Teaching Stem for Dummies - Zimmerman Jones, Andrew

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Résumé :

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: Getting Started with Teaching Stem 5

Chapter 1: The Nuts and Bolts of STEM Education 7

Thinking about the Meaning of STEM. 8

Core STEM subjects 8

What different people mean when they say STEM 9

Helping Students Acquire Necessary Skills 10

Academic skills 11

Collaboration and employability skills 12

Embracing the Challenge (and Promise) of STEM Education 13

Establish a culture of learning 13

Motivate students with engaging lessons 15

Throwing Out the Old Rulebook 15

Chapter 2: What STEM Is (and Why It Matters) 17

Describing Core STEM Concepts 18

Science: How the world works 19

Technology: Tools of the trade 20

Engineering: Make it so 21

Mathematics: By the numbers 22

Adopting the Major Principles of STEM Education 23

Inquiry and project-based learning 23

Mistakes as cornerstones of learning 24

Integrating concepts across content 24

Centering the student 25

Equity and access in STEM 26

Iterations and reflection 27

Reaping the Benefits of STEM 28

Mirroring natural learning 28

Engaging hands and minds 28

Learning through play 31

Empowering through problem-solving and creativity 32

Developing collaboration and employability skills 33

Instilling digital and technological literacy 34

Chapter 3: Teaching STEM, Then and Now 35

Casting a Brief Look Back at U.S STEM Education 36

Teaching apprenticeships and early education 36

Looking at the rise of public education 37

Understanding the modern education policy 38

Digging into National Science and Engineering Standards 41

Describing desired outcomes 42

Process and practices: Discerning how you know 43

Connections and crosscutting concepts: Understanding how you think 44

Content and core ideas: Figuring out what you know 45

Bringing together the three dimensions 50

Exploring Math and Computer Science Standards 51

Looking at Common Core standards in mathematics 52

Looking at national standards for computer science 55

Part 2: Gathering the Building Blocks Of Stem 59

Chapter 4: Understanding the World with Science 61

Splitting Science into Buckets 62

Studying Matter and Energy 63

Getting to the heart of matter 63

Interacting with forces 67

Getting an energy boost 69

Catching the waves 71

Getting to Know Living Things 72

Processing the structure of life 73

Exploring the ecosystems 75

Passing along knowledge of heredity 76

Evolving an understanding of unity and diversity 77

Exploring the Planets (Including Earth) and Outer Space 80

Understanding space stuff 80

Catching up on the Earth 82

Examining humanity's impact 84

Some Brief Thoughts on the Scientific Method 86

Reviewing the scientific method steps 87

Recognizing the shortcomings 87

Needing more than memorized steps 88

Behind the method: Science and engineering practices 90

Mixing the Buckets Together 94

Crosscutting concepts 94

Integrating science into the real world 97

Chapter 5: Leveraging Computing and Technology Tools 101

Exploring Technology in the Classroom 102

Embracing the overlap 103

Focusing on computer-related technology 103

Living and Learning in a Digital World 105

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Andrew Zimmerman Jones is the author of String Theory For Dummies and Quantum Physics For Dummies. He is the STEM Coordinator for Anderson Community School Corporation and has taught and written about STEM topics for more than 20 years....