Autorentext

Stephen J. Farenga is Professor of Science and Technology Education at the City University of New York, Queens College, USA.

Salvatore G. Garofalo is Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Education at the City University of New York, Queens College, USA.

Daniel Ness is Professor of STEM Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at St. John's University, USA.

Klappentext

Drawing on the work of over 50 international contributors, this volume delves into curriculum praxis, human development, and cognition within the contexts of the STEAM disciplines. This book will be useful to educational practitioners and researchers of STEAM subjects, teacher educators, and K-12 curriculum specialists and administrators.

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1: STEAM Foundations 1. STEAM Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks: Unpacking the Conflation of Terms 2. The Social Foundations of STEAM Learning 3. Assessment in STEAM Learning Environments: Looking Back and Moving Forward 4. The What, How, and Why of STEAM: Addressing the Essential Questions of a Linguistically Inclusive Curriculum Part 2: STEAM Content 5. Mapping and Navigational Thinking in STEAM **6. Overcoming Obstacles to Evolution and Climate Change Education through STEAM: A Synoptic Review from a United States Perspective 7. Multimodal Tools and Cognitive Considerations in Teaching in STEAM 8. The Influencing Factors of Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Teaching for STEAM Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools: A Qualitative Study 9. Three Lenses on Cognitive Mathematical Flexibility of STEAM-Advanced Students 10. A Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Investigation into the Development of Spatial Cognition in STEAM 11. Technological Thinking and Learning in STEAM 12. Socio-Epistemic Mitigation of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Climate Change in STEAM Education Part 3: STEAM Teaching and Learning throughout the Lifespan 13. **STEAM in Early Childhood Education: A Stand for Imagination 14. STE(A)M Education in the Elementary and Middle School 15. Teaching Elementary Pre-Service STEAM Teachers to Apply Computational Thinking to Mathematical Problem Posing 16. The Role of Individual Differences in a STEAM College Course 17. STEAM TEAMS: Practitioner Perspectives on the Integration of STEAM into Science and Mathematics Classrooms Part 4: STEAM Equity and Enrichment 18. **From Artifacts to Action: Museums as Drivers for Equity in STEAM Education 19. How Museums Design Inquiry-based Visitor and Educational Experiences to Support STEAM Learning in Students and Teachers 20. Teaching Empathy and Reflection to Medical Students: An Alternative Approach of Narrative Pedagogy in a STEAM Education Context 21. International STEAM Education: Art, Science, and Internationalization Online for Inclusion 22. White, Cisgender, Male, Heterosexual Norms in STEAM 23. JUSTICE and STEAM Teaching and Learning Part 5: STEAM Settings** 24. Changing Climates with STEAM: Complex Problems, Creativity, and Collaboration 25. Educating Primary and Secondary STEAM Pre-service Teachers: Cases in Chinese Higher Education 26. The A in STEAM: How Socially Engaged Artistic Practice Allows for Interdisciplinary Teaching