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Educational Leadership

Organizational change

2020

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Steam Integration At Aro Academy, Lee-Ron Shulman-Kaye Aug 2020

Steam Integration At Aro Academy, Lee-Ron Shulman-Kaye

The Dissertation-in-Practice at Western University

This organizational improvement plan centres around a problem of practice at a faith-based independent elementary school in Ontario. Faced with several organizational challenges including declining enrolment and pressure by stakeholders to ensure curriculum delivery remains relevant for 21st Century learners, there is a goal of embedding Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) integrated learning in a meaningful way. The school has made physical space and has the technology available to support instructional change including a dedicated Marker Space and Robotics Room. A robotics specialist and an administrator supervising innovation have been hired to support teachers but integration in …