Lakota is moving full STEAM ahead to prepare its students for
the future. A growing number of school districts nationwide are
discovering that students not only need STEM..science,
technology, engineering and math, but an added element...art.
Lakota has also added medical, forming the STEAM squared
acronym. At Liberty Junior School teacher Doug Noxsel instructed
seventh graders in his design class to build the tallest
structure they could with certain specifications. You’ve
probably heard of STEM curriculum: Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math. But have you heard of STEAM2? The Lakota
School District has taken STEM one step further to prepare
students for projected job openings by adding Applied Arts and
Medical. Ann Thompson reports about this enhanced approach in
Focus on Technology.