Leadership in Integrative STEM Education
Leadership in Integrative STEM Education

Author: Rachel Louise Geesa

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1475857373

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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.

Stem Leadership
Stem Leadership

Author: Traci Buckner

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2015-07-28

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 141662094X

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This text shows K-12 school leaders how to support STEM programs that excite students and teachers--even if the leader is not an expert in science, technology, engineering, or math.

STEM Leadership
STEM Leadership

Author: Traci Buckner

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2015-07-28

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 1416620923

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This practical, hands-on guide shows K-12 school leaders how to support STEM programs that excite students and teachers—even if the leader is not an expert in science, technology, engineering, or math. Buckner and Boyd explore ideas for fostering equitable access to rich and rigorous learning experiences, acting as instructional leaders, and building community engagement and partnerships. You’ll get advice on creating a structure to help teachers examine, discuss, and improve students' learning experiences. And you’ll learn how to support teachers in designing challenging lessons that foster students' curiosity and ingenuity in working on real-world problems. Finally, you’ll learn ways you can effectively tap into the wealth of resources in your community to help achieve your STEM vision.

The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Leadership and Management Discourse
The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Leadership and Management Discourse

Author: Fenwick W. English

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-10-13

Total Pages: 1963

ISBN-13: 3030990974

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This Handbook explores the discourse within the field of educational leadership and management. It provides a clear analysis of the current field as well as older foundational ideas and newer concepts which are beginning to permeate the discussion. The field of educational leadership and management has long acknowledged that educational contexts include a variety of leaders beyond school principals and other school officials such as informal and middle level leaders. By looking at the knowledge dynamic rather than a static knowledge base , this Handbook allows research to be presented in its multidimensional, evolving reality.

Exploring Opportunities for STEM Teacher Leadership
Exploring Opportunities for STEM Teacher Leadership

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2014-11-24

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 0309314593

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Many national initiatives in K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education have emphasized the connections between teachers and improved student learning. Much of the discussion surrounding these initiatives has focused on the preparation, professional development, evaluation, compensation, and career advancement of teachers. Yet one critical set of voices has been largely missing from this discussion - that of classroom teachers themselves. To explore the potential for STEM teacher leaders to improve student learning through involvement in education policy and decision making, the National Research Council held a convocation in June 2014 entitled "One Year After Science's Grand Challenges in Education: Professional Leadership of STEM Teachers through Education Policy and Decision Making". This event was structured around a special issue of Science magazine that discussed 20 grand challenges in science education. The authors of three major articles in that issue - along with Dr. Bruce Alberts, Science's editor-in-chief at the time - spoke at the convocation, updating their earlier observations and applying them directly to the issue of STEM teacher leadership. The convocation focused on empowering teachers to play greater leadership roles in education policy and decision making in STEM education at the national, state, and local levels. Exploring Opportunities for STEM Teacher Leadership is a record of the presentations and discussion of that event. This report will be of interest to STEM teachers, education professionals, and state and local policy makers.

The Role of Leadership in the Implementation of STEM Education in Nine Western Wisconsin School Districts
The Role of Leadership in the Implementation of STEM Education in Nine Western Wisconsin School Districts

Author: Thomas Steward

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this field study is to examine if educational leaders struggle in understanding their role in STEM education at the PK-12 level. By understanding the issues facing educational leaders, one can better chart a course for focusing on ongoing, high quality professional development. For the purpose of determining a comparative structure the author conducted a literature review of other studies such as surveys and questionnaires and analyzed data previously found. In addition, focus groups drawn from educators and administrators participating from the represented school districts are central figures in this study. This study examines the leader's vision regarding both ongoing high quality professional development and integrative applied learning. With all of the discussion surrounding STEM, there is a need to understand the inclusion of Career and Technical Education involvement in STEM education. Professional development in all nine of school districts lacks an ongoing design. In each district the evidence is the same, staff development such as "early release" days or "late start" days are one-time events surrounding situational in-service or managing topics rather than leadership emphasizing curriculum and instruction. There needs to be a greater emphasis on math and science course work in elementary certification programs while more cross curricular opportunities with a greater understanding for real world applications of Career and Technical Education being infused. For those in the field, ongoing high quality staff development is paramount. The situation calls for addressing professional preparation and development on a continuum from the university training programs through ongoing high quality staff development placing an emphasis on changing the way instruction would be offered.

The STEM Shift
The STEM Shift

Author: Ann Myers

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2015-04-22

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1483393151

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All you need to make the shift to STEM a reality! This resource makes the process of shifting to a comprehensive, integrated STEM school or district within reach! Invaluable case studies featuring STEM pioneers model how successful, STEM-centered learning takes place. You’ll find process-specific best practices and strategies to help you: Understand, create, and lead the STEM change proces Prepare the school community for STEM Integrate 21st Century Skills, the arts, and humanities Includes step-by-step checklists and visual mapping guides. Use this groundbreaking resource to systematically implement STEM instruction that prepares students for the global economy!

STEM Integration in K-12 Education
STEM Integration in K-12 Education

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2014-02-28

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 0309297990

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STEM Integration in K-12 Education examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This report identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM education, both in formal and after- and out-of-school settings. The report reviews the evidence for the impact of integrated approaches on various student outcomes, and it proposes a set of priority research questions to advance the understanding of integrated STEM education. STEM Integration in K-12 Education proposes a framework to provide a common perspective and vocabulary for researchers, practitioners, and others to identify, discuss, and investigate specific integrated STEM initiatives within the K-12 education system of the United States. STEM Integration in K-12 Education makes recommendations for designers of integrated STEM experiences, assessment developers, and researchers to design and document effective integrated STEM education. This report will help to further their work and improve the chances that some forms of integrated STEM education will make a positive difference in student learning and interest and other valued outcomes.

STEM Road Map
STEM Road Map

Author: Carla C. Johnson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-03

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1317620194

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STEM Road Map: A Framework for Integrated STEM Education is the first resource to offer an integrated STEM curricula encompassing the entire K-12 spectrum, with complete grade-level learning based on a spiraled approach to building conceptual understanding. A team of over thirty STEM education professionals from across the U.S. collaborated on the important work of mapping out the Common Core standards in mathematics and English/language arts, the Next Generation Science Standards performance expectations, and the Framework for 21st Century Learning into a coordinated, integrated, STEM education curriculum map. The book is structured in three main parts—Conceptualizing STEM, STEM Curriculum Maps, and Building Capacity for STEM—designed to build common understandings of integrated STEM, provide rich curriculum maps for implementing integrated STEM at the classroom level, and supports to enable systemic transformation to an integrated STEM approach. The STEM Road Map places the power into educators’ hands to implement integrated STEM learning within their classrooms without the need for extensive resources, making it a reality for all students.

Integrating STEM Teaching and Learning Into the K-2 Classroom
Integrating STEM Teaching and Learning Into the K-2 Classroom

Author: Jo Anne Vasquez

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781681406213

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" Integrating STEM Teaching and Learning Into the K- 2 Classroom is a critically important contribution toward advancing STEM teaching and learning. It blazes a trail for early elementary classroom practitioners to reflect the latest thinking in STEM education, and it provides a means by which early elementary educators can meaningfully contribute to America' s STEM education movement." -- Jeff Weld, former senior policy advisor on STEM education, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Here' s proof that STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) isn' t just for the big kids! This book' s 10 chapters are a mini-course on blending authentic, phenomena-driven, integrated STEM teaching and learning into busy K- 2 classrooms. Based in both research and real-world experience, Integrating STEM Teaching and Learning Into the K- 2 Classroom provides professional learning experiences that help you make connections between STEM topics and the everyday activities you' re already doing with your students. The book answers the following questions: * How is K- 2 STEM education different from what you' re already doing, and how can you do it without squeezing more into your already-full schedule? * What are the key elements in an integrated STEM classroom, and how do they work together? * How do you use STEM in concert with your core reading block? To show you how it all works in real life, the book provides descriptions of four completed projects from actual classrooms-- projects with names like " Baby Bear' s Chair" and " A Pond Habitat." An easy-to-follow template shows you the process for developing your own STEM experiences. The final chapter describes how one district created a culture of STEM teaching and learning when education partners committed to working together toward a common goal. Researchers agree that STEM education is important in early childhood. Integrating STEM Teaching and Learning gives you the background and strategies to engage your young students in STEM without overloading your day-- or overwhelming yourself.