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Summit elementary STEAM marks five years as students, teacher highlight hands‑on learning
Summary
Kristen Schumann and Jefferson Elementary students presented a five‑year update on the district K–5 STEAM program, describing dedicated labs, cross‑grade alignment, robotics and coding units, and teacher reports of higher engagement and improved middle‑school science readiness.
Kristen Schumann, the Summit Public School District STEAM coordinator at Jefferson Elementary School, presented a five‑year update on the district’s K–5 STEAM program, describing dedicated STEAM labs in every elementary school and a curriculum built around robotics, coding, science units and year‑end design challenges.
Schumann told the board the program uses an engineering design process — ask, imagine, plan, create, test and improve — to teach students hands‑on problem solving and 21st‑century skills such as creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. She cited classroom…
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