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Examining the Impact of Modified P3 Task Taxonomy-Enriched Educational Robotics PD Program on Teachers' STEM Content Knowledge
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Salih Cepni; Mirac Aydin; Kubra Ada Yildiz; Salih Birisci; Cem Ozkan; Cemal Yalabuk – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
The importance of integrating effective teaching strategies in Professional Development (PD) programs for Educational Robotics (ER)-based Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is increasingly recognized. However, we need to add to the growing body of studies on comprehensive instructional approaches for teaching robotics…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Robotics, Faculty Development
Creating a STEM Program: From Makerspaces to Hurricane-Proof Houses, a STEM Integration Curriculum Unit
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Heather Brooks – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In this Educational Leadership Portfolio (ELP), I focus on how to create an elementary-level STEM program. Improving STEM education is a priority for the economic health of the United States. Preparing college and secondary students to enter advanced coursework falls on K-8 teachers to build foundational skills and interest in STEM fields. Yet,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Program Development, Curriculum Implementation, Elementary School Science
Preparing School and District Leaders for Success in Developing and Facilitating Integrative STEM in Higher Education
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Geesa, Rachel Louise; Stith, Krista M.; Rose, Mary A. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2022
Higher education institutions in the United States with graduate-level educational leadership programs traditionally do not offer professional learning opportunities in integrative STEM education. The objective of this paper is to share our journey to prepare and implement a course designed for P-12 educational leaders to build knowledge and…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, STEM Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Implementation
Implementation Plans for Course Redesigns: An Exploration of Identified Strategies
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Campbell, Rebecca; Blankenship, Benjamin – To Improve the Academy, 2021
Institutions are redesigning gateway courses--lower-division courses known to create student success bottlenecks--to influence persistence and completion goals. These initiatives, student success course redesigns (SSCR), are specialized versions of course design institutes (CDIs). This investigation into SSCRs uses content analysis to examine the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Implementation, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses
I-STEM Ed Exemplar: Implementation of the PIRPOSAL Model
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Wells, John G. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2016
The opening pages of the first PIRPOSAL (Problem Identification, Ideation, Research, Potential Solutions, Optimization, Solution Evaluation, Alterations, and Learned Outcomes) article make the case that the instructional models currently used in K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education fall short of conveying their…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Models, Integrated Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation
A STEM-Based, High School Aviation Course
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Surra, Alex; Litowitz, Len S. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2015
The authors describe a vocational training course that was developed to give more than just an overview of how aircraft work, or a course on how to fly. This training course was a half-year course in aviation technology. Powered flight is an area of interest for many students, and the intent of creating a curriculum rich with science, technology,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Aviation Education, STEM Education, Vocational Education