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Looking Beyond the STEM Acronym
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The local, national, and global challenges related to STEM disciplines give reasons to review the meaning and potential of K–12 STEM education. This chapter begins with a discussion of how the STEM acronym is used and…
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Recognizing and Accepting New Challenges for STEM Education
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STEM is popular and widely accepted, but initiatives need to evolve past a simple slogan to have a lasting and meaningful place in American education. In this chapter, an approach is proposed that maintains, and could…
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Connecting STEM Education, NGSS, and New State Standards
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This chapter explores the question, “What are the connections among STEM, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and new state standards?” The question is actually a response to one of several potentially…
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Proposing Innovations for STEM Education
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This chapter introduces a process that has the potential to move STEM education from simply being a collection of initiatives to a plan of action to make STEM a lasting component of American education. Initiating STEM…
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The Enlightenment: Identifying Components of a Cultural Foundation
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The reason for including this brief review of the Enlightenment is the clear relationship to STEM disciplines and the values that STEM education should represent. In this brief discussion of the Enlightenment, I have…
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The Constitution: Establishing a Cultural Foundation
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This chapter examines some historical and constitutional connections of STEM themes. This justification elevates STEM to a station considerably higher than a simple slogan or education fad. Next, connections between…
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Democracy, Schooling, and STEM Education: Building on the Cultural Foundation
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Democracy and its processes are themes that unite and support the need for STEM as a basic component of American education. The STEM disciplines and education all exist within society and are sustained by democratic…
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American Science and Technology: A Cultural Heritage
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The relationship between STEM and American society represents a cultural heritage that has its origins in history and prominence in contemporary STEM-related issues. This chapter provides an overview of science and…
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Citizenship: Exercising the Power and Realizing the Obligations of Our Cultural Heritage
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Due to the centrality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in society, it is now appropriate to couple STEM education with the goal of developing students’ skills related to citizenship. This chapter…
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The Purposes of STEM Education
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STEM should address the part of students’ education that prepares them to become responsible citizens. Although important, K–12 STEM education’s primary aim is not preparation for a specific STEM career but should…
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Perspectives for STEM Programs
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The theme of this chapter is addressing the goal of citizens’ preparation to developing and implementing STEM programs. In this chapter, details are provided on specific perspectives, such as one involving a framework…
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Designing Innovative STEM Units
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This chapter discusses an innovative strategy for the design, development, and implementation of STEM units. The strategy for state and local leaders is described, along with the critical connection between the…
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Developing Innovative STEM Units
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This chapter moves from discussing ideas about designing STEM units to focusing on their development. It begins with a discussion of an integrated approach to STEM instruction, which is one of the innovations of the…
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Perspectives on Professional Learning for STEM Units
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This chapter presents criteria for potential contemporary STEM units and the complementary professional learning. The discussion provides a foundation and context for a professional learning institute where teachers…
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Professional Development of STEM Units
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This chapter addresses the connection of professional learning to the development and implementation of STEM units. The plan centers on teachers developing, field testing, and implementing the units, all with…
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