STEAM LEARNING FOR SPECIALLY ABLED CHILDREN

Abstract

There has been much talk about the STEAM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Mathematics) pedagogy in promoting and inculcating the 21st century skills. STEAM pedagogy promises joyful and collaborative leaning. STEAM through project based learning fosters teamwork, problem-solving skills, and creativity. It gives children an opportunity to participate in real world problems. It is essential to expose students with special needs to STEAM education to build their career pathways. This chapter discusses how students with special needs can be involved in STEAM learning with help of some case studies. The case studies are related to astronomy in which the special need students were involved in actual research project which involved data collection and collaborative learning.