STEAM is an integrated approach to learning which requires an intentional connection between standards, assessments and lesson design/implementation.

True STEAM experiences involve two or more standards from Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and the Arts to be taught AND assessed in and through each other.

Inquiry, collaboration, and an emphasis on process-based learning are at the heart of the STEAM approach.

Utilizing and leveraging the integrity of the arts themselves is essential to an authentic STEAM initiative.

The mathematics design principle of an effective STEAM program that builds mathematics understanding is just that.