Phase 1: Idea Generation
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These images represent how the embrace of STEM can make a difference in teaching and learning. Ones perspective changes when looking through the STEM lens. Teaching and learning will be transformed for the better when this is embraced..
I want to stir an excitement for STEM in teachers and learners. My goal is to create a forum for teachers to share their successes in the classroom and, as a result, become more comfortable in making STEM an everyday routine in their classrooms. Student learning will be enhanced as a result.
These images show how contrasting objects or ideas can become unified. The focal point of the images may not be initially conspicuous but is clearly apparent. A sculpture and greenery intermingle, different objects are merged together by a source, and a pattern comes to light when seen from an uncommon vantage. The power of incorporating this has tremendous applications for teaching and learning.
Aviary was used to streamline the last photo. It is easy to use, but the text editing was of poor quality. I eventually inserted images in Google Slides and utilized the Snipping tool. This enabled a more efficient insertion of text to the images.
My goal is to help teachers understand the importance of incorporating STEM into their lessons. Although my video used a simplistic example, the power is in teacher collaboration. I plan to begin the year cultivating an environment where teacher collaboration is highly valued. This will then trickle down to each teacher individually. This learning community will provide a forum for teachers to share successes and happenings in their respective classrooms, it will also provide me the opportunity to share resources and strategies with them.
I used animation in my video because I like to draw, although I have quite a ways to go. I wanted to introduce a scenario where similarities were were drawn out of a situation of differences. I used different fruits as the unifying piece for the STEM unit. Several suggestions were incorporated to model what a particular subject might look like in different disciplines, but the key is a relevant, well-thought out culminating activity.
Movie Maker was used to produce the video. I took still photos of the beginning skit, and imported images for the second half using the Snipping tool. The images were uploaded into Google Slides so text could be added, then snipped to be transferred to Movie Maker.