Date post: | 20-Jan-2017 |
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Who We Are
● Metro Atlanta area● 15 Branches plus Gwinnett Technical
College● Check Outs: 5 million +● Customer Visits: 2 million +● Electronic Visits: 4 million +● Program Attendance: 170,000 +● Total Active Cards: 340,000 +
Presenters:
Radha Ashok, Assistant Branch Manager
Arlene Melton, Public Services Librarian
Margaret Penn, Branch Services Director
Objective
● Support the educational needs of students
● Bring awareness to the concept and learning of STEAM
● Create a learning environment in the library
● Reconnect and share the library resources
Reinvent, Reimagine and Rediscover
● GCPL provided individual STEM programs for children
● Reimagined - program for all ages
● Rediscovered - STEM Academy and STEM camp
Reinvent, Reimagine and Rediscover
● Centerville branch provided the STEAM fair to all the area elementary school
● 90 minute STEAM showcase
S.T.E.M. Academy: LEGO cityscape
● Designed for 7-10 year olds
● 3-day program from 3-5 pm
● Teamwork and individual projects
● 11 participants
S.T.E.M. Academy: LEGO cityscape
GOALS:
● Learn about what makes a city
● Learn about the different jobs involved
● Planning and design
● Build a city
● Have fun!
S.T.E.M. Academy: LEGO cityscape
Planning and design:
● What are the different jobs needed to build a city?
● Do you have the necessary infrastructure?
● What buildings do you need to sustain your city?
S.T.E.M. Academy: LEGO cityscape
Completion
● The city is named
● Necessary buildings are built
● Participants got a certificate of
participation
S.T.E.M. Academy: C.S.I. Hamilton Mill
● Designed for 7-10 year olds
● 2-day program from 2-5 pm
● Teamwork and individual projects
● 10 Participants
S.T.E.M. Academy: C.S.I. Hamilton Mill
Goal:
Participants will learn concepts associated with
forensic science and investigation to solve a
crime in the library.
S.T.E.M. Academy: C.S.I. Hamilton Mill
Steps:
● Study crime scene
● collect evidence
● Interview suspects and witness
● Analyze results
Reinvent, Reimagine and Rediscover - STEAM SPRING CAMP
● STEAM Reimagined for Middle and High school students - Ages 11-18
● Two session per day 9-12 and 1-4
Reinvent, Reimagine and Rediscover
● Career connection to each day’s topic
● Hand-on experience
● Group projects
● Side activities
Reinvent, Reimagine and RediscoverResources
● Boone County Public Library http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/programs/summerreading/Documents/2014_conference_materials/40%20STEAM%20Programs%20in%2040%20Minutes/2014%2040%20STEAM%20Programs%20in%2040%20Minutes%20KDLA%20SCR.pdf
● Libraries and STEM National Conference http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/stemlibraryconference/events/
● Association for Library Service to Children http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2015/06/taking-the-leap-from-stem-to-steam/
● Young Adult Library Services Association http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/STEM_Resources
● ALA STEM Programming Tool Kit http://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/STEMtoolkit_Final_2013.docx.
● The Show Me Librarian http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com/
● Kids Activity Blog http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/
● Brain Pop http://educators.brainpop.com/lesson-plan/sink-or-float-background-information-for-teachers-and-parents/
● Teach Mamma http://teachmama.com/rainbow-loom-5-reasons-kids-need-parents-love/
Reinvent, Reimagine and Rediscover
Resources
● Designing your LEGO city layout http://lionsgatemodels.com/art-lego-layout-design.htm
● Planning a New Town http://nationalgeographic.org/archive/xpeditions/lessons/12/g68/newtown.html
● PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/forensics.html
● Cyberbee http://www.cyberbee.com/whodunnit/crimescene.html
Reinvent, Reimagine and Rediscover
QuestionsContact information:
Radha Ashok [email protected]
Arlene Melton [email protected]