How to Incorporate STEAM Projects Into Your Art Room: AME 045 - a podcast by Patty Palmer: Art Teacher and expert in teaching art to kids.

Are you wondering what STEAM based art education is all about?  Art teacher Amy Zschaber will shine the light on what’s possible for art educators.

Quite honestly, I was never a fan of replacing studio arts with anythingdigital or math related. Now I realize how short sighted I was. Amy describes an art curriculum that is rich in both creativity and discovery.In this episode, Amy shares her journey as an art educator, how she went from confused to confident and strategies to make the best in a struggling school environment.

 IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 

How Amy designs lesson plans to fit with the environment she’s teaching inHow having the proper credentials gives you a new sense of confidence
How a STEAM project differs from other art projectsTips on how art teachers can work with general education teachers in regards to lesson plans
How overcoming limitations, like lack of supplies, can be the foundation of really great lessonsThe importance of changing your mindset for the children




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Christopher Sweeney Ultimaker WebsiteAmy Zschaber is an award-winning Art teacher from California. She began teaching in 2005 after discovering she had a “knack” for putting steps to elaborate art-based projects as a summer camp instructor.

Her blog, Artful Artsy Amy shares her most popular STEAM based Art Units with teachers.

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