From STEM to STEAM: Using Brain-Compatible Strategies to Integrate the Arts - Softcover

David Sousa; Tom Pilecki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452258333 ISBN 13: 9781452258331

Verlag: Corwin, 2013

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Build the skills mathematicians and scientists need!

A is for arts—and for the advantage students gain when you integrate arts into Stem instruction. As research in neuroscience shows, arts activities enhance creativity, problem solving, memory systems, and analytical skills—all critical for achieving Stem success. Now best-selling author David Sousa teams up with veteran arts educator Tom Pilecki to bring you:

• Teacher-tested techniques for fitting the arts into Stem classrooms
• Sample lesson plans across K-12
• A worksheet template for designing your own integrated lessons
• Tips for managing time and collaborating

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David A. Sousa, Ed.D., is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of more than a dozen books that translate brain research into strategies for improving learning. He has presented to more than 200,000 educators across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. He has taught high school chemistry, and served in administrative positions, including superintendent of schools. He was an adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall University and a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University. Dr. Sousa has edited science books and published dozens of articles in leading journals. His books have been published in French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Korean and several other languages. He is past president of the National Staff Development Council (now Learning Forward) and has received honorary degrees and awards for his commitment to research, professional development, and science education.

Thomas J. Pilecki, M.A., is the former Executive Director of Center for Creative Education in West Palm Beach, FL where, for 12 years, he provided professional development to over 100 teaching artists, preparing them to teach collaboratively with elementary and middle school teachers in all curriculum content areas. With an MA in Educational Administration, Tom is a former elementary school teacher as well as a choral and instrumental music teacher. His 40 plus years include being founder and principal of St. Augustine School of the Arts in the South Bronx, New York, the subject of the Sundance award-winning documentary "Something Within Me" as well as feature segments on 60 Minutes, World News Tonight and the McNeil-Lehrer report. His expertise in curriculum writing, implementation, and arts-integration brought him to Chicago as curriculum director for 6 west-side schools before coming to Florida. He continues to consult with schools and communities on a national basis.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Corwin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1452258333
• ISBN 13: 9781452258331
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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