How To: Teaching and Learning Through Steam
Katie Bae
There has been a significant shift in education across the country. We are confronted with the deep-rooted issues of a system that is becoming increasingly fragile—one that has overwhelmed teachers, disengaged students, and left classrooms underfunded. How are teachers expected to manage classrooms that lack resources, while keeping students engaged in what is being taught?
How To is a collection of curated STEAM lessons sourced from published curricula from instructors, museums, and STEAM organizations. Each lesson prioritizes active learning, where students engage with themes of History, Science, Math, and Language Arts through art-related activities.
This dual-purpose publication is designed as an additional tool teachers can conveniently implement across all types of classrooms. The binder operates as two systems: one for the instructor, one for the student. The instructor section provides a clear, easy-to-follow lesson layout that walks through each step of the activity. The student section offers pre-made worksheets designed for a middle school audience, with every page made to be photocopied for any class size.
The visual language of How To is designed with two audiences in mind: the instructor and the student. A clean, structured layout and consistent color system help separate each element of the book, with four colors each signifying a different subject to help teachers navigate the instructor section. Friendly illustrations and characters bring engagement to the student pages, offering the middle school audience a visual entry point into material that might otherwise feel distant or overwhelming.