Growing Early Childhood STEAM Champions
The Umpqua Valley STEAM Hub has been awarded grant money to join with colleagues across the state of Oregon to develop lesson and unit plans that exemplify quality STEAM learning in the Early Childhood classroom. Champions will be learning together what STEAM learning looks like and feels like for students and teachers. Lessons and units developed will be made available on the OREGON Educator Network. As much as is reasonable, lessons will be supported by resources found in the Umpqua Valley Resources Lending Library.
INTENDED IMPACT: Increase the time spent on quality STEAM Education in Early Childhood Learning Environments
INCENTIVES for PARTICIPATION (up to 25 teachers)
Pay for time spent in professional development events and developing lessons ($200 for 19-20 school year, $500 for 20-21 school year; $400 participation in each Summer Institute)
$150 Materials grant
PDUs available
Connections to STEAM Educators across Oregon
Expanded Professional Development Opportunities
COMMITMENT
Spring 2020 Introductory Session with local educators and teachers across Oregon
Participation in STEAM Summer Institute August 10-13 2020 and June 2021 at UCC
Complete and implement at least 4 STEAM lessons, complementing/augmenting current curriculum or materials in Umpqua Valley Resource Lending Library
Attend at least ⅔ of 3 Zoom calls (Mix of Professional Development and sharing of lessons) in 2020-21
Share with their school’s staff or district grade level team
STRATEGIES TO DRIVE PROJECT
Integrating STEAM into classroom subjects and inclusion of problem solving, inquiry and project based learning skills
Alignment to
Linking materials located in Lending Libraries with the STEAM units
Publishing STEAM units on the Oregon Educator Networks
System change and school transformation – developing STEAM Champions in participating schools
