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 dont 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 authors birthday to a STEM topic
- 29. STEM is everywhere. Search Diigo and Delicious, look at blogs, see publishers 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.