STEAM
STEAM Education
The STEAM approach in education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning that integrates science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics into a cohesive and interconnected curriculum. The goal of STEAM education is to prepare students for the complex and rapidly changing world by fostering critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Check out LEARN/RECIT Digital Competency in Action site for more STEAM, robotics and coding resources.
Teacher Resources
DIY iPad Stand in Action using the iMotion APP
This video demonstrates the use of a home-made cardboard stand for taking pictures, which will be used in a StopMotion creation.
Tips for creating better stop motion videos
This video, created by the LEARN-RÉCIT Provincial Service for the Anglophone Community, demonstrates 2 important tips for creating better #StopMotion videos.1. Take many pictures2. Don’t
Face-to-Face once again: QPAT 2022 conference reflections
Attending QPAT’s in-person PD sessions required different choices for participants and facilitators as exemplified by the Arts education sessions and LEARN’s Open Creative Spaces (OCS).
Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity; The Skills that Set Us Apart from Robots
A description of a variety of robotics activities suitable for the elementary level and some of the benefits of engaging in such activities.
Space, Time and Collaboration: The Making of a Maker’s Playbook
Interview with Concordia University’s Anne-Louise Davidson, Education Makers, regarding a recent collaboration with Quebec educators to design a maker unconference and co-write a guidebook: Makerspaces
A Look at Picture Books with Judy Halpern
Carefully selected books, paired with a pedagogical intention, act as a powerful hook for students. Judy Halpern from Learning for a Sustainable Future discusses the
STEAM Challenges
LEARN’s growing inventory of open-ended, hands-on STEAM challenges for students. The library has both English and French challenges (PDF)
What’s the Story? Picture Books and Science Literacy
A collection of picture books surrounding science inquiry. “I wonder” shared by Judy Halpern.
STEAM Collections
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