Room 366

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 the power of the design process and gives some suggestions about implementing I-STEAM in your school.

Access all the links Ryan discusses on the Room 366 website in the Season One Podcasts.

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 Johnson-Porter, an accomplished music educator talks about the power of music and how moving to an ISTEAM approach can bring out the best not only in students but faculty.

Access Dr. Johnson-Porter's school website on the Room 366 season one website.

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 Dr. Gess discussed it in this short podcast.  Listen in!

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 gives us an insider's view of what Integrative STEM and Integrative STEAM really looks like when you walk in a school.

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!

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 your classroom to help all students learn deeply!

https://www.augusta.edu/faculty/directory/view.php?id=wathorp

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.

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 listeners on how to get started with designing - and calls on community to come together to surround and empower students.

Dr. Moorman tell us practical ways that she is able to successfully bring ISTEAM education to her students in K12.