CI 3557 - Build It! Design Technology and Elementary STEAM Education (3)

When Offered: On Demand
This course focuses on developing strategies for integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) in the elementary school curriculum. Preservice teachers will work with a wide range of materials - Legos, wood, cameras, computers and more - to design, build, and test a variety of creations, including self-propelled cars, robots and stop-motion animations. Students will explore how such project-based .learning activities can be used in classrooms to foster innovation, collaboration and creativity’. This course requires a 10 hour service project.
NOTE: A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) must be earned by Elementary Education majors for the course. Non-majors require special permission.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.