STEAM education can be described in two ways. One model emphasizes the arts and is not as concerned about the accuracy of the STEM fields. In the second model, STEM content is the prevailing force with a focus on accuracy, and the arts are used in limited and secondary resources for the teaching of the content. However, in order to promote…

The addition of the arts to STEM education, now known as STEAM, adds a new dimension to problem-solving within those fields, offering students tools such as imagination and resourcefulness to incorporate into their designs. However, the shift from STEM to STEAM has changed what it means for students to learn within and across these disciplines.…

What are the ingredients of successful educational leadership? One possible answer is the WICS model. According to this paradigm, to be a highly effective leader, an individual must possess three key attributes: Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity--working in harmony or Synthesized. (Sternberg 2003; Sternberg and Vroom 2002). The skills…

The first part of the article describes the theoretical background of a library planning model based on the concept of right brain/left brain activities. The second describes the implementation of a short term planning model based on this theory. (CLB)