Collaborative Global Learning within an Integrated STEM Professional Development Using Children's Literature
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| Title: | Collaborative Global Learning within an Integrated STEM Professional Development Using Children's Literature |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sumreen Asim, Sarah Haines, Jeanna Wieselmann, Deepika Menon (ORCID |
| Source: | School Science and Mathematics. 2025 125(6):644-652. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) |
| Contract Number: | 2151012 2151045 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | STEM Education, Integrated Curriculum, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Childrens Literature, Teaching Methods, Communities of Practice, Preservice Teachers, Active Learning, Reflective Teaching, Picture Books, Role Models, Lesson Plans |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ssm.18328 |
| ISSN: | 0036-6803 1949-8594 |
| Abstract: | Elementary-level teachers often express the need for assistance and support in teaching integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) lessons. Many lack content knowledge in these disciplines, and many also report a lack of adequate opportunities to teach these subjects during their preservice programs or their in-service careers. We addressed this need by offering online professional development (PD) opportunities in integrated STEM, using model lessons that are anchored in the BSCS 5E instructional model, also known as the learning cycle. Our broader goal is to establish a professional learning community for both preservice and in-service elementary teachers focused on integrated STEM education. We based our design and implementation of an engineering-focused PD sequence on research literature, integrating STEM content areas and emphasizing key factors for maximizing impact, such as active learning, content focus, coherence, duration, and participant engagement. In this article, we outline the structure and describe the activities we conducted over the summer, which included elements of collaboration, interaction, and reflection. Our team also chose to incorporate picture books featuring international STEM role models, like Zaha Hadid, in the book titled "The World is not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid" by Jeannette Winter. The insights gained from this iteration of the PD will inform the planning of future online PD offerings for elementary teachers. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1490537 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Elementary-level teachers often express the need for assistance and support in teaching integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) lessons. Many lack content knowledge in these disciplines, and many also report a lack of adequate opportunities to teach these subjects during their preservice programs or their in-service careers. We addressed this need by offering online professional development (PD) opportunities in integrated STEM, using model lessons that are anchored in the BSCS 5E instructional model, also known as the learning cycle. Our broader goal is to establish a professional learning community for both preservice and in-service elementary teachers focused on integrated STEM education. We based our design and implementation of an engineering-focused PD sequence on research literature, integrating STEM content areas and emphasizing key factors for maximizing impact, such as active learning, content focus, coherence, duration, and participant engagement. In this article, we outline the structure and describe the activities we conducted over the summer, which included elements of collaboration, interaction, and reflection. Our team also chose to incorporate picture books featuring international STEM role models, like Zaha Hadid, in the book titled "The World is not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid" by Jeannette Winter. The insights gained from this iteration of the PD will inform the planning of future online PD offerings for elementary teachers. |
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| ISSN: | 0036-6803 1949-8594 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ssm.18328 |
