This lesson focuses on developing an understanding of the concept of STEAM and how it can be applied to gifted education. STEAM adds Arts to the acronym STEM, which has been a focus of education policy for years, as a result of its implications for the economic success of a country.
STEM refers to:
- Science
- Technology
- Engineering and
- Maths.
According to the Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM in the USA, “STEAM Education is an approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking”.
This course focuses on approaches to gifted education in the context of STEAM, drawing on ways in which the integration of arts inquiry and critical thinking can inform and extend teaching and learning of gifted children in STEM.
- Lectures 5
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 14
- Assessments Yes
