ED 576 — Integrated STEA2M IV
This course focuses on the two anchor subjects for STEAM integration: science and mathematics. The course explores the positions taken by science and math teaching organizations and anchors integrated STEAM to national and state standards. The course lens explores the use of integrated STEAM to build authenticity in learning tasks, allowing students to make sense of their conceptual understandings. Sensemaking and its attributes along with modeling will be used to promote equitable and culturally responsive learning opportunities for all students to use STEAM to be scientific and mathematical thinkers. Using these pedagogies, this course highlights an asset approach to learning, focusing on the culturally rich competencies students bring to the classroom ¿ including curiosity, language, cultural heritage, and diverse experiences ¿ to develop student understanding. Students will engage in critical development of ideas, participate in argument driven reasoning, critique ideas, and use peer feedback and self-reflection for revision. This culminating course in the STEA2M emphasis area requires students develop a STEAM program connected to and for their setting.