STEM/STEAM Resource -a- PaloozaMichele Timmons, EnvisionEdPlus President

OAN Statewide Conference Best Foot ForwardFebruary 23, 2018

Participants will ● identify resources that integrate STEM/STEAM concepts with academic content

areas in ways that are age and developmentally appropriate.

● learn about resources that will allow them to engage children in meaningful

and engaging long term projects that solve real world problems and connect

them to the larger community.

● Design action plans to begin implementation of one resource within their

program.

Objectives for this Session:

Learning Environments & Experiences - learning experiences● 1.3 - Recognizes that learning should be child centered* and occurs in a variety of

ways (e.g. physical, auditory, experiential*, interpersonal and artistic).Also supports: ● 2.3 Incorporates developmental domains and academic content areas in an

integrated curriculum* that includes appropriate materials, activities and

strategies.

● 3.4 Incorporates and/or encourages meaningful and engaging long-term projects in

the curriculum that engage children in solving real-world problems, and that

connect them to their neighborhood, community and world

Objectives for this Session:

EnvisionEdPlus, in collaboration with The Ohio STEM Learning Network, is proud to present STEM/STEAM Resource-a-Palooza as a free resource to any educator and out of school time professional to spark innovation in your classroom, school and program. Use Hot links every page to you go right to the source.

If you would like to learn more about either of our organizations contact us.

Michele Timmons Heather Shermanmichele@envisionedplus.com sherman@battelle.org

Today YOU are in charge!

● Rotate through our Exploratory Learning Zones

● Spend about 10-12 minutes per zone

● Read, chat, play, reflect, journal

● 30 minutes - Action Plan Development

Personalized Learning

Not many of these books actually use the words STEM or STEAM in them…. But they are great ways to build STEM Identity in yourself and the children you serve.

Books

BOOKThe Innovator's Mindset: Empower

Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity

George Couros(click on book for link)

Also check out his podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-innovators-mindset-the-podcast/id1155968930?mt=2

BOOKLearning Bridges: Quick and Easy

Activities for ChangeJim Still-Pepper

(click on book for link)

BOOKStart with Why:

How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Simon Sinek(click on book for link)

Also check out his Ted Talk

BOOKGreat Group Games:

175 Boredom-Busting, Zero-Prep Team

Builders for All AgesSusan Ragsdale and Ann

Saylor(click on book for link)

BOOKCreative ConfidenceUnleashing the Creative Potential within Us All

Tom & David Kelley(click on book for link)

FYI: Their website has cool tools for deepening learning on this topic

BOOKCirque Du Soleil: The

SparkLyn Heward

(click on book for link)

BOOKKid Legends

David Stabler(click on book for link)

FYI: He also wrote Kid Artists, Kid Athletes, Kid Authors and Kid Presidents

Explore websites that provide free lesson plans and other materials to help you implement STEM or STEAM in your school or program.

Websites to Explore

WEBSITEwww.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream

Summary: Jetstream lessons for the ocean, the atmosphere, and global circulation

WEBSITEwww.projectnoah.org

Summary: Simple, easy-to-use ways kids can share their experiences with wildlife. Encourage students to share their observations and contribute to Project Noah missions

WEBSITESiemens STEM Day

Summary: The Siemens STEM Day website offers a variety of tools, resources, hands-on activities and supporting videos, and a teacher support center with best practice guides, and monthly themes. There is also an annual competition.

WEBSITEwww.discoveryeducation.com

Summary: Discovery Education offers a broad range of free classroom resources that complement and extend learning beyond the bell.

Click on “teachers - free resources” and choose your grade level.

WEBSITEwww.howtosmile.org

Summary: Howtosmile.org is an online collection of math and science activities available to anyone, free of charge. We are also a community of educators who contribute, use, and comment on activities at howtosmile.org.

*some resources have a fee and others are free

WEBSITEhttp://www.stemiselementary.com

Summary: Bob Claymier retired after teaching 35 years in the Delaware (OH) City Schools District primarily as a 6th grade math and science teacher. During the last 10 years of his career, Bob served as a technology education coordinator for the district, and became active in implementing integrated technological design and engineering activities in the district’s elementary schools. Integrated lesson plans!

WEBSITEwww.pbskids.org/designsquad

Summary: Gives kids a strong understanding of the design process and the connection between engineering and the things we all use in everyday life.

Hint: Instead of giving kids the directions, or ‘recipe’ or video to watch, just give them the challenge and materials and see what amazing work they do!

WEBSITEMuseum of Science and Industry, Chicago

Videos, games and hands on science experiments you can do with your students.

WEBSITENat Geo Kids

Nat Geo Kids inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events, and a website, and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core.

WEBSITEwww.educatorstechnology.com

Summary: This website is really a HUGE list of blogs that are amazing and informative. So many great ideas and resources to find.

WEBSITEwww.fortheteachers.org

Summary: Includes differentiation, instructional strategies, and curriculum ladders for grades K-12. Great place to get lesson plans for for small group instruction.

WEBSITENortheast Ohio STEM Community

This is the Google+ Page for all things STEM in NE Ohio. Click the link and then request to join!

Explore a variety of free, low cost and reasonably priced resources, programs and curricula which may be terrific additions to STEM or STEAM up your out of school learning program.

Resources, Programs, Curricula

Tools & ProgramsNASA Out of School Learning Network (NOSL)

Ohio’s own NASA John Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is one of three NASA sites to co-create amazing STEM resources for out of school professionals. NOSL resources include everything a teacher or afterschool professional needs to know to conduct some terrific STEM learning. While the lessons are targeted for out of school time, regular classroom teachers will love them too.

EnvisionEdPlus and Ohio Afterschool Network are teaming up to provide training to use NOSL resources in afterschool or summer programs.

See Michele for more info!

Tools & ProgramsMakerMinded

Our friends at Ohio STEM Learning Network are working with MakerMinded online platform, to connect Ohio’s middle and high school students to over 150 leading-edge STEM and advanced manufacturing education experiences, while galvanizing participating students and schools around a student-driven, pro-manufacturing campaign and competition. The platform’s goal is to provide students access to the right programs that will encourage and prepare them for further education and careers in advanced manufacturing.

Tools & ProgramsGrowNextGen

GrowNextGen was designed to bring agriculture science to the classroom. It joins industry and teachers by cultivating real-world educational tools to engage the next generation workforce. Backed by funding from the Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio soybean farmers, GrowNextGen focuses on modern agriculture education exposing students to different career fields in a thriving industry. This site has everything from a dropdown box that gives you ideas or resources on field trips, virtual speakers and internships to tons of lesson plans aligned to science standards to career pathways information and inventory. Great resource across all grade levels.

Tools & ProgramsInventionland Innovation Coursework (purchase required)

Inventionland Institute’s innovation coursework (K-12) guides educators to facilitate student learning as they use Inventionland’s 9-Step Inventing Method to identify real world problems based on personal passions and create their own inventions to address their problems. What we love best is that the process doesn’t end with their invention. Students practice ELA communication skills as they prepare for ‘Shark Tank’ style exhibitions with experts from your own community.

Tools & ProgramsGeneration Beyond

Lockheed Martin partnered with Discovery Education to create Generation Beyond preparing the next generation of engineers and explorers. This great tool features a free, online curriculum for middle school teachers and students, including lesson plans for teachers, a virtual field trip that offers students an interactive space flight experience and activities students can bring home to share with their families.

Tools & ProgramsEarthEcho Water Challenge

The EarthEcho Water Challenge is an international program that runs annually from March 22 through December and equips anyone to protect the water resources we depend on every day. EarthEcho Water Challenge builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local waterbodies.

Tools & ProgramsCode.Org

Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities. Click on the “learn” section to explore a wide variety of computer science games and learning activities for youth K-12. Click on ‘teach’ section to discover professional development and training opportunities.

Tools & ProgramsInvention League

Invention League offers the Invention Convention Program to students K-12. Along with providing professional development for educators, Invention League has built a community of dedicated like-minded heroes who support the belief that the better we educate our youth and the more opportunities we provide them to learn and implement STEAM skills the better all of our lives will become.

Tools & ProgramsMath Science Music

All too often people ask where the arts fit into STEM. While my answer is always EVERYWHERE, educators want concrete evidence of arts integration. Math Science Music is a free toolkit for teachers, bringing together the best resources in math, science and music. What I like best is this can be used for students, kindergarten through college!

Tools & ProgramsBe Internet Awesome

Be Internet Awesome by Google is a terrific digital citizenship learning framework for kids. Tons of resources that teachers, afterschool providers and parents can use to help young learners build strong – positive – internet skills that will last a lifetime. Lots of game based and interactive learning.

PD You Should Know About…EnvisionEdPlus & OAN Trainings

Day of Event Handouts will provide up to date training opportunities and grant ideas.

Creating An Action Plan

Using the form provided, begin creating an action plan for how you will use 1 of these resources within your program.

Day of Event Handouts will provide up to date training opportunities and grant ideas.

PD You Should Know About…Ohio STEM Learning Network Trainings

EnvisionEdPlus, in collaboration with The Ohio STEM Learning Network, is proud to present STEM/STEAM Resource-a-Palooza as a free resource to any educator and out of school time professional to spark innovation in your classroom, school and program. Use Hot links every page to you go right to the source.

If you would like to learn more about either of our organizations contact us.

Michele Timmons Heather Shermanmichele@envisionedplus.com sherman@battelle.org