Our STEAM Work Featured in Wired Magazine
The STEAM work we are currently doing with San Diego Unified School District was featured today in Wired Magazine! Here are some excerpts from the article.
The San Diego Unified School district is a shining example of how progressive thinking can have a long-lasting, positive impact on an educational system—and, in turn, its students. The district is one of the first in the country to fully embrace the idea of a STEAM-focused curriculum. In fact, 44 of its 119 elementary schools have committed to becoming what is known as a STEAM school, meaning they have agreed to at least one hour a day of STEAM instruction for four days a week. And it is anticipated that more schools will follow suit in the future. The educators in this district understand that this concentration on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math is essential to students’ academic—as well as overall—success.
https://www.wired.com/wiredinsider/2019/08/one-school-district-putting-stamp-steam/
Creative PBL founder Zoë Randall was hired to author this new curriculum and train teachers for San Diego Unified School District’s STEAM initiative.
One of the most significant partnerships the district has forged is with LEGO® Education, who brought to the table educational, hands-on learning solutions for all grade levels, especially designed for integration into the district’s STEAM curricula. Goodbody’s dynamic team of STEAM architects, Zoë Randall and Lacy Szuwalski began developing a high quality curriculum that was informed by and included LEGO Education solutions. “We’re really big into addressing those formative years and the mindsets as students are developing their sense of self,” says Goodbody. “We want to make sure that we break down those barriers that society has set up, like what are for boys and what are for girls. We felt that we could get kids excited about learning by writing a high-quality curriculum that includes LEGO® Education—and they have been a great contributor not only through product but also as a partner in critical thinking about how it all would work.”
https://www.wired.com/wiredinsider/2019/08/one-school-district-putting-stamp-steam/