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
Workshops
Spotlight on the ArtsMATISRÉCITSTEAMExpired
Hotel Bonaventure, Rue De la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada
Creative Classrooms with Canva: Design, Create, and CommunicateRÉCITExpired
Hotel Bonaventure, Rue De la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada
Crafting Interactive Narratives: Exploring Interactive Fiction with Google Slides and TwineRÉCITExpired
Hotel Bonaventure, Rue De la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada
Social Sciences Coffee BreakRÉCITSocial Sciences
Parks Canada presents The underwater life of the St. LawrenceOutdoor EducationParks CanadaScience
Social Sciences Coffee BreakRÉCITSocial Sciences
Free Play & Screen-Free RoboticsPreschoolRÉCIT
4190 rue Garand, Suite 201, Laval, Québec, H7L 5Z6





