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Calling in Sick: What to Do When You Are Out of the Classroom
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Whether you have been teaching for 1 year or 50, no one likes to miss class. But circumstances will arise throughout the school year that will require you to turn your beloved students over to someone else. And while…
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Interdisciplinary Work: Don't Be Afraid of the Good Teachers
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This chapter focuses on how to collaborate with other teachers in your classroom. It provides a guide for identifying teachers to work with, as well as good strategies for building interdisciplinary units with your…
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Surviving Year One and Transitioning into Thriving in Year Two and Beyond
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As you finish your rookie season in the world of education, every first-year teacher deserves a hearty congratulation. Everyone will tell you that their first year was the most challenging… what they often omit is that…
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What Are the Challenges for STEM Education?
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This chapter discusses contemporary challenges of STEM education. The chapter describes several challenges and presents a model introduced in earlier publications—the 4Ps of purpose, policy, programs, and practice—as a…
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What Can We Learn From the Original Sputnik Moment?
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This chapter reviews the Sputnik era—a significant turning point for the STEM disciplines—and reforms of the STEM disciplines. The chapter includes the historical discussion of the national mission and insights specific…
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Leadership for New Teachers: How to Turn the Job Into a Career
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Finally, this chapter talks about how to translate your enthusiasm and energy into becoming a young leader in the world of science education. It will look at possible future career aspirations that science teachers can…
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Is STEM Education a Response to This Generation's Sputnik Moment?
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This chapter sets the stage for the remaining chapters by describing several unique features for the STEM reform. The chapter addresses the themes of globalization and current STEM-related issues, 21st century workforce…
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STEM Education Seems to Be the Answer—What Was the Question?
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Here, the question seems to have been, “What do we need to develop a knowledge economy?” The answer is to focus on the STEM subjects—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This chapter directs attention to…
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If STEM Is an Opportunity, What Is the Federal Government's Role?
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This chapter presents five policy recommendations for the Federal Government, and is a response to a federal mandate to review STEM initiatives across federal agencies and coordinate, if not consolidate, various…
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Activity 5: Some Striped Seeds Seem Similar! Biology: Genetic Variation
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There is a pattern in nature that appears almost every time we measure or count individuals of a species based on a specific characteristic. This activity puts students in the role of scientists as they learn about…
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How Can a State, District, or School Develop a Coherent Strategy for STEM Education?
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This chapter presents a framework and concrete way to begin thinking about STEM programs and practices. The chapter identifies a general question about the purposes of STEM education and proposes answers to the question…
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What is Your Perspective of STEM Education?
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This chapter presents different perspectives of STEM education. The goal is to clarify and not confuse the issue of STEM. These perspectives are based on many discussions, articles, reports, and projects where there is…
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STEM Education: Where Are You Now, and Where Do You Want to Go?
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This chapter addresses a critical point—when taking a programmatic curricular view, does STEM imply an integrated perspective? This chapter begins with a view of separate STEM disciplines and progresses to a variety of…
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What Is Your Action Plan for STEM Education?
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This chapter will help you develop an action plan by considering critical factors such as the unit of change, resources, components, and support for STEM education. The plan should address the way you initiate,…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about series circuits. The probe is designed to determine what students think will happen to the brightness of light bulbs as more light bulbs are added…
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