2. Laura Baldassari-Hackstaff Kimberly Cole Sue Klinke Kate Sunderland
THE STEAMWORKS TEAM
Laura Baldassari-Hackstaff
Kimberly Cole
Sue Klinke
Kate Sunderland
2 Adult Services and 2 Youth Services- rich collaboration from this combination- differing perspectives and experiences.
Monthly drop-in, first Wednesday from 4:00 to 5:00. Jan-November. No December d/t low attendance last year.
Set up in lobby and meeting room, and grassy area outside, weather permitting.
Average 60 people attending, some higher, some lower, depending on the month
Marketing thru building posters, eNewsletter, social media, local newspaper

3. Developed programming using Low and High Tech resources, websites, Pinterest, AND by collaborating w/ community organizations.
Message here- STEAM can be done with a small budget
Lots more detail on what resources we used to develop our programming coming up.
First let’s talk budget.

4. STEAMworks program is combination of a once-a-month small scale drop-in STEM program AND a quarterly Slick Science program for kids that was registration only.
Sharing the budgets of the two programs, as well as the resources and ideas, were very helpful to our first year of this larger-scale STEAMworks program.
This is a generous budget for sure, but STEAM programming for families can be done on a smaller budget, especially with the help of 4-H clubs, other school clubs, Boy & Girl Scouts, community colleges, state parks, local nature organizations, and others.
Let them bring their technology and other resources to you, instead of your having to purchase them. We partnered with several organizations last year, and again this year.

5. LET’S ORGANIZE THIS STEAM!
Books to Teach Science K-6
Science in Storytime
STEAM resources to support a program:
IT Dept’s technology collection (slide images)
Science in Storytime website w/ links to other great resources-
Books in your collection or thru ILL- our bib, Science in Storytime’s extensive annotated bib
Science Bins on-hand- more on these shortly.
Community collaboration encouraged-  Lockheed Martin (Rockets), Douglas County Open Space naturalist (Habitats), Farm In a Box kits from CO Farm Bureau (Botany), Karate Denver (Physics)
Borrow from staff- Communication theme- borrowed older communication devices for interactive display
Books for STEAM activity ideas

6. 2016 SCHEDULE 2016 STEAMworks plan Shared folder in Google Drive
Set our schedule- first Wed. each month, 4:00 to 5:00, Drop-in
Divide the year between the 4 of us
Decide on our monthly topics- 2016: Art, Communication old & new, Habitats, Math, Botany, Rockets & Outer Space, Sound, Mad Scientist, Survival, Robots, Build Something, Physics in Motion
Complete information in spreadsheet as we developed each session
Repeat use will be very easy year-by-year
2016 STEAMworks plan

7. DCL’s Steam Resources Catalog
BIG, BIG STEAM!
DCL’s Steam Resources Catalog
DCL created a STEAM Resources Catalog to support program development
6 Content tabs:
Programs from community organizations
Science Bins already created or proposed, with content details for each one
Online STEAM resources for developing our in-house programs
Technology owned by our IT Dept.- remember the images on my first slide, Sphero, etc.
Staff who can assist with STEAM program planning

8. Build your own reusable kits Purchase a reusable kits
Making it Easier!
Build your own reusable kits
Purchase a reusable kits
Partner with others
DCL currently has 8 kits available for anyone in the district; Bubbles & Balloons, Color, Electricity & Magnetism, Geology, Light, Math, Sound, and Weather.
Kits contain most of the material to run a successful science program. Things needed include water, paper, tape, scissors, etc. Borrowers replace material that is used up.
Purchasing kits are a little more costly. We received to “Farm in a Box” kits from Colorado Farm Bureau as part of a grant they had. They contain material for part of a program. Additional resources may be needed to create a complete program. Steve Spangler, Stem Box, and Nature Watch are places I found a few kits.
Partner with others is very beneficial. You bring the expert to your program. They can answer almost any question they receive on the topic they are present. We’ve partnered with schools, institutions, clubs, individuals, and organizations.
Dinosaur Ridge
CU Boulder
Butterfly Pavilion

9. Double Duty
We use these resources for various programs in the district; STEAM Works, Slick Science, Kids Zone, and Hands On.

10. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUTSIDE RESOURCES
Use every connection you have
Seek internal resources first
Clear with supervisors
Work to people’s strengths
Seek organizations that have a public service mission
Tax-payer supported institutions
Institutions which support employee service
Be creative
Think about approaching new businesses
Find companies that are looking to advertise

11. EXAMPLES: The spinner! Judo physics! The Parks and Rec gal!
The Boy Scouts
Judo physics!

12. Marketing Support Passive: Logo design Posters Bookmarks
Interior signage
Active:
YourHub articles
Tweets
Facebook (personal)