Middle-School STEAM Upgrade

By the end of this 45-minute clinic, you will know exactly how to audit your current STEAM program, spot equity or curriculum gaps, and realign what you already own—equipment, budget, teaching time—with NGSS and ISTE standards. You will leave with a ready-to-use nine-week curriculum map, a menu of twelve proven project modules to choose from, and a supply list matched to typical middle-school budgets. You will also gain a practical assessment toolkit—rubrics, reflection prompts, and expo formats—that lets you measure creativity, collaboration, and design thinking without adding extra staff. Most importantly, you will walk away confident in your next steps, equipped to launch or upgrade a hands-on, project-based STEAM experience that engages every learner and meets administrative expectations.

WHO THIS SESSION IS FOR

• STEAM teachers, curriculum leads, or principals in grades 5 to 8
• Schools that want hands-on, project-based upgrades without adding staff

WHAT WE WILL DO (45 MIN LIVE)

1. Rapid Needs Audit – find curriculum gaps, equity goals, facility limits
2. Resource Remix – match your gear, budget, and standards, NGSS, and ISTE
3. Project Menu – choose modules: code-music, CS Made Easy, sustainable farming, Herbal remedies for common health issues, and Circular Economy, Invention Convention.
4. Assessment Toolkit Automation with AI – rubrics, reflection prompts, student-led expo formats
5. Live Q and A - custom-fit to your timetable, budget, and staff skills

WHY BOOK WITH ME

• Technology Director and STEAM teacher with 9+ years of experience, built a full K-8 pipeline
• Published researcher on AI and STEAM equity; speaker at FETC and AMLE
• Ph.D. graduate whose dissertation explores transformational leadership, STEAM education, and career pathways in the gig economy.