Internet Libn conf: Libraries as STEM to STEAM hubs
- 1. Libraries as STEM to STEAM Hubs Melissa Techman, MLS mtechman@k12albemarle.org Albemarle County Public Schools, Charlottesville, VA
- 2. Librarians can expand their professional roles.
- 4. Collaboration opportunities - within schools, across locations and platforms, between public and school libraries…
- 6. STEM + Arts and Humanities = opportunities to support inquiry, creativity, PBL, and literacy.
- 7. Tackle misconceptions • Rain comes from holes in clouds. • Rain comes from clouds sweating. • Rain occurs because we need it. • Rain falls from funnels in the clouds. • Rain occurs when clouds get scrambled and melt. • Rain occurs when clouds are shaken. Distributed at the 2009 ASEE K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education, Austin Texas
- 8. Advocacy
- 9. Bringing in experts can show learners the cross- disciplinary nature of many STEM fields. A VCU Sculpture grad student works on modeling with medical students.
- 10. Museum activities and outreach: Partners and inspiration Image courtesy Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley
- 12. Posted in ACPS libraries.
- 13. Funding and support Higher ed, including engineering education outreach Corporations, local and national Business groups and incubators PTO Grants
- 14. Innovation guests, community experts Cardboard Safari on Etsy.com
- 17. Including the arts supports innovation.
- 18. You don’t have to be an expert! Chad Sansing, Nerdcamp and Tech Girls meetup at Crozet PL, Crozet, VA
- 21. Writing is making Book Review kit for Mozilla Webmaker project with NWP.
- 23. Coding as Making
- 25. STEAM-focused projects and advocacy Amy Koester (in SLJ): “…the parents stay…”
- 26. Biomechanical modeling and “Boy, Were We Wrong!” http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130702-sabertooth-cat-bite- prehistoric-science-animals/
- 27. Connect a holiday or author’s birthday to a STEM topic
- 29. STEM is everywhere. Search Diigo and Delicious, look at blogs, see publisher’s resources. Start anywhere.
- 30. hashtags #scichat #STEM #makered #literacies #webmaker #stemfri #devdev #tlchat #mozfest
- 33. Pinterest as a search option. http://www.pinterest.com/cari_young/science-centers/ http://www.pinterest.com/smelvin/art-class-steam/
- 34. Brand your activities. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Chattanooga Public Library
- 37. Bradley Jones and crew, Skokie PL Caldecott Green Screen Activity
- 38. Interactive station – ask a question, answer it
- 41. Contact me! Melissa Techman, MLS mtechman@k12albemarle.org Albemarle County Public Schools, Charlottesville, VA Pinterest, Symbaloo, Twitter: @mtechman My heart networks: Librarians, art teachers, and the National Writing Project.