STEM Education in Primary Classrooms (eBook, ePUB)

Unravelling Contemporary Approaches in Australia and New Zealand
Redaktion: Fitzgerald, Angela; Pfeiffer, Linda; Haeusler, Carole

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book will shift thinking about what STEM education is and how it can be enacted in primary school classroom. Positioned in the Australian and New Zealand context, it draws on stories and anecdotes to bring quality STEM education to the fore and connect with the broader theme of innovation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000051421
• Artikelnr.: 58800663

Autorenporträt

Angela Fitzgerald is an associate professor (science curriculum and pedagogy) and deputy head of the School of Education at the University of Southern Queensland. Her main focus is engaging pre- and in-service teachers in developing their confidence and competence in STEM learning and teaching in primary school settings. Carole Haeusler is a lecturer in science education at the University of Southern Queensland. She has had extensive teaching experience at secondary and tertiary levels and has worked as a consultant in government authorities. Her research interest is primary children's cognition in science. Linda Pfeiffer is a senior lecturer in the School of Education and the Arts at CQUniversity, Australia. She has a broad range of teaching experiences in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Linda works with numerous stakeholders to improve STEM outcomes and leads the Australia Pacific LNG STEM Research Central project.

Inhaltsangabe

Lists of Figures and Tables
List of Contributors
Foreword Professor Paul Bertsch, Queensland Chief Scientist
Chapter 1. More Than Coding: Positioning STEM Education in Policy and
Practice Angela Fitzgerald, Carole Haeusler and Linda Pfeiffer
Chapter 2. Engaging Diverse Students in STEM: The Five Dimensions Framework
Kimberley Wilson
Chapter 3. Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning in Primary STEM Amanda
Woods-McConney, Andrew McConney And Keryn Sturrock
Chapter 4. Learning Mathematics Through STEM in A Play Based Classroom
Paula Mildenhall and Barbara Sherriff
Chapter 5. A Case Study of a University-Industry STEM Partnership in
Regional Queensland Dr Linda Pfeiffer and Kathryn Tabone
Chapter 6. Online Citizen Science in the Classroom: Engaging with Real
Science and STEM to Develop Capabilities for Citizenship Dayle Anderson,
Markus Luczak-Roesch, Cathal Doyle, Yevgeniya (Jane) Li, Brigitte Glasson,
Cameron Pierson, Dianne Christenson, Carol Brieseman, Melissa Coton and
Matt Boucher
Chapter 7. School-University Partnerships as Rich STEM Learning Contexts
for Pre-Service Teachers Working with Primary Students Kimberley
Pressick-Kilborn and Anne Prescott
Chapter 8. What Do Primary Teachers Think About STEM Education? Exploring
Cross-Cultural Perspectives Kathy Smith, Sindu George and Jennifer
Mansfield
Chapter 9. The Role of the Maker Faire in STEM Engagement: Messages for
Teacher Professional Development Coral Campbell, Linda Hobbs and Lihua Xu
Chapter 10. More Than S.T.E.M.: Connecting Students' Learning to Community
Through Eco-Justice Kathryn Paige, Lisa O'Keeffe and David Lloyd
Chapter 11. Informal Spaces for STEM Learning and Teaching: STEM Clubs
Angela Fitzgerald, Tania Leach, Kate Davis, Neil Martin and Shelley Dunlop