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STREAM stands for Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math. The “R” (religion, NOT reading) in STREAM is the most important letter. Not only will students continue to learn and develop in the Catholic tradition by participating in religion class, attending Mass, and celebrating the sacraments, teachers respond to the calling of their vocation as a Catholic school teacher and grow in their own faith. And since religion should always be the foundation of everything that we do in our Catholic schools, it makes complete sense to transform STEM lessons to be STREAM lessons.
The most important part of STREAM is that it needs to be focused on the process of design thinking. Also important is that the "R" should not be tacked onto the end of the project as an afterthought, much like the Catholic identity of a Catholic school should never be an afterthought, but instead the Catholic identity should permeate everything we do and teach in our Catholic schools.
The most important part of STREAM is that it needs to be focused on the process of design thinking. Also important is that the "R" should not be tacked onto the end of the project as an afterthought, much like the Catholic identity of a Catholic school should never be an afterthought, but instead the Catholic identity should permeate everything we do and teach in our Catholic schools.
Need help getting started with implementing STREAM into your Catholic school? Here are some resources from NCEA to get you started:
- NCEA published a list of 10 characteristics of a Catholic STREAM School
- Register to attend the 2019 NCEA New Directions STREAM 3.0 Conference
- NCEA welcomes proposals for sessions at the 2019 NCEA New Directions STREAM 3.0 Conference
- Catholic Identity Math Classroom Webinar - This webinar explores the reasons for integration of the Catholic faith into the math curriculum.
- Using BREAKOUT EDU to implement STREAM
- Presentation on how one archdiocese embraced the STREAM model (given by a panel from the Archdiocese of Newark at the 2016 NCEA STREAM 2.0 Symposium)
- STREAM in Action: Living the STREAM Dream presentation given by Patricia O'Donnell at the 2016 NCEA STREAM 2.0 Symposium - Learn how to use STREAM to create authentic learning in real world scenarios.
The Right Stuff: Building a High School STREAM Program presentation given by Lewis Van Wambeke at the 2016 NCEA STREAM 2.0 Symposium - Learn the successes and pitfalls of starting a STREAM program.
The Top 10 Goals of STREAM - Heather Gossart details the top ten goals in moving to the STREAM curriculum model.
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