Overview

Rather than engaging students in more fluid and malleable content experiences, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) content is presented as a stoic realm in which learners are mere visitors as opposed to full participants. The connection between culture and content falls short of allowing for the plethora of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences diverse students bring to the classroom. Furthermore, even fewer can effectively demonstrate this connection in STEM-related subject areas. Culturally responsive sustaining pedagogy (CSP) can allow STEM educational spaces to be opened to diverse learners at all educational levels, fostering a more socially just and pluralistic society. STEM Education and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Research, Practices, and Critical Reflections explores these theories by illuminating empirical research regarding the intersectionality of STEM and CSP and offering practical examples and critical reflections to the field. It revolutionizes the STEM educative experiences of diverse learners and welcomes them to these fields of study and career pathways. Covering topics such as cross-state collaboration, student-driven learning, and family-teacher relationships, this book is an excellent resource for teachers, educators, sociologists, academicians, researchers, scientists, and more.

Full Product Details

9798369398906

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Karen L. Terrell (Ph.D.) is the Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Loyola University Maryland, as well as a Faculty Associate for the Center for Equity, Leadership, and Social Justice in Education. She has been an educator for 25 years, promoting high-quality education for all. She also has served as a Turnaround School Mathematics Coach for Boston Public Schools, and she also has consulted for private and charter schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. She received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Curriculum & Instruction from Boston College in 2012. Her specialties include content and language integration, mathematics education, technology, and assessment for diverse learners. Dr. Terrell is currently the Editor of MCTM’s journal, The Banneker Banner; Senior Co-Chair of the Research of Mathematics Education SIG of AERA; and a member-at-large for the Association of Maryland Mathematics Teacher Educators. She also serves as the Teacher Eduction Interest Section Chair-Elect for MDTESOL and as a founding member of the TLC4ME Consortium (a nationwide research group for the thriving of multilingual learners). Diane Silva Pimentel (Ph.D.) is a teaching professor at Brown University. She has been an educator for almost 30 years. Her career has focused on secondary science education and creating educational settings that support the growth and success of all students. She began this work as a classroom teacher for 17 years and she continues it now as a teacher educator. She earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction specializing in Science Education from Boston College in 2012. She was an Assistant Professor of Education specializing in STEM education prior to serving as the Director of the Brown Master of Arts in Teaching program for six years. During this time, she led the redesign of the teacher preparation program and developed a program that prepares graduate students to meet the multifaceted responsibilities of the teaching profession in a way that is culturally responsive and positively impacts their students and communities. Her work now has shifted solely to envisioning and creating experiences in science that foster the participation and persistence of underrepresented students in STEM. She accomplishes this by serving as a faculty member in teacher preparation, creating professional development opportunities for science teachers that support the implementation of reform-based and culturally responsive teaching approaches, and with her scholarly contributions to the field. She has published articles in various national and international journals.

Tab Content 6

Countries Available