Show notes
In this episode, Andrew will shed some light on new acronymsfrom the art ed world including STEM, STEAM, and PBL. He'll sharehow to start incorporating these teaching philosophies into yourclassroom in order to get your students thinking like designers.He'll even talk about why having the STEM vs. STEAM debate isn'tworth your time.Joining Andrew will be his longtime friend and colleague, RyanMcInry. Ryan is a fellow Iowa art educator and a bonafide STEAMexpert.Andrew and Ryan discuss the unifying threads of STEM, STEAM, PBLand art and why these new paradigms don’t have to be a source offear or confusion for art teachers (16:00). They also talk abouthow STEAM and PBL can lead art teachers to collaborate with otherteachers in the building (21:00). Finally, Ryan and Andrew discusshow art teachers can be leaders when schools start adopting a STEAMor PBL approach (24:00 ).Resources and Links:How to Keep the Integrity of Art in STEAMWhy Art Teachers are the Leaders of theFutureA Case for Hoarding in the ClassroomLet’s get rid of Art Education in Schools