Santa Rosa schools host STEAM education retreat

  • June 26, 2015
  • /   Staff Reports
  • /   education
Santa Rosa County School District and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms, are partnering to host a unique leadership retreat focused on STEAM, an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning encompassing Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math. This event on Tuesday, June 30, will engage educators, administrators, community members and business leaders from across Santa Rosa County to develop a collective vision and strategy for creating a culture of STEAM in their school system. The retreat will be from 9 a.m. to noon at Berryhill Administrative Center, Conference Room A, 6571 Berryhill St., in Milton During a series of interactive sessions, attendees will examine data on career opportunities in the region, experience STEAM teaching and learning, participate in hands-on STEAM activities, and begin to create the STEAM definition and vision for their school district. Santa Rosa County School District has begun its work to create a culture of STEAM in their school system by partnering with Discovery Education on a new initiative called STEM Leader Corps. A five-year system for scaling STEM education across the district, STEM Leader Corps is a sustainable capacity building model that develops and nurtures teacher leaders and administrators as they build a culture of STEM teaching and learning in their school system. Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital content and professional development for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of Common Core, professional development, assessment tools, and the largest professional learning community of its kind. Serving three million educators and more than 30 million students, Discovery Education’s services are in half of U.S. classrooms, more than 40 percent of all primary schools the UK, and more than 50 countries. Discovery Education partners with districts, states and like-minded organizations to captivate students, empower teachers, and transform classrooms with customized solutions that increase academic achievement.
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