Liberatory steam education creates safe spaces for educators to thrive

We bring Liberatory STEAM Education from the margins to the mainstream.

Upcoming courses

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Turn On Your Senses

June 7th, 2026

Picture Science: Learning to see through nature journaling

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Beyond Belonging: Cultivate Thriving Spaces in STEAM

January 07 and January 14 2026

Provide the foundations for Liberatory Education by learning to center STEAM identity and culturally responsive teaching.

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About STEAM Learning Institute

The STEAM Learning Institute is a collaborative research initiative dedicated to fostering equitable STEAM Education.

We help educators create safe spaces in STEAM classrooms where everyone feels they belong through culturally relevant pedagogy, joy, liberatory design and creativity.

Our innovative programs provide STEAM educators with the community and skills they need to foster engaging, joyful, rigorous learning environments grounded in liberatory, anti-racist curriculum and pedagogy.

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How Makerspace Can Foster Community, Inclusion & Belonging In 21st Century’s Classroom

March 3, 2026

Designing a space where all students feel they belong has the potential to restore hope in building communities that foster relationships between all people by learning to have conversations across differences.

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Reimagining an Embodied STEAM Education as a Thriving Space for Learning that Fosters Relationships

March 3, 2026

This article appeared on the STEM News Technical Journal on 10/31/2025, Volume 3, Issue 2

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Fostering Community, Inclusion & Belonging in STEAM Classroom

March 4, 2026

We need to design STEAM culture for inclusion and social change because when diverse people come together in an interdisciplinary way, it makes our world much more creative, regenerative, and brighter.

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This free guide is for K-12 educators, K-12 administrators, and educational communities seeking recommendations for creating inclusive, equitable, and accessible STEAM spaces from the ground up. The guide is the winner of the 2025 Innovative Challenge by the Acosta Institute.

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"I love these workshops and so cherish the time we get to spend together. Thank you for providing this space for us to connect in a time where connection is so important. Sami is always impressive and helps me believe in myself as a scientific sketch artist. Imene is always pushing us to think outside the box with how science concepts permeate everything we observe and wonder about."

Dana
Science Educator

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