GCA STEAM and Teaching Artist Assessment Survey

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* 5. STEAM stands for

Science, Technology, English, Arts, Math

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math

Some Things Everyone’s Already Mastered

School Topics Engineered And Managed

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* 6. STEM/STEAM in Georgia involves all of the following except

Gifted or Advanced-only programs for students in K-12 public and charter schools

Solving real-world problems while practicing 21st-century skills

Student-centered interdisciplinary learning

STEAM Journals

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* 7. Interdisciplinary instruction refers to

A teaching approach where teachers lead students through hands-on projects

A teaching approach where students learn job skills aligned with classroom content

A teaching approach that teaches content and skills from more than one discipline at one time

A teaching approach that aligns other disciplines with science education

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* 8. STEAM Project-Based Learning involves all except

Planning and teaching along a Design Thinking process like the Engineering Design Process

Content and skills from each discipline in the acronym

Community and arts partners connecting students to careers

STEAM-driven exit interviews for high school seniors or 8th grade students

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* 9. The purpose of a STEAM journal is to

Capture learning to provide daily grades towards student mastery of standards

Serve as a record of project-based learning experiences only

Serve as a notebook of content-specific facts to use in applying towards STEAM projects

Serve as a diary of learning for student reference moving through a thinking process

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* 10. All are true about interdisciplinary learning except

May involve short term tasks

Could use the arts to help achieve the learning process

Always involves community or arts partners

Always focused on state standards

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* 11. Certified STEAM schools in Georgia

Always use the arts as part of the process and product of learning

Employ arts integration 2-3 times per week

Focus on employability skills intentionally

Incorporate skills learned in arts classes into core content classes

Both a and c

All of the above

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* 12. All are true of arts integration except

It increases student engagement

It assesses art and other content at the same level of rigor

Allows for students to learn arts and content in parallel

Uses art as a supplement to other content learning

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* 13. All are true for the role of arts in STEAM learning except

Arts are a tool to add aesthetically pleasing elements to STEM projects.

Arts are a necessary part of a solution to a real-world problem.

Schools may teach standards in theatre, visual art, music, dance, or media arts as part of learning.

STEAM uses arts to encourage students to seek innovative, creative solutions to problems.

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* 14. For the next 5 questions, decide if each hypothetical lesson is
Arts Enhancement
Arts Integration
STEAM learning
None of the above

For his 5th grade lesson on circuits, Mr. Jones has students observe each component’s role in the circuit and create a musical phrase representing the component’s role in the energy path and explain why they made those choices. He then asks students to arrange themselves in the order of a parallel circuit and a series circuit to compare the musical compositions according to how components are arranged. Students discuss and write comparisons and explanations in STEAM journals.

Arts Enhancement

Arts Integration

STEAM learning

None of the above

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* 15. Kindergarten students learning the difference between living and non-living things act out examples as the teacher calls “Living” and “Non-Living.” They talk about why things are living or non-living.

Arts Enhancement

Arts Integration

STEAM learning

None of the above

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* 16. In her 11th grade Engineering class, Ms. Meacham asks students to research websites of engineering companies and qualify each site’s characteristics according to the intended audience experience through the design elements. Based on their research, students design their own websites explaining their engineering experiences and share their sites with a local engineering firm for feedback. The end goal is to create a website as part of an engineering entrepreneur launch next semester.

Arts Enhancement

Arts Integration

STEAM learning

None of the above

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* 17. In a 2nd grade math class, students draw shapes with specific attributes (like the number of angles) to represent pollinators (like bees, butterflies, wasps, etc.). They then compare their drawings to photographs of the pollinators and other artists’ depictions of the pollinators. They draw a Venn Diagram in their STEAM journals to compare and contrast each depiction.

Arts Enhancement

Arts Integration

STEAM learning

None of the above

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* 18. A middle school pre-algebra teacher read that students perform better when practicing math skills while listening to music. She plays a variety of music during classwork and tests including Brahms, The Beetles, and Bette Midler.

Arts Enhancement

Arts Integration

STEAM learning

None of the above

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* 19. How might Georgia Suitcase assist Teaching Artists in planning effective residencies?

Teaching Artists can upload lesson plans to Suitcase for teachers’ perusal.

Teaching Artists can search for articles, photos, videos, and resources to support their residencies.

Suitcase allows Teaching Artists and teachers to communicate through school-based email.

Suitcase houses easily searchable state standards for Teaching Artists to use in lesson plans.

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* 20. All are true about Georgia Inspire except

Inspire provides supporting materials based on Georgia state standards.

Inspire includes “I can” statements for assessment.

Inspire includes several interdisciplinary resources available for use.

Inspire suggests an order for units to be taught for each course, though districts can choose to follow suggestions for every course except math courses. Districts must follow the sequence of math units.

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* 21. Assessment involves all except

It is the measure of mastery of a standard.

It is the measure of growth along a standard.

Can take several forms.

Helps the teacher and student know where to focus next.

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* 22. Which arts integration lesson/residency planning elements are useful for teaching artists to communicate with schools?

Clear interdisciplinary standards (at least arts and one more discipline)

Some form of assessment

Clearly planned instructional tasks

Intentionally incorporated literacy standards

All of the above.

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* 23. How do schools achieve STEAM certification?

They align their practice with the Certification Continuum.

They solve a real-world problem.

They build something (sculpture, housing, robots, etc.) using connected standards and document it well.

They implement an Engineering Design Process.

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* 24. Where can additional information about STEAM certification be located?

The GaDOE STEM/STEAM website: stemsteamgeorgia.com

ChatGPT

TikTok

Mr. Beast

The lady I ran into in the grocery store who taught a STEAM activity and had students paint a picture about it, so obviously, she is the expert to be trusted

All of the above

GCA STEAM and Teaching Artist Assessment

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* 1. Full Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Place of Employment

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* 4. Professional Title or Position

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* 5. STEAM stands for

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* 6. STEM/STEAM in Georgia involves all of the following except

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* 7. Interdisciplinary instruction refers to

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* 8. STEAM Project-Based Learning involves all except

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* 9. The purpose of a STEAM journal is to

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* 10. All are true about interdisciplinary learning except

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* 11. Certified STEAM schools in Georgia

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* 12. All are true of arts integration except

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* 13. All are true for the role of arts in STEAM learning except

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* 15. Kindergarten students learning the difference between living and non-living things act out examples as the teacher calls “Living” and “Non-Living.” They talk about why things are living or non-living.

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* 18. A middle school pre-algebra teacher read that students perform better when practicing math skills while listening to music. She plays a variety of music during classwork and tests including Brahms, The Beetles, and Bette Midler.

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* 19. How might Georgia Suitcase assist Teaching Artists in planning effective residencies?

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* 20. All are true about Georgia Inspire except

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* 21. Assessment involves all except

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* 22. Which arts integration lesson/residency planning elements are useful for teaching artists to communicate with schools?

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* 23. How do schools achieve STEAM certification?

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* 24. Where can additional information about STEAM certification be located?