This is a post to support the keynote address Teaching STEAM as Agape: Embracing STEAM Education as an Act of Unconditional Love for Our Students and Our World at the Full STEAM Ahead Educator Symposium at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, LA. The website for the event can be found here.

Amidon, J., (February, 2025). Teaching STEAM as Agape: Embracing STEAM Education as an Act of Unconditional Love for Our Students and Our World. Keynote at the Full STEAM Ahead Educator Symposium. Centenary College of Louisiana. Shreveport, LA.

Here is a link to the slides for the talk.

Links to resources mentioned in the talk

Knowles Teacher Initiative – Fellowship for early-career teachers and free and low-cost professional development.

CCSS-M – Standards of Mathematical Practice (sample problems from ‘Good’ Sources).

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