The Next Generation of STEM Teachers

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 - Introduction: STEM Teacher Preparation and Practice: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Patrick M. Jenlink and Karen Embry Jenlink, Stephen F. Austin State University

SECTION ONE: Interdisciplinary Thinking and Place-Based Practices in STEM Education

Chapter 2: Toward an Eccentric Educational Ideal: The Demands for Interdisciplinary Thinking and Collaboration

Shawn Vecellio, The National Hispanic University

Chapter 3: Looking Deeper through the STEM Lens: Exploring the Intersection between Content and Context to Optimize Learning

Louis S. Nadelson and Anne Seifert, Boise State University

Chapter 4: "I Don't Know Anything About DNA. Well I Do, But Not From You Guys": A Vision for Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching

Vanessa Svihla, Kersti Tyson, Justin Boyle, Jamie Collins, Ara Kooser, Ayesha Livingston, Abigail Stiles, and Julie Bryant

Chapter 5: Mathematics, Science, and Technology Reform in Teacher Education: Implications for Teaching Practice

Deborah Moore-Russo and Naemi Waight

SECTION TWO: Complexities and Challenges in STEM Education

Chapter 6: Developing a STEM Education Teacher Preparation Program to help Increase STEM Literacy amongst Preservice Teachers

Margaret Mohr-Schroeder, Christa Jackson, D. Craig Schroeder, and Jennifer Wilhelm, University of Kentucky, Fayette County Public Schools

Chapter 7: Troubling STEM: Making a Case for An Ethics/STEM Partnership

Astrid Steele, Nipissing University

Chapter 8: Literacy-Rich STEM Project Based Learning: Preparing STEM Teachers for High Needs Schools

Kevin Carr, Pacific University College of Education

Chapter 9: Promoting an Interdisciplinary Approach to STEM Education: Matching STEM Pedagogy to Trends on the Demand-Side

Joseph Mukuni

Chapter 10: Epilogue: The Future of STEM Teaching

Karen Embry Jenlink and Patrick M. Jenlink, Stephen F. Austin State University

About the Editors

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