Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Grade Level: Elementary School (K-5)

Resources for STEAM

This webpage provides information, examples, and tools that help educators incorporate arts, design, and the humanities into STEM-based activities. The site is organized into the following topics: the benefits of STEAM; project-based learning and STEAM; STEAM programs, activities, and project ideas; and examples from schools that work.

STEM to STEAM: Resources Toolkit

Edutopia has curated three collections related to STEAM: STEM, STEAM, and Maker Education. These collections contain resources on integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and on infusing the arts to transform STEM into STEAM. These collections will help teachers plan different approaches to integrated studies involving STEAM.

Edutopia – Curriculum Planning

The Edutopia website’s page for curriculum planning provides various resources to help educators create year-long instructional plans. Two key resources include the guide for curriculum planning and the series of videos that illustrate different case studies of curriculum planning examples from around the country.

Common Core Curricular Modules

In order to assist schools and districts with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has provided model curriculum modules and units in Pre-K-12 English language arts (ELA) and math that can be adopted or adapted for local purposes. Full years of curricular materials are currently available on EngageNY for […]

Teaching is the Core Assessment Literacy Series

The EngageNY “Teaching is the Core Assessment Literacy” webinar provides useful guidance for both teachers and districts regarding designing, interpreting, and using assessments to inform instruction and support learning. The video series is broken into 5 webinars led by international classroom expert, Dr. Sue Brookhart – The Assessment Review Process, Performance Assessment, Test Construction, Action […]

Eurekus: STEAM Powered Discovery

As a US2020 STEM Mentoring Awards Finalist in 2015, Eurekus provides resources to support STEM learning through the Arts & Making. The organization offers school programs, educator workshops, and maker events. In particular, the website also provides dozens of STEAM lessons and curriculum ideas.