EDAT 501 - The A in STEAM Stands for Art (3)

The U.S. Department of Education reports that the number of STEM and STEAM jobs in the United States will increase by 14% from 2010 to 2020. In the last several years, STEM schools have cropped up across the country, but their curricula often lack meaningful instruction in creative arts. Art, creativity, and design are poised to transform the 21st-century economy just as science and technology did in the last century, so it is essential to equip our students with these important skills.

The inclusion of the arts in STEM makes education more engaging for students, as they are able to learn in an open-ended way and apply their knowledge to the real world. In this course, you will develop strategies for integrating arts into STEM lessons; designing, implementing, and managing STEAM projects; incorporating the four Cs (collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication) into instruction; and assessing students in a way that supports the development of key 21st-century skills that students need in today’s classrooms and tomorrow’s careers.

Using the methods from this course, you will be prepared to weave the arts into your entire curriculum to inspire your students’ creativity and digital literacy.