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STEM-ulating Minds: Unleashing Creativity in the School Library

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Recorded Session

Virtual Session

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Presenters

Amanda Chacon

Librarian

Sheldon ISD
@thegoodread
@STEMLib

Amanda is a NISE STEM-certified Future Ready Librarian who also holds LEGO Education Teacher Ambassador status, Ozobot Certified Educator status, and, most recently, became an Amazon Future Engineer Teacher Ambassador. She believes the library is a place where all students are welcome to explore their interests and creativity. #MyLibraryIsNotQuiet! Special interests include how STEM and literacy intersect and support one another. This is her 14th year as a librarian and 20th year in education.

Session description

STEM-ulating Minds embraces the idea that STEM components and literacy naturally intersect and support one another. Utilizing knowledge from a nationally STEM-certified librarian, attendees will learn about how to apply STEM concepts, immediately and long-term, to library classes and curriculum, regardless of grade level and time limits.

Purpose & objective

Learning Objective #1:
Garner ideas on how to incorporate STEM in their library programming, regardless of library schedule and resources available; no-tech, low-tech, and high-tech examples given.
Learning Objective #2:
Create and implement an action plan to take their library curriculum to the next level using the Engineering Design Process as a guide.

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Outline

Introduction - 5 minutes
Storybook STEM - 10 minutes
Includes a Padlet audience response
Makerspaces/Creative Spaces - 5 minutes
STEM Clubs - 5 minutes
Includes interactive links
Collection Development - 5 minutes
Q & A - 5 minutes

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Supporting research

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F8F_hBIxKczVJkEcu0OWhsMdcD4VsO1Z?usp=drive_link

https://sites.google.com/view/amandachacon

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Session specifications

Topic:

Library/media

Grade level:

PK-5

Skill level:

Beginner

Audience:

Library media specialists, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Windows, Android, iOS
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Subject area:

Language arts, STEM/STEAM

ISTE Standards:

For Educators:
Designer

Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.

For Students:
Innovative Designer

Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.
Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.

Disclosure:

The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session

Related exhibitors:

Ozobot,

Adobe,

Book Creator,

LEGO Education,

Girls Who Code,

Sphero,

Strawbees AB,

Wakelet