Future-focused professionals, educators, and public authorities are becoming more interested in improving the educational platform to better prepare kids for both creative and analytical thinking. While art degrees emphasize divergent talents, traditional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degrees emphasize convergent skills. Being able to do both at scale may help put our country in a more competitive position internationally. Not Coming to America, a survey by the Partnership for a New American Economy, shows that STEM is not very popular among students who are U.S. citizens. There is a severe scarcity of skilled high-tech professionals, since the STEM employment market is growing three times faster than the overall economy and just 4.4% of American students are enrolled in STEM programs. In order to keep students' attention, education must promote both problem-solving and problem-seeking abilities. The author, a STEM-interested art educator, will outline the main STEM initiatives, explain the importance of integrating the arts, talk about objective-driven assessment, assess literacy opportunities, give examples of putting theory into practice, and encourage the audience to embrace TEAM. Missouri University of Science and Technology is in charge of selection and peer review.