1. 10 Practical Tips To Integrating STEAM Curriculum Solutions Jennifer Miller ePals: Jennifer Miller Twitter: @JenniferMiller9 Google+: Jennifer Horner Miller Skype: JenniferMiller34

2. What is STEAM? Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts, and Mathematics

4. Tip 1 Utilize Word Clouds

5. Learning via Visual Display and HOT Questioning of Word Relationships How do these words go together? Why did the designer choose this shape, color, and enhancements of this word cloud? What superordinate terms reflect the main idea? How do other terms support the main idea?

6. Tip 2 Students Create Word Clouds Reflection

7. CREATION Tools for Word Clouds Creating with art inspires kids and gives a purpose and voice for students to "own their own learning". Tagxedo

8. CREATION Tools for Word Clouds

9. Tips and Integration Ideas via Word Clouds Compare and Contrast Ideas, Speeches, Translations, Reporting Over Time Create Professional Student Naming/Role Plate Class Expectations from student perspective Evaluation: Students write or reflect on evaluation of classroom activity and copy to word cloud. Classroom Collaboration Reflections: Today's Meet Example

10. More Tips on Integrating Word Clouds Classification of Objects, Parts of Speech, Scientific Classification Visually Representing Sizes and Class Systems Word/Definition Famous Career Connections Ranking of Global Ideas, STATS, etc. (Use Colors to represent different parts of the world)

11. Adding STEAM.......... Word clouds offer students.... CREATIVE Artistic Outlet Ability to share with larger audience Connection to STEAM

13. Tip 3 Build Research Scientists

14. MUSEUMS..... Students serve as research scientists. Research an artifact that relates to innovation or STEAM. Photo, Scientific Description of Artifact, and History. Students create a written script and short 30 Second video that describes the following: o How does this artifact relate to STEAM? o Why is this artifact significant? QR Codes can be created and placed online or in a community museum.

15. Examples....... http://www.schooltube.com/video/118ffd938aea4f72b881/Civil%20War- Thomas%20Buchanan

16. Tip 4 Legos for STEAM

17. Ideas for Integration of Legos Build Lego Letters or Vocabulary Measurement with Legos Patterns Sizes: Group in Relative Size Order Counting Mats Addition/Subtraction Rotations Angles Problem Solving: Which brick is needed to complete the rectangle?

18. Tip 5 Build Models

19. Models... Integrate engineering components within curriculum. NXT or WeDo models Artistic Models Technology is a choice Free Engineering Site Golem Game

20. Tip 6 Allow For Meaningful Reflection

21. MMS Challenge After students grasp vocabulary, provide the next building block. Written Reflection Piece Offer Choices via Art or Engineering

23. Tip 7 Allow Students To Tell a Story

24. Tools for Storytelling Lego Robotic WeDo Story Kit Tap into ePals for story writing and collaboration. Student Blogs Students should utilize academic vocabulary in the story Check out iBook Author

25. Tip 8 Share Reflections

26. Give Students A Voice Locally Allow students the ability to publish content. IDEAS: Student Led Museum Exhibit PIE Night (Partners in Education) Display in Community Museum

27. Tip 9 Technology is a communication channel Develop a voice globally!

28. Taking STEAM Give students a choice but do use social media and crowdsourcing to increase parental involvement and to give student productions value.

29. Tip 10 ePALS STEAM Showcase