When you were 5, what did you want to be when you grew up?
STEAM Architects, Lacy Szuwalski and Zoë Randall, asked participants at the Regional Work-Based Learning Summit to channel their five-year-old self as they briefed attendees on the STEAM curriculum pilot. Participants learned about the STEAM curriculum kindergarteners and first graders are engaging with in SDUSD.
The Regional WBL Summit brought educators from all backgrounds together to think about preparing students for their life after school. Szuwalski and Randall presented the work they’re doing to create career awareness in kindergarten.
Through the STEAM curriculum, students are engaging with professionals such as meteorologists, zookeepers, and health nutritionists. Jodi Kodesh, voted San Diego’s Best Meteorologist by the Union Tribune, engages with kindergarteners through a platform called Flipgrid. Kindergarteners send their questions about weather and weather forecasting and a week later they have a response from a professional meteorologist.
Opportunities to connect with professionals outside of the school environment opens students’ minds to possibilities for their future. The world of work for our future kindergartners is unknown. What is known is that they will have a multitude of ideas for what they can do and that they are being inspired to dream big!
Through the STEAM curriculum, students are engaging with professionals such as meteorologists, zookeepers, and health nutritionists. Jodi Kodesh, voted San Diego’s Best Meteorologist by the Union Tribune, engages with kindergarteners through a platform called Flipgrid. Kindergarteners send their questions about weather and weather forecasting and a week later they have a response from a professional meteorologist.
Opportunities to connect with professionals outside of the school environment opens students’ minds to possibilities for their future. The world of work for our future kindergartners is unknown. What is known is that they will have a multitude of ideas for what they can do and that they are being inspired to dream big!
