Ep. 012 - STEM, STEAM, and PBL: 3 Acronyms You Should Actually Care About

In this episode, Andrew will shed some light on new acronyms
from the art ed world including STEM, STEAM, and PBL. He'll share
how to start incorporating these teaching philosophies into your
classroom in order to get your students thinking like designers.
He'll even talk about why having the STEM vs. STEAM debate isn't
worth your time.

Joining Andrew will be his longtime friend and colleague, Ryan
McInry. Ryan is a fellow Iowa art educator and a bonafide STEAM
expert.

Andrew and Ryan discuss the unifying threads of STEM, STEAM, PBL
and art and why these new paradigms don’t have to be a source of
fear or confusion for art teachers (16:00). They also talk about
how STEAM and PBL can lead art teachers to collaborate with other
teachers in the building (21:00). Finally, Ryan and Andrew discuss
how art teachers can be leaders when schools start adopting a STEAM
or PBL approach (24:00 ).

• How to Keep the Integrity of Art in STEAM


• Why Art Teachers are the Leaders of the
  Future


• A Case for Hoarding in the Classroom


• Let’s get rid of Art Education in Schools