Twenty-sixth International Conference on Learning

Abstract

The STEAM-ED Project is an interdisciplinary educational and outreach project, involving B.Ed. students, primary schools Artists, Architects and Scientists. This STEAM-ED Project aims to inspire and guide the best in STEM education through the integration of the Arts (STEAM). The project combines new innovative technologies in exploring scientific concepts through Art and Perception. The STEAM Ed was delivered in collaboration with a pilot primary school involving in-service and pre-service teachers, children, and STEM experts. The project focused on empowering young people to build a powerful toolkit enabling them to build creative, innovative and STEAM skills for life. The STEAM-ED Project encompass a variety of different successful national and international models in Art and STEM education including The Studio Classroom; Studio 13, and Lab Space Concepts; Design Thinking; the ‘Child as a Client’ and; reinvigorating public ‘Spaces’. The presentation will focus on the pre-service teacher’s engagement with the project. The research, design, deliver and evaluation of innovative teaching methods and technologies in exploring scientific concepts through art (STEAM). The participants’ were immersed in both Science/Art engagement, with the intention of developing attitudes towards teaching and developing integrated STEAM skills, creativity and imagination that generates original ideas, which in turn encourages engagement, changes attitudes towards and develops innovative ways of teaching STEAM subjects.