STEAM Improvement Plan by Kandice D Ivarie https://padlet.com/kivarie/zrdamlrmcolrr0sp Goal 2026 en-us 2021-08-31 20:32:50 UTC 2021-10-06 19:50:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 21-22: Year 1 kivarie https://padlet.com/kivarie/zrdamlrmcolrr0sp/wish/1708034626 Revise and Strengthen STEAM units
Quarterly Planning
Josh attend music conference
teaches attend tech conference
teachers one peer observation
STEAM mentor assigned (same as reg. mentor)
add business partners (already happening)
participate in Science Olympiad
SEC committee (happening)
increase number of STEAM field employers attending STEAM/Art night
update website (josh and elma)


]]> 2021-08-31 20:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kivarie/zrdamlrmcolrr0sp/wish/1708034626 22-23: Year 2 kivarie https://padlet.com/kivarie/zrdamlrmcolrr0sp/wish/1708036730 Conferences (Tech, Music, Art, STEAM)
STEAM Mentors
STEAM Orientation to new teachers 
Additional business/community partners
Professional learning (components of units, design process and formative assessments- split among years 2-3)
Visit other schools and/or classes
Preview units and collaborate with team on teaching methods
update units with NEW math standards
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Monthly STEAM collaboration planning (clarify)
Preview units and collaborate (between grade levels)

Teachers observe STEAM twice a year (classroom observations)
Visit other STEAM certified schools and redeliver
Collaborate/practice with those STEAM school
Collaboration with other STEAM certified schools.
Attend a Art, STEAM, Science, Math conference and training (if possible)

Enroll 1-2 teachers per year in endorsements *See Christina

Implement Science Olympiad
Implement Career Events (increase field employers to attend STEAM/Art Nights)
art, music standards embedded into units]]> 2021-08-31 20:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kivarie/zrdamlrmcolrr0sp/wish/1708036938 24-25: Year 4 kivarie https://padlet.com/kivarie/zrdamlrmcolrr0sp/wish/1708037730 -Monthly (really quarterly) STEAM collaborative planning.
-Preview units and collaborate on teaching methods prior to instruction (in grade levels)
-Classroom observations in and outside of RBES.
-Collaboration with other STEAM certified schools and redeliver content knowledge gainded.
-Continue to attend art conferences, STEAM conferences provided by GADOE, science conferences, and technology conferences
-Continue to assign STEAM mentors and do STEAM training during new teacher orientation
-Continue to tweak/revise list of business partners and plan with partners in the community
-Continue connections with the local fine arts community
-Continue to offer STEAM-related clubs
-Continue to implement Career Events
-Continue to increase number of STEAM field employers to attend STEAM night/ART night
-BEGIN preparing students for discussing STEAM with visitors, hold a practice visit day

 
]]> 2021-08-31 20:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kivarie/zrdamlrmcolrr0sp/wish/1708037730 25-26: Recertification Year (Spring 2026) kivarie https://padlet.com/kivarie/zrdamlrmcolrr0sp/wish/1708037854 collaborative planning
peer observations before state visit (twice before visit)
visit certified schools (fall)
any new standards this year?
STEAM conference (fall)
New teachers trained during fall orientation
Career Events (fall)
*revise STEAM application
*make changes based on pre-visits

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