The sound of taps playing in the distance, seven guns firing in unison, the sight of tomb stones arranged in perfect lines with tiny American flags flapping in the wind are reminders of sacrifices made every day. These are the sounds and images that prevail the last Monday in May. Remembering friends and…

In 2010, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference featured an unorthodox keynote selection. The closing keynote presenter was selected by casting a ballet via web. The most popular nominee would provide the closing keynote of one of the largest educational computing conferences in the world.

On July 1, Hawaii's Jeff Piontek won that distinct honor and declared: "It's no longer STEM. It's STEAM." His opening slide displayed white letters for the words…