STE+AM

The game is changing. It isn't just about mathand science anymore. It's about creativity,imagination, and, above all, innovation.”

–Business Week Magazine

In May of 2013, Knob Noster RVIII was apprised thatwe were eligible to write apply for DoDEA militaryaffiliated schools grant.

Curriculum Enhancement Grant in STEM areas

School Community Mental Health Grant

The grant writing team evaluated our needs anddetermined that a STE+AM grant would allow us toenhance our curriculum and provide an opportunity toupgrade classroom resources.

The addition of the Arts would allow us to enrich theteaching practices that we are already utilizing.

Science

Technology

Engineering

Arts

Math

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Collaboration

Innovative Problem-Solving

Creative Thinking

Content Knowledge

Connect ideas

Analytical Reasoning

Communication Skills

A Structure to connect through a multi-disciplinary curriculumapproach initiatives that we in Knob Noster are already doing

Strategic Planning

Career Education

Whole-Brain Teaching

Differentiated Instruction

Response to Intervention

High Quality Teaching Strategies

Professional Learning Communities

NEE Unit of Instruction

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Connections

Career

Community Connections

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STEAM connects to our CSIP and BOE Goals and District vision

Students benefit from a multi-disciplinary hands-on approach tolearning.

Students are able to demonstrate their talents when they collaborate onmulti-disciplinary lessons.

Students build connections with the community when communityinvolvement is a meaningful integration of community support with thecurriculum.

Students explore a wider variety of career options when their lessonsbroaden their perspectives of the jobs that utilize those skills.

Students develop a greater understanding of the relevance of learningwhen they can tie it to a career, community need or a person.

Students can invent the jobs of the future by analyzing the community,societal, and environmental issues and wants of tomorrow.

Whole-Brain Approach to Learning

Real-World Learning Experiences

Integrated Approach to Learning

Innovative Critical Thinking Skills

Utilization of all Skills to Examine Solutions

Creative Problem-Solving

Hands-on Learning

Relevant Connections

Values all Content Area Knowledge

College and Career Readiness

21st Century Skills

Teachers are working toward STE+AMcertification.

Students are experience diverse educationalexperiences in the classroom.

STE+AM Examples

http://www.steamedu.com/

STEM to STEAM

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/04/s chools-shift-stem-steam

http://steam-notstem.com/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stem-to-steam-strengthens-economy-john-maeda

http://switchandshift.com/why-art-matters-as-much-as-technology

3 year grant to provide curriculum resourcesfor the implementation of STE+AMcurriculum.

DoDEA Grant for Military Affiliated Schools

Goal is to improve Science and MathAchievement for students

High Quality Ipad Labs – Fine Arts Classrooms (9)

Carts of Ipad Mini’s to put in student hands

Teachers provided the tools and resources to workwith student in creation and development of art

Teachers may collaborate with Fine Arts Team toinclude ipads in a multi-disciplinary approach tolearning.

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Project Lead The Way – HS Classroom

Gateway to Learning – MS Classroom

Transforming the Industrial Technologyclassroom to include engineering as well asdesign and building components.

Preparing career-ready students

Training and certification for the teacher,classroom sets of high powered computers,printers and materials for use in the classroom.

Replacement of key Science equipment at the HS level

KNE Science Lab – stocked and ready for use withstudents by every teacher in the building

WE Science materials and resources to incorporateScience in the classroom.

MS Science materials and resources determined to beneeded by the Science team.

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Math in Focus

▪Workbooks for grades K-2

▪Manipulatives for hands on learning andconceptual development grades K-8

Big Ideas Algebra I

▪Teachers Editions, Student Books and Workbooks forstudents of Algebra I at the MS and HS to continue thehands on conceptual development and understanding.

▪Scientific Graphing Calculators for HS Math classroomsto put the tools needed into the hands of students.