School leaders often look to STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education as a guide to providing courses of study that prepare students for success in 21st-century careers. Providing such experiences in the elementary classroom can reinforce STEM learning at an early age and stimulate practical inquiries for a lifetime of future engagement. Such access for young children demands that such resources cut across a diverse school population where multiple cultures, different learning styles, exceptional abilities, and other challenges can await.
So how does one prioritize a curriculum that provides young students the best opportunities for STEM engagement? Primarily, this is done through the actuation presented for the different learning styles exhibited by most students. Accessing these learning styles - visual, aural, and kinesthetic – provides the student with the best prospect for practical engagement and retention. In practical application the best STEM teaching and learning does not come showing, it comes from DOING.
While on the surface, arts education may not appear STEM-related, some music tools such as the pBuzz early education music tool, introduce many opportunities and concepts for STEM engagements through personal discovery in all learning styles for these elementary learners. Consider these aspects:
If you play an instrument or have a relative who does, you will know that musicians practice scales. They do this because scales are patterns that occur often in music and by practicing them, a musician can recognize them more quickly next time. At its most basic level, music is simply a set of patterns. It’s the predictable and repetitive nature of music that helps our students with the study of science and math and provides the basis for technology and engineering concepts.
Incorporating pBuzz into the elementary school program provides the first introduction to understanding these concepts in ways that impact a diverse school population where multiple cultures, learning styles, and exceptional abilities can thrive and grow.
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