Reconceptualizing STEM Education

CONTENTS






Introduction: Coordinating PreK-16 STEM Education Research and Practices for Advancing and Refining Reform Agendas
Richard A. Duschl, Amber S. Bismack, James Greeno and Drew H. Gitomer

Theme 1: Systems Thinking




Thinking about a System and Systems Thinking in Engineering
Thomas A. Litzinger




Diagnostic Instruction: Toward an Integrated System for Classroom Assessment
Jim Minstrell, Ruth Anderson, and Min Li




Response 1: Systems Thinking as a Design Problem
Marcela Borge




Response 2: Improving Learning about Systems Requires Designing for Change in Educational Systems
William R. Penuel

Theme 2: Model-Based Reasoning




Modeling Authentic STEM Research: A Systems Thinking Perspective
Annmarie R. Ward




Meeting the Standards for STEM Educations: Individual and National Needs
Spencer A. Benson




Response 1: Model-Based Reasoning in Professional Development
Hilda Borko




Response 2: "Where is the line?"
Brian P. Coppola

Theme 3: Quantitative Reasoning




Quantitative Reasoning in Mathematics Education: Directions in Research and Practice
Heather Lynn Johnson




Teachers Use of Data, Measurement, and Data Modeling in Quantitative Reasoning
Anthony J. Petrosino




Response 1: Quantitative Reasoning in STEM Disciplines
Robert Mayes




Response 2: Quantitative Reasoning: Capturing a Tension Between Structure and Variability
Rose Mary Zbiek

Theme 4: Equity, Epistemic, and Ethical Outcomes




Educational and Ethical Dilemmas for STEM Education in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale Gasfield Communities
Catharine Biddle & Kai A. Schafft




Defining a Knowledge Base for Reasoning in Science: The role of procedural and epistemic knowledge
Jonathan Osborne




Response 1: Views from Above and Below: Access to Science Education
Nancy Brickhouse




Response 2: The Values of Science Literacy
Nancy Tuana

Theme 5: STEM Communication and Policy Outreach




Why People Care About Chickens and Other Lessons about Rhetoric, Public Science, and Informal Learning Environments
Stacey Pigg, William Hart-Davidson, Jeff Grabill, and Kirsten Ellenbogen




New Environments for Professional Development: Situating Science Learning and Teaching in a Framework and NGSS World
Jean Moon




Response 1: School-System Contexts for Professional Development
Edward J. Fuller




Response 2: Technology-supported Communication in Science: Conjectures on Expertise and Evaluation
Drew H. Gitomer

Reflections and Summary




Reflections on the Waterbury Summit: STEAM And Systems Thinking
Stephanie E. Vasko




Summary: Driving Change Forward

Amber S. Bismack, Yann Shiou Ong, Armend Tahirsylaj, and Richard A. Duschl

About the Authors

Waterbury Summit Participants