STEAM education
science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics in educational programs
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) education is an expanded approach to teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), an interdisciplinary and integrated teaching method for those four subjects. STEAM expands on STEM education by including the arts. STEAM programs aim to teach students innovation, to think critically, and to use engineering or technology in imaginative designs or creative approaches to real-world problems while building on students' mathematics and science base.
Program examples
Examples of state-based STEAM programs, guidance or related resources in the United States include:
Ohio's Quality Model for STEM and STEAM Schools. By Ohio statute, a STEAM school is designated as a type of STEM school.
In May 2014, Rhode Island created the STEAM Now Coalition.
In 2017, Nevada enacted legislation for the creation of a State Seal of STEM Program and a State Seal of STEAM Program. The STEAM seal is given to students who have "high level of proficiency in science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics."
In South Carolina, the South Carolina State Department of Education created the South Carolina STEAM Implementation Continuum "to provide statewide guidance and consistency with regard to STEAM implementation".
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in collaboration with its Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) created the GoSTEAM program. GoSTEAM is a program that integrates art and music into STEM focused curriculum for students in the K–12 (kindergarten to twelfth grade studies).
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