Hi Caroline,
Thank you for sharing such a creative and well-structured example! I really appreciated your focus on creative thinking as a STEAM habit of mind. Like your students, mine also had opportunities to explore multiple disciplines through open-ended tasks, and I love how you used tessellations to bridge mathematics and visual arts. It’s s…Read More

Hi Bothaina,
I really enjoyed reading your response! I also focused on curiosity and questioning as a key habit of mind, and I completely agree that encouraging students to ask their own questions can lead to much deeper learning. Your example of integrating science and music through the sound unit is such a great way to make learning hands-on and…Read More

Thank you, Ms. Caroline, for sharing this example.

It’s very similar to how I see STEAM learning.
I also believe that creative thinking is important in all subjects, not just art. Like your tessellation activity, I like to mix subjects so students can see how ideas connect.

We both ask students to explain their work and think about their l…Read More