STEAM Ahead! A Partnership for Innovating Middle Grades Education Through Interdisciplinary Projects and Professional Learning Communities
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Location
Room 218/220
Abstract for the conference program
STEAM Ahead engages teachers from two middle schools, university educators, and college students in professional learning communities (PLCs) concentrating on designing real world, interdisciplinary projects using a STEAM integrated and applied learning approach. Presenters provide an overview of the purpose and goals of STEAM Ahead, the conceptual framework, and forming PLCs guided by lesson study. In small groups led by project teams, participants will engage in conversations focusing on STEAM projects, involving water towers, greenhouses, and water filtration systems. STEAM projects are informed by the 5-E model of inquiry and, along with core content curriculum, include arts integration, engineering design, and technology use. Presenters will share examples of their interdisciplinary planning process based on standards across the middle grades curriculum and the frameworks for each project. STEAM Ahead is made possible by an innovation grant for applied learning from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project Interdisciplinary STEM Education
Start Date
3-3-2017 9:30 AM
End Date
3-3-2017 10:30 AM
Recommended Citation
Webb, Sandra M.; Jordan, Miriam M.; Dillon, Lindell; Grimes, Nikki; Hariis, Tynisha; and Styles, Barcado, "STEAM Ahead! A Partnership for Innovating Middle Grades Education Through Interdisciplinary Projects and Professional Learning Communities" (2017). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 8.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2017/2017/8
STEAM Ahead! A Partnership for Innovating Middle Grades Education Through Interdisciplinary Projects and Professional Learning Communities
Room 218/220
STEAM Ahead engages teachers from two middle schools, university educators, and college students in professional learning communities (PLCs) concentrating on designing real world, interdisciplinary projects using a STEAM integrated and applied learning approach. Presenters provide an overview of the purpose and goals of STEAM Ahead, the conceptual framework, and forming PLCs guided by lesson study. In small groups led by project teams, participants will engage in conversations focusing on STEAM projects, involving water towers, greenhouses, and water filtration systems. STEAM projects are informed by the 5-E model of inquiry and, along with core content curriculum, include arts integration, engineering design, and technology use. Presenters will share examples of their interdisciplinary planning process based on standards across the middle grades curriculum and the frameworks for each project. STEAM Ahead is made possible by an innovation grant for applied learning from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement.
