Full Description
In the face of complex local and global problems, there is a critical need to prepare PK-12 students to be innovative, resilient problem-solvers and well-equipped STEM-literate citizens. With focus upon integrated content, college and career readiness, authentic problems, and action-oriented pedagogies, integrative STEM education provides a promising approach to address this challenge.
Integrative STEM programming with its fusion of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology content and practices may manifest in a variety of ways:
Teachers co-plan an engineering design experience within a social studies class.
A community business partner offers a job-shadowing experience.
Students engage in an after-school program at a makerspace.
Educators collaboratively re-envision and interweave STEM across the curriculum.
And more...
Current and future educational leaders striving to improve STEM programming will find this book to be a useful resource. Its introduction offers an orientation to the fundamental goals, principles, and practices of integrative STEM education. While later chapters delve into the facets of STEM programming and the competencies of STEM leadership which form the foundation of a coherent program. These evidence-based strategies, examples, and resources may provide inspiration to leaders as they initiate and enhance an equitable integrative STEM culture within their school.
Contents
Dedication
Foreword-Fenwick W. English
Preface-Rachel Louise Geesa, Mary Annette Rose, and Krista Marie Stith
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction: Educational Leadership and Integrative STEM Education
Krista Marie Stith, Rachel Louise Geesa, and Jim Egenrieder
Chapter 2: Leadership to Foster an Integrative STEM Mission and Culture
Rachel Louise Geesa
Chapter 3: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion within Integrative STEM Education
Rachel Louise Geesa, Mary Annette Rose, Krista Marie Stith, Kendra Lowery, and Joanne Caniglia
Chapter 4: Considerations for Integrative STEM Infrastructure and Programming
Michael E. Grubbs and Krista Marie Stith
Chapter 5: Facilitating an Integrative STEM Curriculum
Mary Annette Rose and Krista Stith
Chapter 6: Collaboration in PK-12 Integrative STEM Instruction
Suparna Sinha, David J. Shernoff, and Cheryl Cuddihy
Chapter 7: Extended Learning Opportunities in Integrative STEM
Kate Shively
Chapter 8: Promoting Professional Learning for Integrative STEM
Ginger Mink Teague, Krista Marie Stith, and Rachel Louise Geesa
Chapter 9: Assessment and Data-Informed Decisions in Integrative STEM
Mary Annette Rose, Krista Marie Stith, Rachel Louise Geesa, and Jim Egenrieder
Chapter 10: Evaluation of Integrative STEM Education
Rachel Louise Geesa, Mary Annette Rose, Krista Marie Stith, and Marilynn Marks Quick
Conclusion: Leading the Future Generation to Success Through Integrative STEM Education
Krista Marie Stith, Rachel Louise Geesa, and Mary Annette Rose
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