STEAM

From STEM to STEAM
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/full-steam-ahead
 * PBL and STEAM Education: A Natural Fit, by Andrew Miller (2014)Edutopia blogger Andrew Miller looks at the enhanced possibilities of using 21st-century skills to engage students with real-world challenges through combining the pedagogical model of PBL with the rich content area of STEAM.
 * STEM to STEAM: Art in K-12 is Key to Strong Economy, by John Maeda (2012)John Maeda, President of Rhode Island School of Design, makes a convincing case for adding art to the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum - and turning STEM into STEAM.
 * Engaging Students in the STEM Classroom Through "Making", by AnnMarie Thomas (2012)The executive director of the Maker Education Initiative and former engineering professor and describes how the Maker Movement is engaging STEM students in new ways.
 * Humanities in the Twenty-First Century, by Bill Smoot (2011)The humanities teach students critical thinking and historical perspective, two crucial skills for success in our ever-accelerating future.
 * Connecting STEM and Arts (TEAMS) to Spur U.S. Innovation, by Jim Brazell (2010)Guest blogger Jim Brazell writes about the need for the arts in STEM subjects -- or TEAMS, a variant of STEAM -- in this five-part series
 * Girls in STEM http://www.middleweb.com/16899/stem-girls/
 * http://www.psychologytoday.com/files/attachments/1035/arts-foster-scientific-success.pdf
 * http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/08/22/from-stem-to-steam-science-and-the-arts-go-hand-in-hand/
 * http://discovermagazine.com/2006/oct/van-gogh-turbulence-painting

Pull in 21 Century Learning with a STEAM Donkey.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/opinion/can-stem-really-succeed-the-answer-is-right-in-front-of-us/16419/

http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/by-adding-arts-stem-education-blossoms-into-steam/

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/08/mixing-art-and-astrophysics-students-explore-the-universe/

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/04/combining-robotics-with-poetry-art-and-engineering-can-co-exist/

http://www.edutopia.org/stem-to-steam-resources?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=roundup-stem-to-steam-resources-image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjOwusjrpmg

http://www.ted.com/talks/young_ha_kim_be_an_artist_right_now?utm_content=awesm-publisher&utm_medium=on.ted.com-facebook-share&utm_campaign=&utm_source=l.facebook.com&awesm=on.ted.com_sxH1