Make learning relevant with STEM essential questions
Planning interdisciplinary STEM lessons that meet K-5 grade level expectations can be a challenge. How do you fit it all in? In this engaging, well-organized guide, STEM instructional trailblazer Miranda Reagan provides a teacher-friendly, research-based guide to quickly and confidently infuse STEM concepts across content areas. Real-world vignettes, sample lessons and templates, discussion questions, and immediately applicable action steps help you seamlessly promote college and career ready skills.
This inspiring guide helps teachers use STEM-infused interdisciplinary instruction to:
- Deepen all content areas, including English/ Language Arts
- Promote the 4Cs: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity
- Require students to take risks to solve problems
- Differentiate instruction and scaffold support
- Expand students’ specific measurable capabilities
- Incorporate design skills into the curricula
Save valuable time and confidently develop standards-aligned STEM projects across all content areas with this breakthrough guide!
'Spirited Teachers Eliciting Memories. Miranda′s book is an inspiration for the elementary teacher who wants to begin using STEM in the classroom.’ She has answered all of the 'but what ifs’ and the 'I′m not sures’ and given teachers the answers to the 'hows and whys’ it will work.’
–Dr. Jill C. Mertz, Adjunct Professor of Education at Maryville College, Maryville, TN
'After reading this book, infusing STEM into your elementary classroom will be as easy as 1, 2, 3…A, B, C!’
–Susan Schipper, Elementary Teacher, Charles Street School, Palmyra, NJ
Spis treści
Foreword by Cary Sneider
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1. STEM-Infusing All Content Areas
A Way of Teaching
Misconceptions About STEM-Infusion
Said No One Ever
Spiraling Down
A Breath of Fresh Air
Model Not Subject
Working Smarter
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 2. Why STEM in Elementary?
Then and Now
21st Century Readiness
Motivating Change
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 3. Rigor Meets Relevance
Explosion
Emotional Relevance
Making It Matter
The Relevance Trap
The Role of Technology
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 4. The Cross-Cutting Concepts Approach to STEM-Infusion
The Pattern Revelation
Cross-Cutting Concepts
Creating STEM-Infused Lesson Plans With Cross-Cutting Concepts
Concerns About Rearranging Standards
When to Use This Approach
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 5. The Standards Alignment Approach to STEM-Infusion
Operation Top Secret Message
Starting With the Standards
Connecting the Unconnected
When to Use This Approach
Brainstorming Project Ideas
Let the Creativity Begin
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 6. The Thematic Approach to STEM-Infusion
Play Ball
The Thematic Approach
Not Your Mama’s Thematic Teaching
When to Use This Approach
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 7. Assessing STEM
The Testing Mess
My Mistake
Assessing STEM
Rubrics
Student Goal Setting
Student Journaling
Improvement Logs
Teacher Clipboard
Assessing Social Emotional Learning
Standardize Testing and STEM
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 8. The Benefits of the STEM Mindset: Risk Taking and Resilience
Locked Out
A Mindset Shift
Growth Versus Fixed Mindsets
Growing From STEM
Student Empowerment
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 9. Student Collaboration
Lego Trench
Foundation of Communication
Richness of the Interaction
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Chapter 10. Leadership for Change
A Really Hard Night
Progress as an Expectation
Modeling
Parent Involvement
Goal Setting
Sharing Resources and Providing Support
Teaching Teams
Teacher Trust and Autonomy
Closing
Discussion Starters
Your Next Step
Resources
Resource A. Pipeline Lesson Plan
Resource B. Volcano Lesson Plan
Resource C. Candy Cane Lesson Plan
Resource D. Germs Lesson Plan
Resource E. Top Secret Message Lesson Plan
Resource F. Baseball Lesson Plan
Resource G. Moon Rover Lesson Plan
Resource H. Improvement Log
Resource I. Storm Shelter Lesson Plan
Resource J. Lego Lesson Plan
Resource K. Tennis Shoe Lesson Plan
Resource L. Helmet Lesson Plan
Resource M. Blank Lesson Plan Template 1
Resource N. Blank Lesson Plan Template 2
Resource O. Additional STEM-Infused Activity Ideas
Glossary
References
Index
O autorze
Miranda Talley Reagan began her career as a fourth grade teacher with an appreciation for hands-on learning and helping students make connections across content areas. When her school system began a K-12 STEM initiative, she was hired to develop and implement an elementary STEM curriculum for a K-3 STEM lab. During her two years in the STEM lab, Miranda logged her elementary STEM lab experiences on a blog on her school website which has become a popular resource for elementary STEM teachers nationwide and even internationally.After the success of the STEM lab, Miranda accepted a year-long position as Instructional Coach for STEM and Technology Integration. During this time, she led an initiative in her own school while also working with other schools interested in STEM integration. Miranda has now transitioned back into a third grade classroom in order to practice STEM-infusion full time. She continues to be a teacher leader within her school as well as providing professional development for other districts.Miranda has a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Learning, a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership.
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