architecture, for example, as related to human anatomy. Buildings resembled bodies; the more he could learn about anatomy, the better an architect, or “building doctor,” he would be.”
Krull, K. (2005). Leonardo da Vinci. New York: Scholastic.

4. Key Questions What is STEAM? Why is STEAM education important?
What materials do I need to create a STEAM Maker Space?
Where can I find lessons and ideas?

5. What is STEAM? An INTEGRATED approach to learning
Interdisciplinary (at least 2 of the STEM subjects)
Project/Process based
Instructor as Facilitator

6. By teaching STEAM, of course!
Why STEAM?
The US Department of Education reports that the number of STEM/STEAM jobs in the United States will grow by 14% from 2010 to 2020, growth that the BLS terns as “much faster “ than the national average of 5-8 % across all job sectors.
So how can we get more kids involved in STEM, and create a strong and able workforce?
By teaching STEAM, of course! -

7. Our current education system rewards students for how much they know rather than how they apply what they learn. To prepare ourselves for the challenges of the 21st Century, we must shift from educating fixed mindsets to cultivating growth mindsets.

8. “Nobel laureates in the sciences are seventeen times likelier than the average scientist to be a painter, twelve times as likely to be a poet, and four times as likely
to be a musician.”
Pomeroy, S. (2012, August 22). From STEM to STEAM: Science and art go hand-in-hand. [Web
log comment].

9. What materials do I need?

10. Lesson Ideas...for ANY grade level
Education Closet
Over 75 k-12 lesson plans
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Tricia Fugelstad’s classroom
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The Art of Ed
5 easy ways to gather STEAM in your art room

11. My STEAM Experience: Tiny Houses
Spoke to math/science teachers for info on upcoming units
Students completed Interest Inventory
Used both formative and summative assessments
Groups were based on math ability/need
Provided REAL world problem to solve
Unit was Project Based
Facilitator NOT lecturer/instructor
Materials were repurposed/free 

12. STEAM in Arkansas Contact: Leonor Colbert, Public Programs Coordinator
(870)

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Questions?