STEM Education: How Can Tech Coaches Help Create Engaging Activities For All Subject Areas?

In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan welcome our guests, Lindsay Simpson, and Amy Fusarelli as we discuss STEAM, Tech Coaching, and putting it all together as we collaborate with teachers to reach students.Join the TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network!Are you a Tech Coach or looking to become one this year?Are you searching for support in your position?The TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network&nbsp;is a brand new Professional Learning Network designed specifically for Tech Coaches and designed to provide weekly support for all Instructional Coaches.Click Here to Join!In this episode, we discuss:STEM/STEAM Coaching&nbsp;How does it differ from other areas?“Where all of the content areas come to play!”Collaborative, don’t make it a “drop off and leave” area.&nbsp;Teachers join in, coach/facilitator leads but all participate. This creates buy-in and leaves the teachers wanting more.Bringing items in from all of the content areas and showing teachers and students how it can all come together.Celebrate baby steps with various successes as you go.Look for willing participants.Look for ideas in everyday conversations with teachers and/or staff meetings. Let the ideas develop as colleagues talk with one another and realize ways that they can collaborate.Building A Culture of STEMIntegrating STEM and Project-Based Learning that may already be happening in the classroom.&nbsp;Start small and bring the community together, partner with local businesses.Find opportunities to chat with teachers in whatever form that may look like and work for you building. Develop the relationship to find out what is going on in their classroom and what types of project ideas may work well for them.Budgeting For STEMBudget line for each planned project or areaThink about consumables that would need to be replaced each yearBuilding CapacityStart a video channel for step by step instructions for teachers to better understand tools and STEM concepts. Share with both teachers and have the availability of appropriate ones for the community.Create a website to feature projects and student work and teacher lesson plan sharing.Use podcasting as a way to reach your students/teachers.About our Guest: Lindsay SimpsonLindsay Simpson is a STEAM &amp; Instructional Technology Specialist at Genesee Valley Central School District, supporting all grade levels Pk-12! Lindsay is the host of the new podcast, Behind The Chalk, and the co-host of the podcast, The Next Step.Links of InterestBehind The Chalk: https://anchor.fm/behindthechalkedu&nbsp;Twitter: @ChalkEdu&nbsp;The Next Step: https://anchor.fm/TheNextStepEdu Twitter: @TheNextStepEduTwitter: @Lsimpson1220&nbsp;<a...