1. STEM and Literature: Exploring New Options — Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley and Diane Rodriguez
From Mainstreaming to Inclusion: The Journey Begins
The Birth of Multi-Tiered Support Systems (MTSS)
Students with Disabilities in the Urban Environment
The Benefits of STEM and Literature
Summary and Other Tidbits
2. Culturally Responsive Problem Based Learning (CRPBL) — Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley and Richard Reynolds
PBLs Best Practices: Finding Solutions
Innovations in Instruction for Problem Based Learning in STEM
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Culturally Responsive PBL (CRPBL)
Summary: Recommendations for Teachers
3. Selection of Reading Materials, Technology, and STEM Activities — Diane Rodriguez, Jugnu Agrawal, Justin Coles, and Gary Hoag
Using Literature to Teach STEM in the Interdisciplinary Classroom: Selecting a Book
Using High Leverage Practices and Strategies for Students with Disabilities
Supporting Learning in Virtual Environment/Distance Learning
Summary
4. Science and Literature — Gloria Campbell-Whatley, Kim Reddig, and Deondra Gladney
Science and Literature for Adolescents
Careers
Teachers Application Tips
Summary of Lessons
Lesson 4.1: Science Vocabulary, The Twilight Saga
Lesson 4.2: Science on Cells, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Lesson 4.3: Science and Clean Water, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Lesson 4.4: Medicine and Drugs, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Lesson 4.5: Gravity, Weight, and Mass, Ender's Game
Lesson 4.6: Respiratory System, After Earth
Lesson 4.7: Genetics, Gattaca
Lesson 4.8: Energy, The Matrix
Lesson 4.9: Desert Plants and Animals, Holes
Lesson 4.10: Assistive Technology, Star Wars
5. Mathematics and Literature — Jugnu Agrawal, Gary Hoag, Ozalle Toms, Ann Jolly, Elizabeth Reyes, and Ashley Voggt
Mathematics and Adolescents
Teacher Application Tips
Careers
Lesson Plans
Lesson 5.1: Statistics and Probability, To Kill a Mockingbird
Lesson 5.2: Basic Algebra and Statistics, The Hunger Games
Lesson 5.3: Business Plan, Born a Crime
Lesson 5.4: Geometry and Calculus, Hidden Figures
Lesson 5.5: Mysticism of the Pyramids, The Giver
Lesson 5.6: Weather Mathematics, The Chronicles of Narnia
Lesson 5.7: Geometry, Flatland
6. Engineering and Literature — Diane Rodriguez, Gloria Campbell-Whatley, Kevin Otero ,Hassan Payano, Maria Payano, Eileen Interiano, and Sharon Hunter
Engineering for Adolescents
Careers
Tips for Teachers
Summary of Lessons
Lesson 6.1: Engineering Robotics, The Maze Runner
Lesson 6.2: Engineering Construction and Building, Harry Potter