Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Issues, Reflections, and Ways Forward

ISBN-13: 9780415897563 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 160 str.

L. Onie Rennie; Grady Venville; John Wallace

Opis

How can curriculum integration of school science with the related disciplines of technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) enhance students, skills and their ability to link what they learn in school with the world outside the classroom? Featuring actual case studies of teachers, attempts to integrate their curriculum, their reasons for doing so, how they did it, and their reflections on the outcomes, this book encourages science educators to consider the purposes and potential outcomes of this approach and raises important questions about the place of science in the school curriculum.

Recenzje

"This series of case studies is valuable for educators and teacher educators in STEM fields." —Teachers College Record

Spis treści

1. Exploring curriculum integration: Why integrate? Léonie Rennie, John Wallace, and Grady Venville  2. Focus on learning: Building rockets and submarines at Leaside High School Fiona Budgen  3. Focus on problem-solving: Modeling an ice hockey rink at Greenwich Public School Sheryl MacMath  4. Focus on engineering: Bridge building at Southern High School Grady Venville  5. Focus on literacy: Linking language and horticulture at Seaview Community School Susan Joan Gribble and Léonie Rennie  6. Focus on reinforcement: Exploring electricity and energy use at Beachville High School Sheryl MacMath  7. Focus on focus: Making and marketing a toy at Rinkview Public School John Wallace  8. Focus on teacher support: Considering access for the disabled at Gosport Community School Rachel Sheffield  9. Focus on leadership: Constructing a model house at Mossburn School Rachel Sheffield  10. Focus on community: Learning about tiger snakes at Chelsea Elementary School Rekha B. Koul and Rosemary Sian Evans  11. Focus on values: Investigating water quality in a local lake at Kentish Middle School Grady Venville  12. Reflecting on curriculum integration: Seeking balance and connection through a Worldly Perspective Léonie Rennie, Grady Venville, and John Wallace