Engagement
A Collection of Resources developed during the
GoSTEAM Project (2018 – 2024)
What is Arts Integration?
“Arts Integration is an approach to teaching
in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form.
Students engage in a creative process which
connects an art form and another subject area
and meets evolving objectives in both.“
– The Kennedy Center Definition
Article PDF
STEAM Certification
in Georgia
Meghan McFerrin
Georgia Department of Education
https://gaarts.org/arts-education/arts-education-resources/steam-resources/
PBLs
“The arts are inherently centered on doing, so integrating the arts into other disciplines necessarily must involve projects.
Students will learn so much by guiding their own progress through a creative project related to the class subject. “
~ GoSTEAM Teacher
Interested in learning more?
Reach out to: Sgrossman8@gatech.edu
Related Sources:
Introduction to Project-Based Inquiry Learning: The Main Course, Not Dessert (PDF Download)
PBL and STEAM Education: A Natural Fit (Blog)
Bringing Identity Work to Project-Based Learning | Edutopia (Website)
Rightful Presence
Rightful presence is a critical justice framework that explores guest/host relationships, calling into question who has the right to be present within a space, how they are allowed to contribute, and who determines their role within the space (Calabrese Barton & Tan, 2019).
In educational settings, Calabrese Barton and Tan have extended the concept of rightful presence into an educational framework to center political struggle, illuminate injustice, and disrupt power hierarchies within the classroom (2019; 2020). More than inclusion, rightful presence is the reauthoring of rights through practices that center students’ ways of knowing and their presence within classroom spaces. In particular, Calabrese Barton and Tan’s research in STEM classrooms has demonstrated how teachers can foster rightful presence practices within the classroom community, encompassing informal and formal practices that center political struggle, make injustices visible, and reauthor rights to redistribute power.
Interested in learning more?
Reach out to: justina.jackson@ceismc.gatech.edu
Related Sources:
Designing for Rightful Presence in STEM The Role of Making Present Practices
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10508406.2019.1591411
Beyond Equity as Inclusion
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/0013189X20927363
Co-Constructing “Good Trouble:” Understanding and Supporting Teacher Practices for Rightful Presence in STEAM Classrooms
https://aaas-arise.org/2023/06/12/co-constructing-good-trouble-understanding-and-supporting-teacher-practices-for-rightful-presence-in-steam-classrooms/
Designing for Social Justice in Science Teaching and Learning: Working Toward Rightful Presence
https://www.nsta.org/blog/designing-social-justice-science-teaching-and-learning-working-toward-rightful-presence
Additional Resources
Atlanta Resources
Design Thinking
Equity
http://pbs.org/codedbias
Web page for the Independent Lens broadcast premiere of Coded Bias on PBS.
https://www.codedbias.com/
Website for Coded Bias created by filmmaker Shalini Kantayya.
https://www.ajl.org
Algorithmic Justice League (AJL) founded by Buolamwini combines art and research to illuminate the social implications of AI.
https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) works on the issue of privacy and technology to ensure that civil liberties are enhanced rather than compromised by technological innovation.
https://ainowinstitute.org
AI Now Institute at New York University is a research center dedicated to understanding the social implications of AI.
https://www.fightforthefuture.org
Fight for the Future is a group of artists, activists, engineers, and technologists advocating for the use of technology as a liberating force.
https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk
Big Brother Watch UK is an independent civil liberties group fighting to reclaim privacy and defend freedoms during a time of technological change.
http://colorofchange.org
Color of Change is an online racial justice organization that helps people respond effectively to injustice in the world, including hate speech online.
http://d4bl.org
Data for Black Lives is a movement of activists and mathematicians using data science to create change in the lives of Black people.
https://datasociety.net
Data & Society is a nonprofit research group that looks at the impact of AI and automation on labor, health, and online disinformation.
https://www.eff.org/pages/face-recognition
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a nonprofit organizations defending civil liberties in a digital world.
https://mijente.net
Mijente is a Latinx and Chicanx fighting for racial, economic, gender, and climate justice—and against high-tech immigration enforcement.
https://www.technologyreview.com/podcast/ in-machines-we-trust/
MIT’s In Machines We Trust podcast covers everything automation.
Georgia Tech STEAM Educator Institute:
Imagine, Innovate, Create
June 9-20th @ Georgia Tech
CEISMC @ Georgia Tech is excited to offer a two-week STEAM Institute this summer! Join us for a dynamic two-week professional development experience at Georgia Tech, designed to enhance STEAM instruction through Project-Based Learning (PBL) and student-centered strategies. This hands-on program includes workshops, collaborative lesson design, and expert-led sessions on integrating science, technology, engineering, arts, and math in engaging ways.
Explore innovative STEAM pedagogies with a focus on arts integration, visit cutting-edge research labs, arts institutions, and local makerspaces. Leave with actionable strategies, valuable resources, and a network of like-minded educators. Flexible options ensure the experience meets your school’s needs. Join us to transform your classroom into a hub of creativity and inquiry!
Registration
Pricing options:
- $300 – Title 1 Schools
- Fees include all field trips, meals, and parking
- $400 – All other schools
- Fees include all field trips, meals, and parking
Please ‘click to register’ to express interest and receive the registration form.
***You will need to create an account if this is your first GT program.
Once your account is created, you can register for the STEAM Educator Institute. Upon completion of registration– you will have the option to pay with credit card or submit for an invoice to pay later with a school check.***
Full refund (less processing fees) until May 15th.
50% refund available until June 2nd. No refunds will be granted after June 2nd.
Group Discounts:
(10%) for 5+teachers – email Sabrina Grossman at Sgrossman8@gatech.edu
Schedule at a Glance:
Sample Day:
9:30-10:30 : Faculty Lecture/Keynote
10:30-12:00: STEAM Workshops
12:00-1:00pm : Lunch and Learn Discussion
1:00pm-3:00pm STEAM Field Trip
Sample Topics:
– STEAM in CS
– Story Telling in STEAM
– Data Visualization in STEAM
– Sustainability in STEAM
Questions?:
Contact Sabrina Grossman at Sgrossman8@gatech.edu
Presented by:
STEAM Fellow School Partnership:
2025-2026 School Year
Empowering Innovation in Education
Partner with Georgia Tech students to develop engaging, student-led STEAM lessons that integrate the engineering design process
Program Benefits:
- Expanding Educational Offerings – Develop new STEAM activities that emphasize student-led projects.
- Advanced Engineering & CS Knowledge – Introduce cutting-edge content into K-12 classrooms.
- Educational Technology Advancement – Integrate innovative technology into the school community.
- Professional Development – Access ongoing workshops and training to enhance instruction.
- Maker Space & Engineering Design Focus – Promote hands-on learning through maker space technology.
What’s Included:
- Georgia Tech students collaborate with teachers to design standards-aligned STEAM lessons using the engineering design process.
- Georgia Tech students * visit schools 2 times per month** to facilitate lesson plans.
- A dedicated coach from CEISMC provided mentorship to Georgia Tech STEAM Fellows and professional development for teachers.
- Access to advanced training in the Engineering Design Process and STEAM pedagogy.
* All students undergo background checks and youth program training.
**Visit frequency varies based on classroom needs. This is an average of all the school year. Visits will align with Georgia Tech Semester Schedule
Base Cost: $8,500 per school year
Additional Services:
- Graduate or Undergrad Student STEAM Fellow (Weekly Visits): $6,500 per fellow
- Needs Assessment & Report: $2,000
- Program Evaluation (Needs Assessment + End-of-Year Report): $3,500
- Additional Professional Development Sessions: $500 per session
For more information and to join the program, contact:
Sabrina Grossman | sgrossman8@gatech.edu by May 15th to be considered for the 2025-26 School Year.