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STEAM POSITION In its position as a national STEAM education trailblazer, the Innovation Collaborative has adopted a position on STEAM education. This position was thoughtfully developed by a team of Collaborative leaders representing arts, sciences, and humanities institutions, with continuous input by all Collaborative members across disciplines and learning settings. THE INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE'S POSITION ON STEAM EDUCATION STEAM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math) is an approach to education that promotes student-led explorations driven by curiosity and the application of competencies and practices across disciplines that can effectively prepare them for success in education and the 21st century workforce. This approach includes but is not limited to: Observing the world, asking questions, and visualizing solutions Developing the mindset of interdependence among the disciplines for deeper understanding and synthesizing Creatively problem-solving Collaborating in and across the disciplines Persisting through explorations and innovation using multiple perspectives Evaluating and communicating ideas Critically reflecting Assuring that all student populations have equitable access to STEAM education benefits. We are offering a fresh way of looking at arts integration as transdisciplinary where it goes beyond the separated approaches informing each other to the infusion of skills, practices, and knowledge through the simultaneous experience of the various disciplines. Transdisciplinary approaches allow for the holistic use of disciplinary processes to promote cognitive and affective growth.

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The Innovation Collaborative is a national transdisciplinary forum to foster universal creativity and innovation in teaching and learning.​ ​The Innovation Collaborative provides information about how effective intersections of the arts, sciences, humanities, engineering, math, and technology (STEAM) can reinforce innovative thinking. OUR MISSION & PURPOSE The Innovation Collaborative is a national transdisciplinary forum to foster universal creativity and innovation in teaching and learning. The Innovation Collaborative provides information about how effective intersections of the arts, sciences, humanities, engineering, math, and technology (STEAM) can reinforce innovative thinking. To that end, it identifies, conducts, and disseminates research. By supporting teaching and lifelong learning, the Collaborative encourages networking and collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and individuals in both in-school (formal) and out-of-school (informal) settings and at the intersections of the two. VISION We envision a society where: INDIVIDUALS & INSTITUTIONS Have an integrated view of the arts, sciences, humanities, engineering, math, and technology (STEAM); and Look at the world creatively and innovatively; and Identify and solve important problems, from the local to global scale. EDUCATION Is an integrated system that addresses cultural, disciplinary, and institutional boundaries; and Employs seamless transdisciplinary learning and effective problem-solving experiences in all cultures; and Engages, empowers, and prepares students for lifelong learning, career, and civic engagement. GOALS IMPROVING PRACTICE COLLABORATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION To promote and share research about the many ways that the intersections of the arts, sciences, humanities, engineering, math, and technology (STEAM) promote creative and innovative thinking in all audiences and demographics. To create opportunities for all individuals and institutions to convene and share in interdisciplinary conversations, collaborations, and experiences that lead to a shared vocabulary, a common understanding of the value of these intersections, and an appreciation for their applications. To identify shared beliefs among individuals and institutions regarding the importance of the arts, STEM, and humanities (STEAM) intersections in teaching and learning, resulting in a policy agenda and individual policy statements that form the foundation of collective efforts.

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CHILDREN'S STEM BOOKS: REDEFINING STEM LITERATURE By Juliana Texley, former NSTA President, a Collaborative Board Member, and member of the NSTA committee evaluating the Best STEM Books National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) holds an annual competition at the intersections of STEM and humanities. It looks for the most interesting children’s books that promot important creative and inventive thinking skills in STEM areas. Below is a description of that competition and the results. Children learn best when they are exploring authentic problems that are relevant to them and their communities. But today, children have less freedom to explore. For 45 years, the National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council have worked together to identify the most Outstanding Science Trade Books for young scientists. But in the past few years, new questions have emerged. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are subjects in themselves. But STEM is more than that: it is a creative state of mind. STEM is naturally integrated, and includes arts, social studies and any other realm in which young learners can ask questions and solve problems. So, last year NSTA convened a panel of technology, engineering, mathematics and science educators to redefine what the Best STEM Books might look like. Their conclusion: Subject matter content didn’t really matter. What was important was creativity, divergent thinking and the spirit of invention. STEM thinking might involve science or mathematics, but it might equally involve social studies or the arts. A year of discussions resulted in a rubric. Publishers were invited to send books that illustrate an integrated approach to STEM thinking. In 2016, out of about 350 submissions, the panel identified about two dozen books that illustrated how creativity and ingenuity could work. The list included books about inventors, artists, and architects. It included stories about stubborn young “makers” and a crafty pirate with a plan! STEM had become not a collection of subjects, but a state of mind. To see the list of books selected for the first year, click here In 2017, over 330 books were submitted and reviewed by a joint committee. Twenty-two books were selected for national recognition. They included music, architecture, art, and even coding skills without words or computers – all representing the best in integration. See them here .

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COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL Board of Directors Executive Team Chair: Lucinda Presley, ICEE Success Foundation Secretary-Treasurer: Amanda Upton, NSTA Implementation Leaders Executive Director: Lucinda Presley Strategic Advisor: Jonathan Katz, PhD Board of Directors Jamie Bell, Senior Advisor, Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Alicia Conerly, EdD , 2024-25 President National Science Teaching Assn. (NSTA); Federal Programs Director, Marion County School District, Columbia, MS Sharon Delesbore, PhD, President, Association for Multicultural Science Education (AMSE); Asst. Principal, LV Hightower High School, Ft. Bend, TX Michael Jay, Chief Executive Officer, Matchmaker Education Labs; President, Educational Systemics Jonathan Katz, PhD, Collaborative Strategic Advisor; Professor of Practice in Cultural Policy and Arts Management, George Mason University; former CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) Roger Malina, PhD , Distinguished Professor of Art and Technology, University of Texas at Dallas; Executive Editor, Leonardo Publications, MIT Press Jim Palmarini, Palmarini Arts Education Consultancy; former Director of Educational Policy and Executive Editor, Teaching Theatre Journal, Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) Lillian Poats, EdD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, College of Education, Texas Southern University Lucinda Presley, Collaborative Chair and Executive Director; Executive Director, ICEE Success Foundation (ICEE) Amanda Upton, Collaborative Secretary-Treasurer; Sr. Manager, Shell Programs, National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Andrew Watson, Visual Arts Coordinator, Student Learning Department, Prince William County Public Schools, VA; National Art Education Association (NAEA) representative Advisory Council Michele Browning, Founder, SteamSteps and SMI Advisors Melissa Collins, Second Grade Chair and Teacher, Memphis, TN, City Schools; Mentor, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Amy D’Amico, Division Director of Professional Services, Smithsonian Science Education Center Amanda Daniels, Collaborative K-12 Innovation Fellows Leadership Team; Director, Gifted and Talented Services, Melissa ISD, Melissa TX Katie Dawson, Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Theatre and Dance; Director, Drama for Schools, College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin Donna DiBartolomeo, Principal Consultant, DiBartolomeo Consulting Jennifer Edelyn, Director, Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA Rob Gorbet, PhD, Associate Professor, Knowledge Integration, University of Waterloo Erica Halverson, PhD, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison Alex Hesse, Nonprofit Consultant Lois Hetland, Professor Emerita, Art Education, MassArt Gabriela Kane, Executive Director, Latinitas Sharon Klotz, Executive Director, Design for America Merrie Koester, Science Literacy and STEAM Curriculum Specialist, Center for Science Education, University of South Carolina Judy Koke, Senior Fellow and former Deputy Director, Institute for Learning Innovation Kathi R. Levin, Consultant, Kathi R. Levin Consulting Anne Ludes, Collaborative K-12 Innovation Fellow; Asst. Superintendent for Pre-K-12 Education, Framingham Public Schools, Framingham, MA Ashley Lupfer, Collaborative K-12 Innovation Fellows Leadership Team; Art Educator, Pierre Van Courtlandt Middle School, Croton Harmon Union Free School District, Croton-On-Hudson, NY Susan McGreevy - Nichols, former Executive Director, National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) Kimberly Olson, Collaborative K-12 Innovation Fellows Leadership Team; Pre-K through 2nd grade Art Educator, Centre School, Hampton, NH Kylie Peppler, PhD, Professor of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences; Director, The Creativity Labs; Co-Director, The Connected Learning Lab, University of California, Irvine David Pyle, Instructor, Colorado State University; Principal + Founder, Pyle Creative Studio Jie Qi, Co-founder and CEO, Chibitronics Freddie Reisman, PhD, Emerita Professor, School of Education; Director of Freddie Reisman Center for Translational Research in Creativity and Motivation; Co-Director of Drexel/Torrance Center for Creativity & Innovation, Drexel University Jasmine Sadler, CEO, The STEAM Collaborative Brian Smith, PhD, The Honorable David S. Nelson Chair and Associate Dean for Research, Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College Ed Spitzberg, Founder and Principal, Spitzberg Advisors Hope (Bess) Wilson, PhD, Chair, Department of Special and Early Education, College of Education, Northern Illinois University

INSTITUTIONS Representatives from the following institutions, schools, and school districts work together to promote the Innovation Collaborative’s goals. Arts Research, Teachers College of Columbia University Association of Science – Technology Centers (ASTC) Boston College California State University, Northridge, California (CSUN) Centre School, Hampton, NH Chibitronics Colorado State University Croton Harmon Union Free School District, Croton-On-Hudson, NY Dakota Wesleyan University Design for America Drexel University Framingham Public Schools, Framingham, MA George Mason University ICEE Success Foundation (ICEE) Latinitas Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California LV Hightower High School, Ft. Bend, TX Marion County School District, Columbia, MS MassArt Matchmaker Education Labs Melissa ISD, Melissa TX Memphis, TN, City Schools Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee National Art Education Association (NAEA) National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Northside Elementary, Angleton, Texas Northern Illinois University Prince William County Public Schools, VA Smithsonian Science Education Center Starmont Elementary, Arlington, Iowa Spitzberg Advisors STEAM Collaborative Texas Southern University The Journey Begins University of California, Irvine University of Georgia University of South Carolina University of Texas, Austin University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at Dallas Center for BrainHealth University of Waterloo University of Wisconsin – Madison Warner Girls Leadership Academy, Cleveland, Ohio Wolf Trap, Institute for Early Learning through the Arts

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