ala 2013 presentation

STEMSTEAMTEENs20’s & 30’sMore…

Link to all the great resources:

http://cedarlakelibraryala.blogspot.com

What’s HOT in STEAM Education:

How Using ECRR 2 Supports Literacy, Common Core & School Success

Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is FundamentalUse the RIF website for many

free downloads, including handouts for parents and activities for educators.

‘Content Connections’ on the website is the same thing as common core.

The Activity Calendars are simple to use.

Reading Is FundamentalWhy We Need STEAM:Three millions jobs that are not

filled are the jobs we don’t know how to do because they require technical skills we don’t have.

There are initiatives that address this problem, but they are geared to middle school and older.

Reading is FundamentalChildren learn by doing. Help teach vocabulary

by calling things what they are. An example is that when presented with a fraction, 2/3, and asked to name the numerator, many could not.

Low reading scores are tied to poverty. Access to print can improve those scores because they can help develop background knowledge.

Cognitive demands get higher by grade. Phonics is one approach to learning to read, but

cannot be the only one. For example, some letters don’t work—‘c’(k or s sound) and ‘q’ (‘kw’ sound).

Reading Is FundamentalWith common core, keep in mind that

different books may have different text features. For example, lift-the-flap books help teach prediction. Show parents how they can help their children by using these different text features.

All children develop Basic Interpretative Communication Skills.

They need to learn Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency.

Reading Is FundamentalKeep in mind that there is a

difference between acquisition and learning. With acquisition, learning is acquired naturally. With acquisition babies and children develop language early literacy skills naturally. Learning is forced.

The acquisition of early literacy and early learning is always more powerful.

Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is FundamentalThe information, activities, and ideas provided on this website are endless!

Booklists, activity sheets, games, online activities, research…

Something for everyone—babies-adults!

And a lot for librarians!

Reading Is Fundamental

STEAM Booklist is extensive & includes related activities.

Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental“We tend to teach reading like we’re sending people to the electric chair. We need to be happier about it.”

Judy Cheatham, Vice-President of Literacy Services, RIF

Resources for STEAM Programs in Libraries!

Websites: Boston Children’s Museum: STEM Sprouts Teaching Guide -

http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/STEMGuide.pdf

Reading Rockets: Literacy in the Sciences - http://www.readingrockets.org/extras/stem_series/

Science Discovery: A Hands-on Discovery Science Curriculum for Preschoolers and Kindergartners - http://www.teachpreschoolscience.com/index.html

 Blogs: Library Makers (Hands-on Activities for all Ages) -

http://librarymakers.blogspot.com/search/label/WonderWorks Show Me Librarian – All Things Steam -

http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com/p/all-things-steam.html Wiki: Simply STEM programming in libraries

http://simplystem.wikispaces.com/Welcome+to+Simply+S.T.E.M. 

Boston Children’s Museum

Boston Children’s Museum

Reading Rockets—so many great links!!

So much…

More & more…

Science Discovery

75 Lessons, Activities, Ideas!

Library Makers Blog

Show Me Librarian—All Things Steam

Lots of Ideas, Including Sample Storytimes…

And links to more…

And more…

And the Wiki!

Wow!

Background informationResearchIdeas, ideas, ideas!Activities for all agesPassive programming, too

Just a sample…

Block PartiesBlock play helps children develop

many skills:◦Motor & eye-hand coordination◦Spatial skills◦Creative & divergent thinking◦Social skills◦Language skills

Block PartiesStudies show that children who

engage in block play:◦Have improved language,

vocabulary, grammar, & verbal comprehension

◦Improved spatial skills.◦Improved math skills--& advanced

math skills in later life!◦Better able to solve problems.And they watch significantly less TV!

Get Stem Connected: Bring Free Education Resources into Your

Library ProgrammingStar_Net Project aims to bring

science & technology resources to libraries.

The National Girls Collaborative Project targets mostly after & out of school organizations to encourage girls in STEM learning

NASA has upcoming launches with program possibilities--& and annual ‘Observe the Moon Night’.

Spokane Public Library received a grant for a Discovery Exhibit:

National Girls Collaborative Project

And FabFems, their parent organization…

NASALADEE Moon launch mission 9/5/2013

Mars launch (MAVEN mission) 11/18/2013

Observe the Moon Night 10/12/2013

Star_Net: Bringing STEM to Libraries

Many activity ideas—click on ‘Resources’

20 Programs for under $20For teens—but many programs can be adapted to a younger—or older age group.

Several programs have STEM components

All are cheap & fun!

So many programsLook for that STEM (or STEAM)

connection:◦Rube Goldberg Machine (

http://www.rubegoldberg.com/ )◦Pi Day 3.14◦Gross Out◦Tall Paintings◦Excavation◦Life on Mars◦Marshmallow WarsAnd more……

Download the handoutsFrom the blog:

http://cedarlakelibraryala.blogspot.com. Click on the ‘teens’ label.

From the ALA Conference site:http://ala13.ala.org/node/10082.

Visual Thinking Strategies:www.vtshome.org

VTSEncourages the kind of thinking

that helps creativity & innovative thinking develop.

Teaches higher order thinking skills.

Teaches acceptance. Children learn about each other and from each other.

Teaches self-awareness & the ability to be self-critical.

Teaches metacognition—becoming aware of your own thinking.

VTSThis is an ideal form of

brainstormingThis is the opposite of group

think—each individual thinks his idea is the best.

VTS teaches visual constructivism—each person brings an idea and everyone

can build on each other’s ideas.

VTSIs true non-competitive learningIs truly collaborative.Is suitable for multiple age

groups.Is a format for civilized discourse.Is a research-based method to

teach viewers to make meaning out of what they see.

VTS“Through VTS' rigorous group

'problem-solving' process, students cultivate a willingness and ability to present their own ideas, while respecting and learning from the perspectives of their peers. “

http://vtshome.org/what-is-vts

VTSSelect the image—Viewers must be able to

associate with what they see. Something should be familiar or recognizable. For more suggestions check out the vts website:

www.vtshome.orghttp://www.vtshome.org/pages/

articles-other-readings

VTS in Action

http://vimeo.com/51146289

VTS in Actionhttp://learning.blogs.nytimes.com

/2012/10/15/new-feature-whats-going-on-in-this-picture/

http://vimeo.com/69783029http://www.vtshome.org/what-is-v

ts/vts-in-action--2

VTS in Action

New York Times’ Learning Networkhttp://learning.blogs.nytimes.com

/category/lesson-plans/whats-going-on-in-this-picture/

Every Monday morning the blog posted a New York Times photograph without a caption, and invites students to answer three simple questions about it. It starts again Sept. 9!

VTS in Action: Take a look…

VTS in Action….another look

VTS BasicsShow the picture. Viewers look

at it silently.

Questions & Responses

1. What’s going on here? (Not what do you see? Young children may list what they see, but this question goes beyond to what they think, wonder, feel.)

Paraphrase what is said. It validates what the viewer said and shows you are listening and understanding. Paraphrasing invites the child to look again.

Question #2

2. “What makes you say that?” Or, “What do you see that makes you say that?”

Ask for evidence. (This is very ‘STEAM’!)

Viewers can state innovative and surprising ideas, but they need to back them up.

Question #3

3. What more can you/we find?

Using books!Many Caldecotts work well for

VTSPictures and words both

communicate with marks on a page. Reading is ‘art-rageous’!

Ending the ‘book picture’ session…End with hands-on experiential

learning. For example, after viewing & discussing a picture from Click Clack Moo, children made a cow hat and paper plate typewriter.

Keep in mindThe moderator does not tell the

viewers anything about the picture—the title, the artist, etc.

This approach in nonjudgmental. It provides a space for many right answers. It encourages everyone to participate.

LOTS of info online!Go to the blog: http://cedarlakelibraryala.blogspot.com

/ and click on ‘Visual Thinking Strategies.

Go to the vts website:www.vtshome.org

Check out the NY Times Learning Network Blog: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/whats-going-on-in-this-picture/