Tutor: Dr. David Samuel
Duration: 5 hours
Workshop description
This proposed workshop aims to tackle the need for more complete multidisciplinary learning activities in primary school instruction and for students’ acquisition of 21st-century skills by introducing teachers to the rudiments of planning for STEAM education in a project-based learning environment. Participants will be engaged in activities aimed at conceptualizing STEM and STEAM education in the context of primary school instruction, appreciating the importance of STEAM education to the economic development of Barbados, and planning for implementing STEAM integration in the primary school classroom. The focus will be on using the content of the current Barbados primary school curriculum to engage teachers in activities required to plan for STEAM integration and project-based learning.
There is expected to be a follow-up workshop on implementing STEAM education in a project-based learning environment.
Learning Outcomes
By attending and participating in this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand the meanings and relationships between Science, Technology, Engineering Arts and Mathematics.
- Discuss the background and rationale for STEAM integration in primary school education.
- Identify the 21st-century skills promoted in students from STEM integration.
- Appreciate the importance of S.T.E.A.M integration in the Barbados primary school science curriculum.
- Explain the meaning of project-based learning in the context of primary school instruction.
- Identify the requirements for planning a STEAM-focused class timetable.
- Use the Barbados primary school curriculum to organize unit and lesson plans to facilitate STEAM instruction and project-based learning.
Target population: Primary school teachers at all grade levels.
Materials required: Handouts to be printed for participants.