STEAM in Youth Programming

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STEAM in Youth Programming Powering young minds with new ideas. Susan Considine Executive Director Fayetteville Free Library Email: [email protected] Margaret Portier Director of Innovative Family Services Fayetteville Free Library Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tophile Leah Kraus Virtual Branch Director Fayetteville Free Library Email: [email protected] Twitter: @leahkraus73

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STEAM in Youth

ProgrammingPowering young minds with new ideas.

Susan ConsidineExecutive DirectorFayetteville Free LibraryEmail: [email protected]

Margaret PortierDirector of Innovative Family ServicesFayetteville Free LibraryEmail: [email protected]: @tophile

Leah KrausVirtual Branch DirectorFayetteville Free LibraryEmail: [email protected]: @leahkraus73

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Fayetteville Free Library

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What is STEAM?

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Common Core and STEAM

Common Core Supports shifts in ELA and

Mathematics

Learn by doing

Apply knowledge

Read for information

STEAM Opportunity to provide

programming around

these core subjects

Maker culture

Learning for fun

Relative to interests

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Youngest

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ProgramsTo enrich the STEAM learning experience.

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Murder Mystery in the Library Winter Break Program for

school aged children

Evaluation of evidence

Handwritten notes, video

interrogations, actual

crime scene clues

Comprehend information

and critique

ELA Shift 4 Text Based Answers

ELA Shift 5 Writing from Sources

ELA Shift 6 Academic Vocabulary

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STEAMPunk Club

Shift 1 Balancing informational and literary text

Shift 2 Knowledge in the disciplines

Math Shift 2 Coherence

• Each month sponsored by

a steampunk YA novel

• Book discussion

• Hands on projects

• Hot air balloons

• Salt water and air batteries

• Wind turbines

• Takeapart

• Skeletons

• Rockets

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Creation Club

ELA Shift 2 Knowledge in the

disciplines

Math Shift 5 Application

Afterschool club for middle

school aged students

Each month there is a

workshop teaching a new

skill or use of technology in

the Creation Lab

Club Creations are shared

on the library website and

social media outlets

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LEGO Robotics Math Shift 5 Application

Math Shift 6 Dual Intensity

College and Career Readiness Use Technology and Digital Media Strategically and Capably

First LEGO League

Mission:LEGO

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Extreme Weather Local TV meteorologist

talked about meteorology

and television broadcasting

Used green screen wall to

make kids into

Weathercasters

ELA Shift 2 Knowledge in the

Disciplines

ELA Shift 6 Academic Vocabulary

College and Career Readiness Use

Technology and Digital Media

Strategically and Capably

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Takeapart Tuesday

ELA Shift 2 Knowledge in the

Disciplines

ELA Shift 6 Academic

Vocabulary

Math Shift 5 Application

Community donated

broken and used

technology

Bring Your Own Tool event

Patrons work together to

take apart the machines

and figure out how they

worked

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More Programs

Now Make Your Own Book

Minecraft

Smartplay

3D Printer Certification

Teen Volunteers

Summer

Young Scientists

MOST Museum (OCPL)

Zoo to You (OCPL)

Maker Mondays

Kids Can Cook

LEGO Angry Birds

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What’s Next?

Questions?

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Resources

www.fflib.org

www.engageny.org

www.corestandards.org

www.slj.com

www.voyamagazine.com

www.nyla.org

www.ala.org

www.ocmboces.org

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Thank you!

For further information or to schedule an FFL Innovation Tour

please contact:

Susan Considine

Executive Director

[email protected]

@sconsidine