Rachel Schultz and Katherine Wirthlin

Schultz and Wirthlin’s innovative teaching idea, “ACCESS,” is focused on building an inclusive arts program that is working toward developing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills in creative and explorative environments. The ACCESS (Arts and the Common Core for Elementary School Students) project will give students access to NAO robots, Tap-its, STEM curriculum, and several music generating devices, in a way that meets every students' diverse learning needs and allows them to access the curriculum through the use of Universal Design. By combining the arts, science, technology and math, students will be exposed to experiencing and learning subjects they don't 'like' through the ones they feel they can better grasp.