Room 366

Listen to the STEAMIFY 2020-2021 Elementary Grand Prize-winning team from North Harlem Elementary School:  Mount New Year.  These kids are IMPRESSIVE.  Hear how leveraging visual arts makes a big difference across subjects for this group!  Kudos also to their teacher and coach, Ms. Emily Harrison.  Congratulations team and coach on a job well done.. and thank you for letting us learn from you.

https://northharlemes.ccboe.net/

Listen in as we get to know our new Provost, Dr. MacKinnon.  We were excited to hear about his about his vision for AU,  his experience with partnerships, and his love for STEAM education!  

We Volunteer As Tribute from Greenbrier Middle School in Evans, GA, is one of the Grand Prize-winning teams from STEAMIFY 2020.  Listen in to this group of 6th-grade girls as they talk with the podcast team- get ready to be inspired!

In part 2 of our conversation with Textron Engineer Dr. Trevor Roebuck we have some gems for teachers!  Listen to the equipment that motivates and drives innovation that is now accessible for student learning!  Listen also to how you can bring together many subjects to harness a student's interest to drive learning across disciplines!  Finally, hear how companies like Textron Specialized Vehicles support targeted engagement for their employees to make a difference in schools and communities.

This is part 1 of our podcast with an expert designer, innovator, and engineer, Dr. Trevor Roebuck!  Listen in - he describes his pathway to becoming an engineer that started as a little kid.. and was not a straight line!  What an encouraging message for many, many students!

Mr. Gary Dennis, Executive Director of the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, shares with the podcast team about their commitment to design-based learning and a STEAM approach.  Listen in to why he thinks #STEAM is the route to go and not just one discipline and perhaps not arts infusion!

http://www.jessyenormanschool.org/

Does designing make a difference in a student's life?  YOU BET IT DOES!  Listen in to a group of fourth-graders from River Ridge Elementary school in Evans, GA.  They participated in STEAMIFY 2020 and had a lot to tell us about the STEAMIFY experience!

https://riverridgees.ccboe.net/

Wait until you hear the passion of this educator!  Ms. Chandre is a Georgia certified teacher and also holds a special endorsement in STEM Education.  As she was studying how to become a STEM and STEAM educator, she began to put the pieces together to realize her dream of helping all students become engaged, interested and active in learning.  Now, her idea is going on the road!  Listen in....  https://www.facebook.com/Chandres-STEAM-Time-LLC-102534895231934

Lezettra Saunders and Taylor Thompson join the Room 366 team this week.  They are a part of our STEAMIFY initiative and are also STEM teachers.  Join us and you will hear from these teaching professionals how STEAMIFY helps move learning forward for teachers and students.  Hear about the significant impacts they have observed.  Find out how to start making these kinds of impacts in YOUR classroom!

Today the podcast team talks with Mr. Britt Stephens, Founder and CEO of Building up S.T.E.A.M, a non-profit organization anchored in Augusta, GA.  Listen in to how Building Up S.T.E.A.M. is working to provide equal access and opportunity for all youth to S.T.E.A.M. programs.  Stay tuned until the end to hear your invitation to get involved with this exciting group!

https://buildingupsteam.org/

What do you do when COVID prevents graduation?  You innovate and solve the problem!  Listen in to James Grigg- an engineer and team leader here at Augusta University.  His team designed and implemented a unique solution so that our graduates could have an in-person graduation last December!  

Listen as James talks about the design process - he provides a great template to bring to your classroom.

Check out our website for how to get in touch with James directly and for pictures of their solution:  https://www.augusta.edu/education/community-outreach/room366/

This week the podcast team welcomes Dr. Lorenzo Manera from Reggio Emilia, Italy.  Dr. Manera is a postdoctoral student at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) and an expert in the Reggio Approach for teaching pre-k children.  Listen in as he talks about the approach - and how it is uniquely positioned as a seamless connection into learning in K-12 using an I-STEAM approach.

Also - wait for it - Dr. Manera also invites you to come and study in Italy!  There is a new PhD program (delivered 99% in English) where students can come and study the Reggio Approach - and there are 8 scholarships available for international students who are interested.  Links are provided on our podcast website:  https://www.augusta.edu/education/community-outreach/room366/

In this short episode, the podcast team talks about Problem and Place-Based learning - and how these two approaches compare with Project-based learning.  Additionally, Dr. Gess gives a few ideas on how these three learning approaches can be an important part of an I-STEM or I-STEAM classroom.

Jeff Eller is a teacher who teaches in a Georgia Middle School.  Prepare to be motivated to engage your students in a new way - focusing on stimulating wonder to build lifelong learners!

Join the Room 366 Team as we travel the world with Master Teacher and Teacher Trainer, Nick Martino!

Earlier this week, Dr. Jimmie Cave talked with the Room 366 team about how students in his STEM/STEAM school solve Grand Challenges.  Amanda did not know what this was - and why it mattered to a teacher... so she and Dr. Gess discussed it in this short podcast.  Listen in!

An Integrative STEM or Integrative STEAM approach is not just in theory - it really works in practice!  Listen in as Dr. Jimmie Cave, principal of the first STEM school in Georgia, tells us about how the school works.  He gives us an insider's view of what Integrative STEM and Integrative STEAM really looks like when you walk in a school.

Listen in to #ISTEM and Safety Expert Dr. Tyler Love.  This episode is chock full of resources for your K12 classroom - don't miss it!

Scott Thorp is an artist.  He is also the Chair of the Department of Art and Associate Vice President of Research at Augusta University.  Listen in as he talks with the Room 366 team about how to bring design to your classroom to help all students learn deeply!

https://www.augusta.edu/faculty/directory/view.php?id=wathorp

One of our guests brought up Project-Based Learning.  Listen to Dr. Gess as she explains how this kind of learning approach may support an ISTEM or ISTEAM classroom.

David Phillips is an award-winning, innovative middle school teacher in Georgia.  Listen to how he leverages the design process to bring out the best in every student that comes into his classroom!  He also gives some specific tips to teachers listeners on how to get started with designing - and calls on community to come together to surround and empower students.

Dr. Moorman tell us practical ways that she is able to successfully bring ISTEAM education to her students in K12.

This podcast introduces listeners to the Room 366 team.  It also helps listeners understand what ISTEM and ISTEAM education really is - and why it matters to them- today.