The International Society for Technology in Education recently completed a Seal of Alignment for Proficiency review of Autodesk’s Digital STEAM Workshop. ISTE “determined that this curriculum clearly supports implementation of the ISTE NETS for Students (NETS•S 2007) in a carefully reviewed and documented manner and prepares students at the proficiency level for the following NETS•S indicators:”
Meets:
Creativity and Innovation – 1a, 1b, 1c; Communication and Collaboration – 2b; Research and Information Fluency – 3d; Technology Operations and Concepts – 6a.
Support Significant Growth for:
Communication and Collaboration – 2a, 2d; Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making – 4b, 4c, 4d; Technology Operations and Concepts – 6d.
Specific indicators and descriptions can be found in the PDF standards document.
NETS•S (National Education Technology Standards for Students) resource specifications state Autodesk’s Digital STEAM provides; 1.) Formative assessments embedded into the projects, 2.) Sequenced curriculum, 3.) Guide embedded in the materials, 4.) Both facilitated and self-paced projects, 5.) Delivery methods including face to face, online, and hybrid.
The Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop brings a new approach to teaching design, sustainability, and creative problem-solving using Autodesk software. The Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop engages students in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) through projects developed by industry experts and teachers. Through interactive learning games, real-time 3D project viewers, and design-thinking videos, this project-based learning workshop engages students while teaching and reinforcing the learning of core subjects using technology. Each project is accompanied by comprehensive teacher resources, including lesson plans, project briefs, a pretest and posttest, design criteria worksheets, rubrics, and assessment resources. Each project includes a completed example project with software data files and step-by-step technical videos. Teachers do not have to be experts in Autodesk software to bring Digital STEAM into their classrooms.
Author: Jeff Mazzone
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