ISTE 2014: STEAM Opening the Doors to Creativity

Educators discuss the merits of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) and project-based learning.

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<li><strong>Warren Dale</strong>, Learning Facilitator</li>
<li><strong>LeVar Burton</strong>, Co-Founder &amp; Curator-in-Chief of Reading Rainbow</li>
<li><strong>Kelly Sain</strong>, Boulder Valley School District</li>
<li><strong>Andrew Swickheimer</strong>, Noblesville School</li>
<li><strong>John Schuler</strong>, Osage Trail Middle School</li>
<li><strong>Joe Taylor</strong>, Wheeling High School</li>
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<li>If school is like baking a cake, then core components like math and science are the flour, and arts are the sugar. "That cake just isn't going to taste as good without the sugar," says John Schuler.</li>
<li>LeVar Burton says it's critical to allow students to explore their creative notions, since these are what have fueled inventions since the dawn of civilization.</li>
<li>Incorporating the arts into different subjects encourages creativity and exploring avenues students may never have considered, says Andrew Swickheimer.</li>
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