Room 366

By Dr. Ashley Gess

Education

What's Room 366 about?

An innovative space for all education stakeholders who want to make a difference in their practice and community.

Podcast intro and exit Music, “Hotshot” used with permission: scottholmesmusic.com

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Room 366 episodes:

08.24.2021
Art is the Empowering Force behind Our Learning All Subjects
Listen to the STEAMIFY 2020-2021 Elementary Grand Prize-winning team from North Harlem Elementary School: Mount New Year. These kids are IMPRESSIVE. Hear how leveraging visual arts makes a big difference across subjects for this group! Kudos also to their teacher...
08.10.2021
Like No Other: A Conversation with our Provost, Dr. Neil MacKinnon
Listen in as we get to know our new Provost, Dr. MacKinnon. We were excited to hear about his about his vision for AU, his experience with partnerships, and his love for STEAM education!
04.29.2021
STEAMIFY KIDS: Engineering is Where Its At
We Volunteer As Tribute from Greenbrier Middle School in Evans, GA, is one of the Grand Prize-winning teams from STEAMIFY 2020. Listen in to this group of 6th-grade girls as they talk with the podcast team- get ready to be...
04.28.2021
Taking the scenic route to innovation: Dr. Trevor Roebuck, Part 2
In part 2 of our conversation with Textron Engineer Dr. Trevor Roebuck we have some gems for teachers! Listen to the equipment that motivates and drives innovation that is now accessible for student learning! Listen also to how you can...
04.28.2021
Taking the scenic route to innovation: Dr. Trevor Roebuck, Part 1
This is part 1 of our podcast with an expert designer, innovator, and engineer, Dr. Trevor Roebuck! Listen in - he describes his pathway to becoming an engineer that started as a little kid.. and was not a straight line!...
04.27.2021
Go and Do It: Make Great Art!
Mr. Gary Dennis, Executive Director of the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, shares with the podcast team about their commitment to design-based learning and a STEAM approach. Listen in to why he thinks #STEAM is the route to go...
04.20.2021
STEAMIFY KIDS: "Teamwork makes the dream work"
Does designing make a difference in a student's life? YOU BET IT DOES! Listen in to a group of fourth-graders from River Ridge Elementary school in Evans, GA. They participated in STEAMIFY 2020 and had a lot to tell us...
04.14.2021
STEAMtime with Ms. Chandre
Wait until you hear the passion of this educator! Ms. Chandre is a Georgia certified teacher and also holds a special endorsement in STEM Education. As she was studying how to become a STEM and STEAM educator, she began to...
03.09.2021
Just Say YES!
Lezettra Saunders and Taylor Thompson join the Room 366 team this week. They are a part of our STEAMIFY initiative and are also STEM teachers. Join us and you will hear from these teaching professionals how STEAMIFY helps move learning...
03.02.2021
Building up S.T.E.A.M. in Augusta, GA with Britt Stephens
Today the podcast team talks with Mr. Britt Stephens, Founder and CEO of Building up S.T.E.A.M, a non-profit organization anchored in Augusta, GA. Listen in to how Building Up S.T.E.A.M. is working to provide equal access and opportunity for all...
02.23.2021
Designing for the Green Light: A real-life STEAM TEAM!
What do you do when COVID prevents graduation? You innovate and solve the problem! Listen in to James Grigg- an engineer and team leader here at Augusta University. His team designed and implemented a unique solution so that our graduates...
02.16.2021
COVID can't stop collaboration across the ocean!
This week the podcast team welcomes Dr. Lorenzo Manera from Reggio Emilia, Italy. Dr. Manera is a postdoctoral student at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) and an expert in the Reggio Approach for teaching pre-k children. Listen...
02.09.2021
Love is a verb! When we work together, just about anything can happen!
Russell Joel Brown is an internationally known Broadway artist who lives in Augusta, GA. Listen in as the podcast team learns about his passion for community and all kids being reached and empowered through Arts-Infusion and I-STEAM educational approaches. Find...
01.20.2021
Podcast Short: Problem and Place Based Learning
In this short episode, the podcast team talks about Problem and Place-Based learning - and how these two approaches compare with Project-based learning. Additionally, Dr. Gess gives a few ideas on how these three learning approaches can be an important...
01.12.2021
The Podcast Team is Off Their Gourd!
Join the Room 366 team as we chat with Kay Lovingood, a local and renowned gourd artist! Hear how putting gourds in the hands of students can be an amazing way to achieve all those STEM and STEAM outcomes we...
01.05.2021
Connecting in spite of COVID: AARP is leading the way!
AARP is joining with Augusta University to sponsor STEAMIFY this year and next year. Listen in to Alice Bennett and Romell Cooks talk with the Room 366 team about the amazing impact AARP is having on YOUR community and how...
12.22.2020
Daily STEM with Chris Woods
Join us in Room 366 as we welcome Chris Woods (@dailystem) and talk about all things STEM and STEAM. @dailystem www.Dailystem.com Link to Chris’ book: Daily STEM: How to Create a STEM Culture in Your Classrooms & Communities https://www.amazon.com/Daily-STEM-Culture-Classrooms-Communities/dp/177722554X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KT4NNY499GNR&dchild;=1&keywords;=daily+stem+by+chris+woods&qid;=1608571720&sprefix;=daily+stem%2Caps%2C176&sr;=8-1
12.15.2020
Jeff Eller: Leveraging Wonder to Spark (and Sustain!) Learning
Jeff Eller is a teacher who teaches in a Georgia Middle School. Prepare to be motivated to engage your students in a new way - focusing on stimulating wonder to build lifelong learners!
12.01.2020
Teaching from the top of the mountain!
Join the Room 366 Team as we travel the world with Master Teacher and Teacher Trainer, Nick Martino!
11.24.2020
Becoming a Teacher Leader: Allie Beldin
You can't help but be joyful when you hear the passion that Allie Beldin has for teaching! Listen in as she talks with the Room 366 team about her first years teaching - and how she uses technology to facilitate...
11.17.2020
I-STEAM Education in Hong Kong: Teachers and Students Leveraging Design
Ryan Yue is a true teacher leader! As the technology lead in the American School Hong Kong (ASHK) he is the catalyst to bring designing to the teachers and the students in his school. Listen in as he talks about...
11.10.2020
ISTEM/ISTEAM Education: A Music Teacher's Perspective
When thinking about the Arts we often forget that there is so much more than just visual arts! Students benefit from constructing their standards-based understandings through many Arts - and music is one of them! Listen in as Dr. Phyllis...
11.05.2020
What is a Grand Challenge and why, as a teacher, do I care??
Earlier this week, Dr. Jimmie Cave talked with the Room 366 team about how students in his STEM/STEAM school solve Grand Challenges. Amanda did not know what this was - and why it mattered to a teacher... so she and...
11.03.2020
The STEM/STEAM School: An Insider's View
An Integrative STEM or Integrative STEAM approach is not just in theory - it really works in practice! Listen in as Dr. Jimmie Cave, principal of the first STEM school in Georgia, tells us about how the school works. He...
10.27.2020
I-STEM and I-STEAM Teaching: Safety First!
Listen in to #ISTEM and Safety Expert Dr. Tyler Love. This episode is chock full of resources for your K12 classroom - don't miss it!
10.19.2020
Dr. Tony Robinson: Entrepreneurship and ISTEAM: A Perfect Match!
Dr. Tony Robinson is an accomplished speaker, businessman, community leader and all around great person! Listen in while he talks with the Room 366 team about how Entrepreneurship and ISTEAM are a perfect match!
10.13.2020
Design Thinking and the Design Process: An Expert's Take
Scott Thorp is an artist. He is also the Chair of the Department of Art and Associate Vice President of Research at Augusta University. Listen in as he talks with the Room 366 team about how to bring design to...
10.08.2020
Podcast Short: Project Based Learning
One of our guests brought up Project-Based Learning. Listen to Dr. Gess as she explains how this kind of learning approach may support an ISTEM or ISTEAM classroom.
10.06.2020
David Phillips: Empowering Students Every Day Through Design
David Phillips is an award-winning, innovative middle school teacher in Georgia. Listen to how he leverages the design process to bring out the best in every student that comes into his classroom! He also gives some specific tips to teachers...
09.28.2020
Wisdom from Dr. Marsha Moorman: Empowering Students and Leveraging Community: ISTEAM Education
Dr. Moorman tell us practical ways that she is able to successfully bring ISTEAM education to her students in K12.
09.21.2020
Creativity for ALL kids: Secrets from two masters!
Master teachers Dawn Jeffers and Emily Harrison teach as a team in Columbia County, Ga. Listen in as they talk with the Room 366 team about how they empower all their students to be creative thinkers. Trailer Music, “Hotshot” used with...
09.12.2020
What Exactly is this Podcast all about???
This podcast introduces listeners to the Room 366 team. It also helps listeners understand what ISTEM and ISTEAM education really is - and why it matters to them- today.
09.11.2020
Welcome to Room 366!
In this brief trailer, we introduce the podcast and the hosts. Trailer Music, “Hotshot” used with permission: scottholmesmusic.com Thank you to Mod Ink for our Awesome logo! https://www.modinktees.com/

What's Room 366 about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Room 366 episodes:

Art is the Empowering Force behind Our Learning All Subjects

Like No Other: A Conversation with our Provost, Dr. Neil MacKinnon

STEAMIFY KIDS: Engineering is Where Its At

Taking the scenic route to innovation: Dr. Trevor Roebuck, Part 2

Taking the scenic route to innovation: Dr. Trevor Roebuck, Part 1

Go and Do It: Make Great Art!

STEAMIFY KIDS: "Teamwork makes the dream work"

STEAMtime with Ms. Chandre

Just Say YES!

Building up S.T.E.A.M. in Augusta, GA with Britt Stephens

Designing for the Green Light: A real-life STEAM TEAM!

COVID can't stop collaboration across the ocean!

Love is a verb! When we work together, just about anything can happen!

Podcast Short: Problem and Place Based Learning

The Podcast Team is Off Their Gourd!

Connecting in spite of COVID: AARP is leading the way!

Daily STEM with Chris Woods

Jeff Eller: Leveraging Wonder to Spark (and Sustain!) Learning

Teaching from the top of the mountain!

Becoming a Teacher Leader: Allie Beldin

I-STEAM Education in Hong Kong: Teachers and Students Leveraging Design

ISTEM/ISTEAM Education: A Music Teacher's Perspective

What is a Grand Challenge and why, as a teacher, do I care??

The STEM/STEAM School: An Insider's View

I-STEM and I-STEAM Teaching: Safety First!

Dr. Tony Robinson: Entrepreneurship and ISTEAM: A Perfect Match!

Design Thinking and the Design Process: An Expert's Take

Podcast Short: Project Based Learning

David Phillips: Empowering Students Every Day Through Design

Wisdom from Dr. Marsha Moorman: Empowering Students and Leveraging Community: ISTEAM Education

Creativity for ALL kids: Secrets from two masters!

What Exactly is this Podcast all about???

Welcome to Room 366!