26.049 - Gathering STEAM: The Integration of Arts-Based Educational Projects Into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Curricula

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium brings together five pioneering art, museum and/or technology experts for the first time to present on STEAM educational projects, and their implications for future research, policy and practice. STEAM can be broadly defined as the integration of the arts disciplines into curriculum and instruction in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics perceived as advantageous for generating new learning opportunities rooted in the process of hands-on design and production using creative thinking and problem solving. These presentations on various STEAM educational projects are intended to help define and question the purpose, proposed benefits and types of STEAM learning for PK-12 and higher education in contrast to arts integration and other types of arts education.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Arts and Learning

Chairs

• Jen Katz-Buonincontro, Drexel University

• Brian Keith Smith, Drexel University

Papers

• STEAM, Creativity, and Social Empowerment - Babette Allina, Rhode Island School of Design

• STEAM by Another Name: Interdisciplinary Practice in Art and Design Education - Tracie E. Costantino, Rhode Island School of Design

• Learning, Equity, and STEAM - Paula K. Hooper

• Using E-Textiles to Integrate the Arts and STEM - Kylie A. Peppler, Indiana University - Bloomington

Discussant

• Margaret A. Honey, New York Hall of Science