LTC 364-2022 STEAM Plus Program 2021-22 Final Report364-2022
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO . LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
To:
From:
Date :
Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Mana~
September 2 , 2022 l,j' 1
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Subject: STEAM Plus Program 2021-22 Final Report
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to update the Mayor and City Commission on the status
of our STEAM Plus Program in Miami Beach public schools for the 2021-22 school year. The program ,
referred to as the STEAM Plus initiative, is intended to inspire students to engage and prepare in science,
technology, engineering , arts, and mathematics by working with our cultural anchors to infuse theatre,
visual arts, dance, and music into traditional curriculum offerings. Developing a relationship with the arts
helps learners to develop creative problem-solving skills, present difficult concepts visually and help
children with the development of motor skills , language skills, social skills, decision-making , risk-taking
and inventiveness.
The program, now in its fourth year, continues to expand and positively impact our Miami Beach youth.
The Bass continues to serve as the bridge between the public schools and the partnering cultural
institutions. Notable accomplishments of the program during the 2021-22 school year include the
following:
• 4,982 Students Participating ( 12% increase from prior year)
• 407 Unique Interactions through 178 Classrooms
• 11 Cultural Partnerships and 7 Miami Beach Public Schools
• 1,398 Instructional Hours
• 48 Teaching Artists
The STEAM Plus Program continues to support the Miami-Dade County Public School STEAM
designations resulting in five (5) Miami Beach schools earning gold status and two (2) earning silver
status . Survey data from youth participants reflects a high level of satisfaction with the program,
including feedback from students who agree or strongly agree with the following :
• 96% students enjoyed the project they did with their partnering organization
• 93% students enjoyed thinking creatively and being creative
• 97% student overall satisfaction with the STEAM program
Please find attached the 2021-22 STEAM Plus Final Report for additional information. This initiative
supports our strategic priority to be known for educational (PreK-12) excellence . If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me or Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning and Development
Officer.
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CONTENTS
> Fast Facts (2)
> Executive Summary (6)
> Evaluation (9)
> Students
> Families
> School Administration & Teachers
> Comments & Testimonials (12)
> Letters of Support (15)
> Participation Information by Schools (20)
> Biscayne Beach Elementary
> Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center
> Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
> Miami Beach Senior High
> Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary
> North Beach Elementary
> Treasure Island Elementary
> Detailed Information by Organization (24)
> The Bass Museum of Art
> Code/Art
> Miami Beach Senior High STEAM Club
(formerly Miami Beach Bots)
> Jewish Museum of Florida -FIU
> Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
> Miami Children's Museum
> Miami City Ballet
> Miami New Drama
> Moonlighters Fablab
> Wolfsonian -FIU
> Young Musicians Unite
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11 PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:
-The Bass Museum of Art
-Code/Art
-Miami Beach Senior High STEAM Club
-Jewish Museum of Florida -FIU
-Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
-Miami Children's Museum
-Miami City Ballet
-Miami New Drama
-Moonlighters Fablab
-Wolfsonian -FIU
-Young Musicians Unite
7 MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
-Biscayne Beach Elementary
-Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center
-Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
-Miami Beach Senior High
-Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary
-North Beach Elementary
-Treasure Island Elementary
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1,398
Instructional Hours
407
Unique Interactions
36
Partnerships Between
Organizations and Grade
Levels/Subjects
I
4,982
Students Reached
178
Classrooms Reached
48
Teaching Artists
Employed*
*Not including Miami Beach Senior
High STEAM Club mentors
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GOLD
-Biscayne Beach Elementary
-Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
-Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary
-North Beach Elementary
-Treasure Island Elementary
SILVER
-Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center
-Miami Beach Senior High
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From October 2021 through June 2022, the City of
Miami Beach Commission and Mayor Dan Gelber,
in partnership with the Miami-Dade County Public
Schools System (M-DCPS), approved funding for
the STEAM Plus program, which integrates arts
and culture into the core curriculum of local
public schools. Engaging with the arts from an
early age helps children with the development of
essential skills including motor, language, social,
decision-making, risk-taking and inventiveness.
For the fourth year, The Bass managed
partnerships between cultural anchors and Miami
Beach public schools, which alleviates pressure
on school administrators and provides essential
support to ensure schools can attain M-DCPS
STEAM designation. The partnership between
Miami's cultural institutions and public schools
aims to inspire future generations of inventors,
explorers, innovators, artists and leaders.
The 2021-2022 STEAM Plus program featured 11 organizations: The Bass, Code /Art, Jewish
Museum of Florida -FIU, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Miami Beach Sr. High STEAM Club,
Miami Children's Museum, Miami City Ballet, Miami New Drama, Moonlighters Fablab,
Wolfsonian -FIU and Young Musicians Unite. The organizations were paired with 7 Miami
Beach public schools: Biscayne Beach Elementary, Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center,
Miami Beach Senior High, Miami Beach Nautilus Middle, North Beach Elementary, Miami
Beach South Pointe Elementary and Treasure Island Elementary.
The longevity of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on schooling presented unique challenges
for the program. Schedule uncertainty relating to testing dates and a mix of students
attending in-school and at -home proved to be complicated. Educators noticed Zoom fatigue in
middle and high school students, as well as short attention spans in K-2nd graders who had
been at home for two years. Attendance was affected by schools or students with poor
internet connections. Finally, COVID-19 exposures and infections led to teacher turnover and
student absences.
Looking ahead to 2022-2023, as COVID-19 continues to evolve, a hybrid program will be
offered and participating schools will select between virtual o r in-person programming. The
Bass is proud to serve its community and manage the STEAM Plus program for a fifth
consecutive year with continued support from the City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade
County Public Schools.
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Served 4,982 students (76%
of the student population of
Miami Beach), an increase
of 12% from 2020-2021.
Served students K-12th grade
and reached ESE and ES0L
students in every school.
Facilitated 36 partnerships,
serving 178 classrooms and
1,398 hours of instruction,
an increase of 22% on
2020-2021.
Employed over 45 local
teaching artists and /or
performers.
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Continued to provide virtual
learning during C0VID-19
variant outbreaks with STEAM
Plus Kits provided for
teachers and students,
curated per cultural partner
containing all supplies
needed to participate.
Hosted multiple
Miami-Dade County
Professional Development
courses for teachers
focused on incorporating
the arts through STEAM,
teaching skills and
utilizing technology
in lessons .
A number of in-person
interactions safely resumed
for the first time since the
C0VID-19 outbreak in 2020.
Pre-packaged materials and
PPE were provided to
teachers and students.
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On-site field trips safely
resumed for the first time
since the COVID-19 outbreak
in 2020. A first-time on a bus
for some students! Students
visited cultural organizations
throughout Miami Beach.
Virtual field trips continued,
offering students confined to
homes and classrooms an
opportunity to escape from
the virtual classroom setting
into gardens, galleries and
concert halls.
Facilitated mentoring
partnership between Miami
Beach Senior High Robotics
Club students and Miami
Beach Nautilus Middle
School students.
Employed over 45 local
teaching artists and/or
performers.
The Bass, Code/Art, Miami City
Ballet, The Wolfsonian-FIU and
Young Musicians Unite
produced innovative virtual
culminating events which
provided opportunities for
students to showcase their
work and take pride in
their achievements.
Student achievements
included several students
being selected to display
their artwork at Miami Dade
College North and local
galleries and ten students
receiving placement in
Miami City Ballet's
after-school program.
STEAM Plus participating
students expressed a wish to
pursue careers in the
partnering cultural
institutions someday.
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% Response rate for students 12% 10% 14% 11%
# Surveys from students 588 457 415 252
% of students that agree or strongly agree (includes neutral) with the following survey prompts:
➔
They enjoyed the project(s) they did
with their partnering organization.
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Helped them understand topics we are
learning about in other subject areas .
The visiting teacher allowed them to think
creatively/be creative.
Partnerships allowed them to use their
i magination .
They enjoyed attending class on the days
the partner organization visited .
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They would like to continue to do more
lessons with our partner organization.
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They wished the partner organizations
would visit their class more.
STUDENT OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE
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• Indicates measure was not tracked and/or
conducted during the reporting period.
96% 97% 96% *
92% 95% * *
93% * * *
* 98% 95% *
* 96% 94% 92%
94% * * *
* 96% 93% *
97% 98% 94% *
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% Response rate for families 1% 1% 5% 3%
# Surveys from families 60 31 138 61
% of families that agree or strongly agree (includes neutral) with the following survey prompts:
➔
The STEAM Plus program activities have
positively influenced my child's
educational performance . ... --
My child liked participating in the STEAM
Plus program activities.
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Partnership programs, like S.T.E .A.M. Plus,
are a valuable asset to Miami Beach's
public schools. ,__
Through this partnership program, my child
was exposed to new materials and/or ways
of thinking about math and science.
My child was comfortable with the
instructor that was provided.
I would recommend this program for
other classes .
-
I would like to see my child's school continue
to participate in the STEAM Plus program.
FAMILY OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE
* Indicates measure was not tracked and/or
conducted during the reporting period.
100% 100% 91% 84%
100% 100% 95% 87%
100% * * *
100% * * *
* 100% 96% 85%
* 100% 96% 95%
100% 100% 96% 95%
100% 100% 100% 82%
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% Response rate for
Admin/Clasroom Teachers
# Surveys from
Admin/Clasroom Teachers
23%
45
19% 53% 48%
45 61 41
% of Admin /Classroom Teachers that agree or strongly agree (includes neutral) with the following survey prompts:
The STEAM+ program was an extension of my
classroom , assisting me and my students, to
better understand topics that were being 100% 100% 89% *
discussed in class .
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Overall, the guest organizations assisted me with
incorporating STEAM (Sc ience , Technology,
Engineering , Arts , and Math) into my curriculum .
100% 100% 87% *
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Overall , my students were comfortable with the
guest teacher(s). 100% 100% 87% 76%
,__ ---
Overall, the guest teachers were effective at
working with students at my site. 100% 100% 89% 76%
-
Overall , the curriculum and activities were
appropriate for the students at my site. 100% 100% 87% 80%
I would recommend these interactions for other
classes/schools. 100% 100% 89% 78%
I would like to see my school continue to
participate in the STEAM+ program in the future. 100% 100% 90% 90%
The STEAM+ program supported our school in
gaining a STEAM Designation for the 2019 -2020 100% 100% 87% * academic school year.
Overall, the program was well-organized. 98% 100% 90% * -
➔ ADM IN/CLASSROOM TEACHER'S
OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE 98% 100% 95% 82%
• Indicates measure was not tracked and/or conducted during the reporting period.
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What they included when teaching us was
informational in a way that broadened my
perspective of the world and what
happens in it.
I like it when we would have a hands on
experience learning something new. When
we learned about costume design and
what goes into it. The next class we
learned how to sew. Which i really found
really fun.
I liked how we all interacted with each
other and participated as a classroom. I
enjoyed the instructors and their lessons.
I liked the introduction of established
professionals in the industry being able to
come in and showcase their history and
origins, their work and their strategies.
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It was an exciting educational and interactive
experience. Loved being able to see the work
they did displayed at The Bass Museum.
My child was very proud of her project and
enjoyed the experience.Also, had a desire to
go to The Bass Museum to see her art.
It was very interesting.Innovative Allowed my
child to challenge herself. Thank you.
My child was super excited to show me the
stained glass he had made at school.
Ms. Jenny is still talked about in my home. Her
influence has been monumental and I hope
they are blessed enough to have the
opportunity to have her again next year.
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I love the program. Thank you to the City of
Miami Beach for making this possible. As
STEAM coordiantor, it makes my job so much
easier. It provides quality of partners with
fulfillment of the requirement of partnerships
for the STEAM program at MDCPS. Thank you!!!
We had a difficult schedule this year and our
STEAM partners helped make our Spring
performance a success. They also provided
funds to repair many of our instruments.
The students were able to understand
different components of Science first grade
standards such as push and pull through the
use of dance and science projects
To have the support and point of view from a
professional outside of the classroom
broadens the kind of experiences the children
are exposed to. It opens your mind to explore
different ways of learning that incorporate
other disciplines.
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SUPPORT
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Miami Beach Senior High School
2231 Prairie Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida . 33140
August 10, 2022
Dear Miami Beach Commission,
It is with great enthusiasm that I write this letter supporting the STEAM Plus program .
The partnerships offered through this program expose our students to real life application of topics they
are learning in class.
The artists that participate in the STEAM Plus program are extremely capable and create an easy way for
our teachers and students to connect to the community.
The projects are engaging and always correlate to MDCPS and Florida standards.
I consider the STEAM Plus program an excellent way to support the education of our students .
For these reasons I hope that the program will continue, and I am looking forward to working together in
this school year 2022-20223.
Please do nit hesitate to contact me if you need further information.
Sincerely,
Dr. Rosa Amelia Lemas
drlemas@dadeschools.net
(786)720-4517
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Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School
Fernando P. Diaz
Pamela Taylor
Assistant Principals
4301 N Michigan Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone (305) 532-3481 ♦ Fax (305) 532-8906
Internet https://www.mbnautilussharks.org/
"Committed to Educational Excellence"
Dear C it y of Miami Beach Commission,
Mary V. Murphy
Principal
I am Tannis Carpenter the Biology teacher at Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School. I am writing to express
my full support of the Bass Museum's Steam Plus Program . The program has successfully engaged the students
in an educational and unique learning experience, assisted the teacher in ensuring art created is an expansion
of the classroom, and involved the community to support the students with a Student Exhibition.
With the help of the STEAM Plus program this past year, the students at MBNMS created animations to
demonstrate their knowledge of human body systems working together to maintain homeostasis. The Bass
Museum provided supplies to each student to complete the task of making an animation . The personal bag
provided contained clay, pipe cleaners, glue, and many other fun materials to engage the students and
expand their imagination. The artist assigned to our classroom was amazing and immediately connected with
the students. She had a clear vision and lesson plans to integrate science and art into the classroom. The
students were provided with I-PADS to create their animations. They were so proud of their final projects and
the artist made sure every student accomplished their goal.
The Steam Plus program assisted the teacher by incorporating art into the classroom, efficiently and
effectively. The animations created were directly aligned to Florida State Science Standards and clearly
demonstrated the knowledge and understanding of the Science Benchmarks. The activity supported students'
proficiency of the topic .
The Steam Plus Program involved the community and parents with a Stu dent Exhibition Famil y Steam
Day. This was a lovely way for the students to show off al l of their hard work and provided the students with a
sense of pride.
Overall, MBNMS has had a wonderful experience with our partnership with the Bass Museum Steam Plus
program and we look forward to working with them again this coming year.
Thank you,
Tannis Carpenter
MBNMS Biology Teacher
Mission Statement
Our goal is to empower students to reach their maximum potential and mature into responsible, self-
sufficient, productive, and compassionate members of a global society.
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MiAMI
NEW
DRAMA
Michel ~ausmann
founder
artistic director
Nicholas Richberg
managing director
BOARD OJ: DIRl:CTORS
David Michael Scharlin
chair
Charles Million
vice chair
Alexander Galsky
treasurer
Yael Muller
secretary
Rudy Aragon
Steven Bandel
!:van J:ancher
Gary !=armer
Lawrence Gragg
Maureen Gragg
Michel ~ausmann
~elene Lindenfeld
Janet Melk
1:duardo Muller
l:nrique Norten
Brandi Reddick
city of miami beach
cultural affairs
Amy Scharlin
David Schrader
June 15, 2022
Dear City of Miami Beach Commission,
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.67 4.1040
miaminewdrama.org
Miami New Drama has participated for the past two years in the STEAM
Plus program. It's been a wonderful experience and opportunity for the high
school students at Miami Beach Senior High. 60 students virtually in Spring
2021 and 75 with a hybrid experience in Spring 2022!
This program has helped us expand our educational reach and generate
interest in technical theater as a career path. To close out the 2022
program, we were able to bring 40 students to the Colony Theatre to give a
behind-the-scenes look at The Cuban Vote, a world premiere play by Miami
native Carmen Pelaez . The design team for the production presented live
demos and answered questions while Miami New Drama staff pointed out
the historic architecture . The oohs and awws from the students as a wall
flew out and revealed a large video LED wall was thrilling. Then , delving
into how artistically this all was envisioned by the playwright, designers, and
director to be brought to life with technology and skilled technicians. Each
student asked interesting questions and helped guide the 60 minute
experience in a way that was incredibly beneficial. Programs like these
rarely exist in schools locally or nationally.
Providing not only training , but access to people working professionally in
the theatrical design field is a signature aspect of the program Miami New
Drama offers through the STEAM Plus program. It 's not often until college
that students would get this opportunity and for that, we are thankful to the
City of Miami Beach Commission for continuing to provide funding support
for this vital and valuable program.
Sincerely ,
4--
Jessica Kaschube
General Manager
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Superi ntendent o f Sch ools
Or Jose L Ootres
Pri n cipa l
Jorge Ma zon
Ass i s ta n t P r/11 cipa /
Lisa R Go11sk y
City of Miami Bea ch Comm ission ,
Mia m i -D ade County Schoo/ B oard
Perla Tabares Han/man. C/Ja,r
Or Steve Gallon Ill . Vice Clla,r
Luc,a Ba ez-Ge ller
Or Dorothy Bendross -M,ndmga ll
Ch os/1 Fraga
Or Lubby Navarro
Or MaI1a Perez
Mar, Tere ROfaS
Lwsa Santos
June 3, 2022
The STEAM + Program has been partnered w ith Miami Beach South Po i nte Elementary School (MBSPE)
for four years now and just gets better every year! Koren Illa is extremely helpful in communicating
between the teachers and the partnership organizations . Not only does she help schedule our
interactions, but she follows up with us to make sure everything went well, and the paperwork is
completed correctly . All of this is an invaluab le asset to STEAM liaisons at the school site .
W ith these partnerships, our students are getting high quality education and making positive commun ity
connections . Our first graders worked with The Miami City Ballet to conduct dances related to math and
science . Many of these st udents have never been exposed to dance instruct ion and all students enjoyed
the experience . Our second graders worked with The M iam i Beach Botanical Garden to learn about
botany and adaptations . Many of these students went to the garden for the first time through a free
field trip through STEAM+. This inspired many of our students to take an interest in the school garden
here at MBSPE . Our third graders worked with The Bass Museum to learn about art in addition to math
and sc ience . The students loved the i r free field trip to the museum and many of them made connection
to what they saw there to art class in school. Our fourth graders worked with The Jewish Museum to
learn about and create stained glass . These students still come to school and tell their teachers about
new stained glass they saw over the weeke nd or in movies !
The STEAM + program brings an element to Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary School that i s unique
and i rreplaceable. All students at our school benefit in some way from the partnerships and the
insp iration the program brough to the teachers, students, and families . Thank you for supporting our
school by maintaining the STEAM+ Program!
Sincerely,
G1Illll,f1)?_
Ca ro lyn Greene
4'" Grade Teacher ,
STEAM Lia ison, & Parent
Miami Beach South Po inte Elementary School• 1050 Fourlh Street• Miam i Be ach . FL 33139 • Jorge Mazon, Prmc,pal
305-531-5437 • 305-532-6096 (FAX)• southpomte.dadeschoo/s .net
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BISCAYNE BEACH ELEMENTARY
Gold I Past STEAM Designations: 2020 -2021 Gold,
2019 -2020 Gold. 2018 -2019 Silver, 2017-2018 Bronze
353
Students
Partners:
125
Instructional
Hours
-The Bass Museum of Art (K)
-Miami City Ballet (1st)
16
Classrooms
-Miami Beach Botanical Gardens (2nd)
-Wolfsonian Museum-FILI (3rd)
MIAMI BEACH FIENBERG FISHER K-8 CENTER
$ j Iver I Past STEAM Designations: 2020-2021 Gold, 2019-2020 Silver
532
Students
Partners:
249
Instructional
Hours
-The Bass Museum of Art (2nd)
21
Classrooms
-Jewish Museum of Florida-FILI (6th, 7th)
-Miami City Ballet (K)
-Miami Children's Museum (4th)
-Moonlighter Fablab (5th)
-Young Musicians Unite (5th-7th)
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MIAMI BEACH NAUTILUS MIDDLE
Gold I Past STEAM Designations: 2020 -2021 Silver, 2019 -2020 Gold,
2018 -2019 Silver
1,141
Students
Partners:
127
Instructional
Hours
14
Classrooms
-The Bass Museum of Art (6th-8th Biology)
-MBSHS STEAM Club (6th)
-Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU (6th)
-Young Musicians Unite (6th-8th Music)
MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH
S 11 V€ f ' Past STEAM Designations: 2020 -2021 Gold,
2019 2020 Silver
1,321
Students
Partners:
495
Instructional
Hours
46
Classrooms
-The Bass Museum of Art (9th-12th Biology and Art)
-Code/ Art (9th-12th CTE)
-Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU (10th-12th)
-Miami New Drama (9th-12th Drama)
-Young Musicians Unite (9th-12th)
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MIAMI BEACH SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY
I I Past STEAM Designations: 2020 -2021 Gold, 2019 -2020 Gold
308
Students
Partners:
126
Instructional
Hours
-The Bass Museum of Art (3rd)
16
Classrooms
-Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU (4th)
-Miami Beach Botanical Gardens (2nd)
-Miami City Ballet (1st)
NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY
Gold I Past STEAM Designations: 2020 -2021 Gold , 2019 -2020 Gold
1,077
Students
Partners:
199
Instructional
Hours
50
Classrooms
-The Bass Museum of Art (5th+ Cultural Arts Day 2-4th)
-Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU (3rd)
-Miami City Ballet (K, 1st)
-Young Musicians Unite (5th) Page 22 I Table of Contents
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TREASURE ISLAND ELEMENTARY
Gold I Past STEAM Designations: 2020-2021 Gold , 2019-2020 Gold
2018-2019 Silver STEM Designation
250
Students
Partners:
77
Instructional
Hours
16
Classrooms
-The Bass Museum of Art (2nd, 3rd)
-Miami City Ballet (K)
-Wolfsonian-FIU (5th)
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THE BASS
MUSEUM OF ART
The Bass takes STEAM as an educational
approach to learning that uses Science,
Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and
Mathematics as access points for
guiding student inquiry, dialogue, critical
thinking, and creativity. Through this
program, students engaged with
exhibitions at The Bass and expanded on
what was being taught in the classroom.
As a result, students created
stop-motion animations illustrating how
energy is transferred, created nature
mobiles, and created circuit art with LED
light features .
Students were guided to take thoughtful
risks, engage in experiential learning,
persist in problem-solving, embrace
collaboration, and work through the
creative process. Students also
participated in a STEAM Lab at The
Bass/virtually, exploring topics like
environmental change, and the effects
humans have on earth during specialized
learning days like Cultural Arts Day and
Career Day.
All work that was created through the
STEAM Plus program was featured at
the Bass Museum of Art during our free
STEAM Family Celebration days in
February and May.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 1,919
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 76
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 472
-Grades Served: Kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th,
7th,8th,9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Partnered Schools (7)
-Biscayne Beach Elementary
-Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8
-Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
-Miami Beach Senior High
-Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary
-North Beach Elementary
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CODE/ART
Code/Art Instructors guided
Miami Beach Senior High
students through a "Code Your
Self-Portrait" lesson using
JavaScript and Processing.js.
Portraits were coded to
incorporate the theme, titled
"My Super Self", which
encouraged students to reflect
and incorporate what makes
them unique into their
self-portrait. Once their portrait
was completed, students were
able to animate their portraits
using variables, loops, inputs
and conditional statements.
Each interaction was hosted
via Zoom and lasted about an
hour. At the conclusion of the
partnership students exhibited
their art at The Bass Museum
of Art, as well as the
school cafeteria.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 106
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 2
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 35
-Grades Served: 9-12 GTE/Robotics
Partnered Schools (1)
-Miami Beach Senior High School
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MIAMI BEACH
SENIOR HIGH
STEAM CLUB
(Helping Hands/
Miami Beach Bots)
Miami Beach Sr. High STEAM Club
members mentored groups at
Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
School. During their partnership
students interacted with six
speakers that work in STEAM
driven careers . Interactions took
place twice a week from January
through February of 2022 .
Speakers included individuals
from the engineering team at
NASA, Miami's first Bitcoin Center
(Timelock), application designers
and event engineers that have
worked with Cirque De Soleil and
the Olympics. This partnership
encouraged middle school
students to enroll in STEAM
curriculum and consider a STEAM
career path as they progress in
their schooling.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 67
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 2
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 22
-Grades Served: 6th
Partnered Schools (1)
-Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
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JEWISH MUSEUM OF
SOUTH FLORIDA-FIU
As part of the STEAM+ program, the Jewish
Museum of Florida-FILI created grade
appropriate lesson plans incorporating
STEAM and curricular standards around the
Museum's Art Deco building and 80 historic
stained-glass windows. Broken down into
four sessions, the partnership included an
interactive presentation around the history
of the Museum -housed in two
interconnected historic buildings that once
served as Congregation Beth Jacob -and its
stained-glass, a virtual field trip to the
Museum , a hands-on visual arts activity, and
a student showcase.
Students engaged with topics including the
architecture of the building , geometry,
symmetry, patterns, and design in stained
glass, as well as the science and technology
used to create this historic art form. During
the second part of the partnership, students
attended an in-person field trip, where they
learned about the history of the Museum's
building , its unique architectural style
marrying elements found in Art Deco and
Jewish symbolism, as well as the imagery
and narratives embedded within its historic
stained-glass windows. During the final
interactions, students created projects
around stained glass and storytelling using
different grade-appropriate techniques
including mosaic-stained glass tiles,
cellophane and tissue paper collages. The
program concluded with a showcase of
student works, where students had the
opportunity to share feedback and critique
one another's work.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 406
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 18
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 72
-Grades Served: 3th, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th,
10th, 11th, 12th
Partnered Schools (5)
-Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8
-Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
-Miami Beach Senior High
-Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary
-North Beach Elementary
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MIAMI BEACH
BOTANICAL
GARDENS
The Miam i Beach Botanical Garden 's STEAM
curriculum provided students with a
hands-on introduction to the glorious world
of plants and wildlife. The 2nd graders
learned components of soil and the living
communities within them, how to create a
good soil to grow flowers and vegetables ,
basic needs of plants and compared them to
their own, importance of pollinators and
natural habitats. Students got to make their
own soil and plant seeds to take home and
grow themselves. They planted herbs and
wildflowers into a class garden bed at
school. Lastly, they got to explore different
areas of the Mi ami Beach Botanical Garden
including the native garden , Japanese
garden , and the compost hub . They got to
see the connection between plants , people
and wildlife and what we are doing to
help benefit all.
Many students had never gardened or have
had the opportunity to visit a botanical
garden. These activities opened students to
new perspectives of their world by exposing
them to nature and a deeper understanding
of the natural world. Getting young children
exposed to these topics can help them learn
their i nterests and influence future
generations to become the next decision
makers .
DATA
-Total Students Served: 174
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 8
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 66
-Grades Served: 2nd
Partnered Schools (2)
-Biscayne Beach Elementary
-Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary
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MIAMI
CHILDREN'S
MUSEUM
The Miami Children's Museum
brought their theater troupe to
Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center to
perform Building Noise. The
performance follows an ordinary
workday of three construction
workers who don't build walls or
towers but instead build noise.
Through body percussion,
everyday objects and boom
whackers, the builders build
rhythm and songs to get through
their day. This interactive piece
concludes with the students
building one giant soundscape.
To keep in line with the building
theme, the set is created out of
Imagination Playground. The
construction workers worked
with students to facilitate a
gigantic building experience.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 88
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 4
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 4
-Grades Served: 4th
Partnered Schools (1)
-Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8
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MIAMI CITY BALLET
This year, Miami City Ballet's Explore Dance
program was inspired by classical ballets,
Swan Lake, Jewels and the Nutcracker which
were performed by Miam i City Ballet's
professional dance company during the
2021-2022 season. Through creative
movement, Miami City Ballet Community
Engagement dance teaching artists used the
works as a point of entry to enhance
academic content through dance. The
residency helped build culture, support
social-emotional competencies, affirm arts
learning through interdisciplinary practice.
STEAM subjects specifically in Science,
Math, and Dance are the content alignment
for our dance residency programs.
Partnered teachers and teaching artists
combined content with dance to create
lessons that engage kinesthetic retention of
key concepts and developed the opportunity
to learn through movement in space
individually and as a classroom team. Arts
integration resulted in refinement of critical
thinking skills, historical and global
connections, and capacities for imaginative
thinking and innovation. Both story ballets
hold rich content and make natural
connections not only in their literacy but in
nature, geographical location , music, and
culture.
Through dance and movement, students
were able to explore state standards with an
end goal of creating a dance or creative
reflection providing evidence of their
successful learning.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 598
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 25
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 250
-Grades Served: Kindergarten, 1st
Partnered Schools (5)
-Biscayne Beach Elementary
-Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center
-Miami North Beach Elementary
-Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary
-Treasure Island Elementary
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MIAMI NEW DRAMA
Miami New Drama offered the
MasterMiND Youth: Technical Theater
& Design Intensive for Miami Beach
Sr. High students. Interactions were
led by professional theater
technicians and educators to cover
topics such as light board
programming, computer-simulated
3-0 visualization, computer-aided
drafting for costumes, lighting , and
sets, projection mapping and media
servers, and sound design and
engineering. Students participated in
a "tech fair" and a field trip to the
Colony Theatre where students were
able to see how all of these pieces
work into a real-life theater and event
setting. Students learned how
technology assists the artistic design
process as well as see direct
real-world applications for learning
science, technology, and
mathematics within a creative and
inspiring environment.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 75
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 2
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 40
-Grades Served: 9th-12th
Partnered Schools (1)
-Miami Beach Senior High
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MOONLIGHTERS
FABLAB
Students were introduced to the Design
Thinking Process. This process has a
5-step approach to solving problems. It
encourages the designer to think of the
person that they 're creating the product
for -and consider many factors as they
determine how to create the object. The 5
steps are: empathize with your client,
define the problem, sketch out many
ideations, prototype the best solution, and
test to see if it actually solved the problem.
Students design a series of projects for
their fictitious clients using the design
thinking method during our 8 weekly
program interactions. They designed a
series of wearables such as sportswear
outfits, wearable communication devices,
and protective gear for their clients. Each
of these designs had to have an element
that was inspired by their client and an
electronic component. Students learned
about the basics of circuitry. We
introduced the students to two types of
circuits: series and parallel series. They
had to incorporate one of these types into
each of their designs. Students were
excited to do various examples of circuits
which allowed them to understand and
explore different ways that electricity
works and flows. Additionally, the students
were able to take home their projects and
share with their families what they had
learned and created in the program. We
noticed that the students were thrilled
about taking home their creations.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 85
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 3
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 40
-Grades Served: 5th
Partnered Schools (1)
-Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center
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WOLFSONIAN
FIU
Each student received a STEAM
zine-making supply kit, shipped to the
school for distribution. All STEAM Zine
work was conducted during the classroom
sessions, although students were asked to
make topic-related observations as they
go about their day-to-day life. STEAM Zine
students first identified and researched a
topic related to environmental
responsibility. They then designed and
created a zine that presented the
students' research and solutions.
Students were introduced to zine-making
techniques and the innovative discipline
of "illustrated research" (scientific
communication that combines images and
design with research findings in a visually
engaging and accessible form).
Through STEAM Zine students learned
how to find and interpret scientific
research (about greenhouse gas
emissions, for example, looking at current
emissions data and the impacts of mass
transportation), how to apply that
research to their own lived experiences,
how to express research findings in
relatable stories, and how to storyboard,
design, and create a zine using found and
original artwork that aligns with the
climate-related story they're telling.
Students gained an understanding of how
scientific research connects to their lives,
and gain the capacity to address urgent
matters as problem-solvers.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 171
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 8
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 37
-Grades Served: 3rd, 5th
Partnered Schools (2)
-Biscayne Beach Elementary
-Treasure Island Elementary
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YOUNG MUSICIANS
UNITE
The Young Musicians Unite (YMU) program
consisted of four different approaches to music
(Modern Band, Beginning Band, Strings, Guitar)
depending on grade level, schedule, and
number of students and a curriculum that
ranged from virtual masterclasses inspired by
The Beatles to direct activities with students in
the classroom. With Modern Band students had
a closer approach to music through courses
that provided basic skills for the learning of
guitar, bass, keyboard and drums. In Beginning
Band students learned to read music, ran
through technical exercises, and experienced
working as a unit in preparation for end of
semester performances. And in the Strings and
Guitar program students developed technical
and personal skills (i.e., patience, discipline,
persistence) needed to set up for a good
practice session .
The YMU curriculum contributed to the music
program in different schools through exercises
organized by week. The curriculum includes
repertoire, music literacy, and technique
exercises and has become a great tool in
measuring the program's success through
bi-weekly observation and live presentations in
Winter and Spring shows.
Young Musicians Unite STEAM+ program
helped provide students the technology that
allowed for interactive and proactive learning.
Our collaboration promoted the well being of
the student community by providing students
with activities, masterclass and technology
based interactions designed to guarantee
access to music education where it otherwise
would not exist. Additionally, the program
helped to bring back in-person activities in
schools where families were able to share
student concerts and live presentations in both
open and closed spaces.
DATA
-Total Students Served: 1,293
-Total Number of Classrooms Served: 30
-Total Number of Instructional Hours: 360
-Grades Served: 5th -12th
Partnered Schools (4)
-Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8
-Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
-Miami Beach Senior High
-North Beach Elementary
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