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Danielle Guerra - dguerra@shawmedia.com
Kevin Bell (right), an instructional coach with DeKalb School District 428, smiles after his group's bridge was able to hold the weight of the waterbottle during a hands-on activity for the "STEAMing It Up" teachers' conference in Gabel Hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University on Monday, August 3, 2015. STEAM refers to using science, technology, arts, engineering and math activities in the classroom.