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With increased awareness on the immediacy of providing students with STEAM opportunities that prepare them for a bright future, Cherokee County School District was committed to ensuring educators could instill a new and effective STEAM culture in their classrooms. In 2019, Cherokee County School District launched a 3-year partnership with 扒哥黑料 to transform the STEAM culture in its elementary and middle schools. Through this innovative partnership, a professional learning program was implemented to build capacity in high-quality STEAM instruction and help teacher-leaders across the district bring engaging, personalized, and inquiry-based learning to classrooms. Together, 扒哥黑料 and Cherokee addressed the district鈥檚 strategic goals to:

Provide students with opportunities to become STEAM literate and competitive in the future workforce;
Transform a culture of teaching and learning that integrates critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity to develop a student-centered learning environment;
Ignite a clear and uniform STEAM definition for the district;
Integrate digital content into a cohesive K-12 curriculum, with consistent and effective professional learning that supports a sustainable culture shift; and
Foster community, business, and key stakeholder engagement.

The partnership also gave K-8 teachers access to 扒哥黑料 Experience, our PreK-12 learning platform, and Mystery Science to help them implement the culture shift in STEAM instruction and support cross-curricular learning. These solutions offer ways to engage students with real-world learning and give teachers peace of mind in planning their day.

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Looking Ahead

Today the partnership successfully delivers a quality, engaging STEAM education to K-8 students that builds leadership capacity, improves instructional practice, and increases student engagement. Through 扒哥黑料鈥檚 digital resources and professional learning support, educators across the district see the impact of investing in a STEAM culture that prepares their students for success.