STEAM and the Gifted Learner Joe Schwartz Spotswood High School Kean University and the DESIGN-ED Coalition
Jan 12, 2015
STEAMand the Gifted Learner
Joe SchwartzSpotswood High School
Kean Universityand the DESIGN-ED Coalition
S cience
T echnology
E ngineering
M ath
S cience
T echnology
E ngineering
A rt & Design
M ath
Develop talent and strengthen opportunities at all grade levels in technology and engineering.
Provide opportunities and materials for innovative math, science, technology, and engineering.
Ensure that students work with peers of similar interests and abilities.
Garner support and mentoring for STEM initiatives from a wide range of community stakeholders.
Collaborate with mathematicians, scientists, engineers and technology experts in mentoring and development of programs.
www.nagc.org
“Arts education can benefit academically gifted students by
increasing the complexity and rigor of the curriculum, promoting extensive use
of a variety of problem-solving strategies, heightening student
motivation to pursue a topic of interest in depth, and developing rich skills in
communicating with varied audiences.”
www.stemtosteam.org
What resources doyou have availableto make your own Workyard-type kit?
www.nsgt.org/problem-based-learning/
www.csupomona.edu/~dnelson/
missmarker.com/archives/212
www.science-sparks.com/2012/01/09/making-a-catapult-looking-at-elasticity/
History
Design
Photography
Science
Science
Vocabulary
OxidationPatina
NumismaticsSculptorCameo
ImmigrantTenement
Advocacy
Common Core
ELA Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy SL.K.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to
descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy SL.3.5 Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that
demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate
to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy SL.5.5 Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7Integrate visual information
(e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.7 Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of
that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
History/SS Common Core Standards
Science/Tech Common Core Standards
Reference Materials
www.rif.org/documents/us/WaterWondersFinal-en.pdf
itunes.apple.com/us/app/water-wonders/id618102703?mt=8
thehenryford.org
next.cc
designlearning.us
Thank You!