The Agnes Pflumm novels and the lesson plans are invitations to experience the teaching and learning of science as an empowering "storymaking" experiences, paced with opportunities to engage in both critical and creative thinking.  In these novels, you'll see students progressing through Dr. Koester's STEAM learning progression - Ask, Find, Interpret, Create. Communicate, EMPOWER -- as they experience meaningfully engaging, joyful, and agentic learning experiences (that also align with the national science teaching standards.)  

Drawing is an incredibly powerful STE[A]M tool for making learning visible:  Catalyzing Creative Teaching and Learning in the Science Classroom through Arts Integration: The Power of Drawing to Learn.

To learn more about research confirming that teaching STEM through drawing and the creative Arts can achieve dramatic turnarounds, even for struggling students, read Dr. Koester's Science Teachers Who Draw: The Red Is Always There.  You can also join this growing community of teacher learners at https://www.facebook.com/scienceteacherswhodraw .

.​To learn how STE[A]M teaching serves as a way to draw energy into a quest to develop hurricane resilience, follow the ongoing Kids Teaching Flood Resilience outreach initiative.

To read about specific field-tested science-centered STEAM lessons, including Dr. Koester's chapter, "Getting to 'KNOW'  STEAM" in the text, Cases on STEAM Education in Practice, IGI Global.