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4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

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The answer lies in the inclusion of arts in a STEM-centered curriculum. Arts and sciences have traditionally been perceived as different subjects with few commonalities, and STEM programs often omit the arts from the conversation. A STEAM learning approach encourages collaboration to understand and distill new concepts.

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How we use robots and art to make meeting computer science standards fun

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By doing so, we’ve been able to teach coding not in isolation, but as an integral part of our larger curriculum. We’re able to combine coding with art and show students the parallel between programming and storytelling. The lesson merged creative storytelling and art with technology, robotics, and engineering.

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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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My goal became connecting students to nature through their passions and connecting teachers standards-driven curriculum to nature through environmental literacy. One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom.

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Using comics across the curriculum

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While it might be easier to see how comics would fit into an English language arts class, there’s no great trick to incorporating them across the curriculum. Why comics? The most obvious reason to have students create comics in class is because they’re fun.

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This art teacher helps students harness social media to build job skills

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Metropolitan Soundview High School had no art program when Cheriece White took a job there 10 years ago. That prompted White to shift again, developing a curriculum on social media design and content creation. She also wants her art course to provide a “tangible” way for them to become young entrepreneurs. newsletters.

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How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum

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It’s possible to combine PBL and maker education across the curriculum–and during a must-see ISTELive 24 session , Nicholas Provenzano , a teacher, technology coordinator, and makerspace director at University Liggett School in Michigan, demonstrated just how to do it. The best part? This is where PBL and maker education intersect.

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Mississippi Principal Named Curriculum Associates’ 2023 Inspire Award Winner

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Dr. Kiana Pendleton, principal of Laurel Magnet School of the Arts in the Laurel School District in Laurel, MS, was recently named the winner of Curriculum Associates’ 2023 Inspire Award. The recognition from Curriculum Associates is evidence of a dreamer who is dedicated to doing the work for children,” said Pendleton. “I