IAP 2026
CMS.S62/S98 – Education by Design: Building for Impact
Instructors: Claudia Urrea, Emily Glass, and Joe Diaz
Units: 4-0-2
Day/time: TR, 1-3pm; January 6-29
Room: 56-169
This course explores the creation of new learning experiences through the lens of the STEAM Learning Architecture, a framework developed by the MIT pK-12 team to guide approaches to teaching and learning for educational innovation. The framework prioritizes student-centered, hands-on learning, rooted in the Constructionist theory that the most powerful learning occurs through discovery, exploration, and creation. Guest speakers will provide context for final projects that produce innovative learning experiences for learners in early childhood through high school. Sample Syllabus.
Read an MIT Open Learning article about the STEAM learning architecture.