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.

K-12 STEM Education in Urban Learning Environments
K-12 STEM Education in Urban Learning Environments

Author: Wendt, Jillian L.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-04-12

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1522578153

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This title is an IGI Global Core Reference for 2019 as it provides the timeliest, trending research around overcoming challenges within the urban educational system. Featuring real-world solutions and comprehensive coverage on teacher professional development, racial microaggressions, STEM, and diversity in elementary and secondary education, this publication is ideal for teachers, faculty, administrators, policymakers, and educational researchers. K-12 STEM Education in Urban Learning Environments provides emerging research on the challenges and barriers of STEM education in urban environments and how to move forward in overcoming these challenges and barriers to provide equitable education for all K-12 students. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as teacher preparation, programming, gender and racial barriers, and more, this publication is ideally designed for teachers, faculty, administrators, policymakers, researchers, and scholars.

Successful K-12 STEM Education
Successful K-12 STEM Education

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2011-07-22

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 0309212960

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Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are cultural achievements that reflect our humanity, power our economy, and constitute fundamental aspects of our lives as citizens, consumers, parents, and members of the workforce. Providing all students with access to quality education in the STEM disciplines is important to our nation's competitiveness. However, it is challenging to identify the most successful schools and approaches in the STEM disciplines because success is defined in many ways and can occur in many different types of schools and settings. In addition, it is difficult to determine whether the success of a school's students is caused by actions the school takes or simply related to the population of students in the school. Successful K-12 STEM Education defines a framework for understanding "success" in K-12 STEM education. The book focuses its analysis on the science and mathematics parts of STEM and outlines criteria for identifying effective STEM schools and programs. Because a school's success should be defined by and measured relative to its goals, the book identifies three important goals that share certain elements, including learning STEM content and practices, developing positive dispositions toward STEM, and preparing students to be lifelong learners. A successful STEM program would increase the number of students who ultimately pursue advanced degrees and careers in STEM fields, enhance the STEM-capable workforce, and boost STEM literacy for all students. It is also critical to broaden the participation of women and minorities in STEM fields. Successful K-12 STEM Education examines the vast landscape of K-12 STEM education by considering different school models, highlighting research on effective STEM education practices, and identifying some conditions that promote and limit school- and student-level success in STEM. The book also looks at where further work is needed to develop appropriate data sources. The book will serve as a guide to policy makers; decision makers at the school and district levels; local, state, and federal government agencies; curriculum developers; educators; and parent and education advocacy groups.

Reform in K-12 STEM Education
Reform in K-12 STEM Education

Author: Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives

Publisher:

Published: 2010-03-04

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781477520550

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A consensus now exists that improving STEM education throughout the nation is a necessary, if not sufficient, condition for preserving our capacity for innovation and discovery and for ensuring U.S. economic strength and competitiveness in the international marketplace of the 21st century. On Thursday, March 4, 2010, the House Committee on Science and Technology will hold a hearing to receive testimony on innovative efforts to reform K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and the critical importance of K-12 STEM education to our nation's prosperity and economic competitiveness. In particular, in preparation for reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act, we will be examining the role of the Federal agencies in supporting improvements in K-12 STEM education and promoting STEM literacy.

Reform in K-12 Stem Education
Reform in K-12 Stem Education

Author: United States Congress

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-10-15

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781978260931

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Reform in K-12 STEM education: hearing before the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 4, 2010.

Reform in K-12 STEM Education
Reform in K-12 STEM Education

Author: United States House of Representatives

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-12

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781692408541

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Reform in K-12 STEM education: hearing before the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 4, 2010.

Reform in K-12 Stem Education
Reform in K-12 Stem Education

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-12-30

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781983421709

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Reform in K-12 STEM education : hearing before the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 4, 2010.

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
A Framework for K-12 Science Education

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2012-02-28

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0309214459

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Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The United States' position in the global economy is declining, in part because U.S. workers lack fundamental knowledge in these fields. To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the workforce, A Framework for K-12 Science Education proposes a new approach to K-12 science education that will capture students' interest and provide them with the necessary foundational knowledge in the field. A Framework for K-12 Science Education outlines a broad set of expectations for students in science and engineering in grades K-12. These expectations will inform the development of new standards for K-12 science education and, subsequently, revisions to curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development for educators. This book identifies three dimensions that convey the core ideas and practices around which science and engineering education in these grades should be built. These three dimensions are: crosscutting concepts that unify the study of science through their common application across science and engineering; scientific and engineering practices; and disciplinary core ideas in the physical sciences, life sciences, and earth and space sciences and for engineering, technology, and the applications of science. The overarching goal is for all high school graduates to have sufficient knowledge of science and engineering to engage in public discussions on science-related issues, be careful consumers of scientific and technical information, and enter the careers of their choice. A Framework for K-12 Science Education is the first step in a process that can inform state-level decisions and achieve a research-grounded basis for improving science instruction and learning across the country. The book will guide standards developers, teachers, curriculum designers, assessment developers, state and district science administrators, and educators who teach science in informal environments.

STEM Education 2.0
STEM Education 2.0

Author: Alpaslan Sahin

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-08-12

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9004405402

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STEM Education 2.0. discusses the most recent research on important selected K-12 STEM topics by synthesizing previous research and offering new research questions.