More STEM/STEAM
September 8, 2010Full STEAM ahead!
“I think we need to focus on STEAM–science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. Arts and creativity are needed in the future.”
Educator Jeff Piontek, included this statement in his keynote address at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference held in Denver this past June. Piontek is now Head of School at the Hawaii Technology Academy (HTA). A state charter school, HTA has been a hybrid model of individualized learning that combines classroom and virtual learning across the islands of Oahu, Kauai, Maui, the Big Island, Lanai, and Molokai.
His keynote also contained the following:
“We don’t just need to rock the boat; it needs to be knocked over. And the changes we need to make…are to STEAM ahead and make sure students collect and collaborate,” he said. “Our children are spreading their dreams like seeds beneath our feet. It’s our job to nourish these seeds, but we have to tread lightly because those dreams are needed for our future.”
You can read the full article that was written by Maya T. Prabhu by clicking here. The next ISTE conference will be held in Philadelphia in June!
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