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Step Into STEAM is a must-read for anyone interested in STEAM! Rather than supplying a set of prescribed lesson plans to follow, the authors provide guidance, practical suggestions, and thought-provoking questions to assist the reader as they successfully plan for and implement STEAM inquiries. These STEAM inquiries, which maintain a sharp focus on mathematics and science content and practices, hold the potential to highly affect learning for each and every student in our elementary classrooms. -- Susie Katt Step Into STEAM is an essential book for anyone who is serious about moving to problem-based STEAM in their classrooms. Step Into STEAM moves beyond written how-tos, by providing knowledge, written and online tools, and real examples that help make STEAM come alive in classrooms! -- Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder, PhD Unlike with some resources, readers will not be left wondering `what does this look like in the classroom' or `how do I get started' but instead will feel empowered to take steps forward to provide high-quality STEAM experiences for each and every learner. -- Sara Donaldson, EdD Sarah and Kristin understand what creates a superior STEAM inquiry. They believe rigorous, standards-based instruction should be incorporated into STEAM and will capture students' enthusiasm and create highly engaged, motivated student learners. In each step of the instructional planning process, they want instructors to stop and evaluate how the inquiry will meet instructional standards and challenge our students to think creatively to find solutions to problems. Step Into STEAM will help instructors understand how to create these STEAM inquiries. I highly recommend this book. -- Lynn Kaiser This is a great book for elementary teachers and instructional leaders whose goal is to provide meaningful equitable STEAM experiences for their students. This book is rich with classroom-tested examples and strategies to build inquiries that include authentic content directly correlated to mathematics and science standards. Readers are encouraged to engage students in multiple ways to demonstrate relevant science/engineering processes and mathematical practices. A powerful component includes the opportunity to `Pause and Reflect,' which will lead educators to personal insightsfor better implementation of STEAM. -- Connie S. Schrock This is the book I wish I had written! Seldom has a book been as desperately needed as this indispensable resource from Bush and Cook. All elementary educators should leverage this deeply insightful and proven approach to STEAM education so that you become the teacher of STEAM your students deserve. More importantly, use it to help your students become inspired and creative problem solvers who are empowered to not only improve their own lives but improve the society we inhabit as well. -- Matt Larson Through carefully crafted research-based frameworks; inspirational, authentic, and approachable practical strategies rooted in the reform efforts of student-centered STEAM instruction; and opportunities for professional self-reflection, Step Into STEAM rightfully re-elevates educators to their proper places as innovation experts and agents of change in their own classrooms, schools, districts, and communities. An inspirational step in a needed direction, Drs. Bush and Cook have carefully crafted the type of book educators have been craving: a guide to transforming ourselves, our learning spaces, and our profession. -- Richard Cox Jr. Step Into STEAM is a timely guide for those interested in framing their work in STEAM instruction. The authors' unique and innovative approach is transformational and takes readers on a journey into STEAM teaching and learning. Bush and Cook have written a must-read primer for everyone involved in STEAM education . . . Read this book-and learn from the best! -- Dr. Rommel J. Miranda With the increased emphasis on integrated STEM nationally in education, Bush and Cook provide a timely, must-read resource for educators who are seeking ways to implement STEAM in the elementary classroom. The STEAM inquiries, grounded in problem-based learning or the design thinking framework, integrates mathematics and science concepts and the arts to engage each and every student in the classroom. If you are looking for ways to effectively design and implement STEAM inquiries, you owe it to yourself to invest and reflectively engage with this book. -- Christa Jackson Step Into STEAM offers a rare opportunity for anyone concerned with education to consider what learning would be like with equity, empathy, and experience. By providing examples from teachers who have dared to put children first, this book offers more than just a new way to teach; it offers hope for youth today. By considering what youth will need to be successful in jobs that are not yet created, Bush and Cook provide a platform for educators to create authentic, real-world problem solving in classrooms with attention on the often forgotten component of STEAM-the M! As a proponent of STEAM education, my recommendation is to grab this book and watch your students love learning again! -- Cassie Quigley STEM and STEAM learning must become more than an educational `sound bite.' More importantly, STEAM learning needs to be fully understood AND implemented. Step Into STEAM addresses issues regarding the importance of STEAM learning and provides the support that elementary classroom teachers and instructional leaders need to truly guide their planning, teaching, and assessment of integrated and inquiry-based STEAM. What an amazing resource! -- Francis (Skip) Fennell, PhD, DHL Step Into STEAM takes a sophisticated pedagogy from appearing as a complicated challenge to an approach that is accessible to each and every classroom. What separates this work from others? Oh, right: There are no other books like this one! The authors' practical approach to getting started and go-to resources recognize the reality of busy teachers' lives. Here you'll find planning tools and classroom examples of investigations that don't trivialize any of the STEAM subjects to merely `cover' a subject. Rather, they integrate the subjects in a way that leverages community and societal interests; they exemplify student-driven instruction that capitalizes on students' strengths; and they focus on equity, empathy, and experience to help students seamlessly blend their noncognitive skills. -- Karen S. Karp

Step Into STEAM is a must-read for anyone interested in STEAM! Rather than supplying a set of prescribed lesson plans to follow, the authors provide guidance, practical suggestions, and thought-provoking questions to assist the reader as they successfully plan for and implement STEAM inquiries. These STEAM inquiries, which maintain a sharp focus on mathematics and science content and practices, hold the potential to highly affect learning for each and every student in our elementary classrooms. -- Susie Katt Step Into STEAM is an essential book for anyone who is serious about moving to problem-based STEAM in their classrooms. Step Into STEAM moves beyond written how-tos, by providing knowledge, written and online tools, and real examples that help make STEAM come alive in classrooms! -- Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder, PhD Unlike with some resources, readers will not be left wondering 'what does this look like in the classroom' or 'how do I get started' but instead will feel empowered to take steps forward to provide high-quality STEAM experiences for each and every learner. -- Sara Donaldson, EdD Sarah and Kristin understand what creates a superior STEAM inquiry. They believe rigorous, standards-based instruction should be incorporated into STEAM and will capture students' enthusiasm and create highly engaged, motivated student learners. In each step of the instructional planning process, they want instructors to stop and evaluate how the inquiry will meet instructional standards and challenge our students to think creatively to find solutions to problems. Step Into STEAM will help instructors understand how to create these STEAM inquiries. I highly recommend this book. -- Lynn Kaiser This is a great book for elementary teachers and instructional leaders whose goal is to provide meaningful equitable STEAM experiences for their students. This book is rich with classroom-tested examples and strategies to build inquiries that include authentic content directly correlated to mathematics and science standards. Readers are encouraged to engage students in multiple ways to demonstrate relevant science/engineering processes and mathematical practices. A powerful component includes the opportunity to 'Pause and Reflect,' which will lead educators to personal insightsfor better implementation of STEAM. -- Connie S. Schrock This is the book I wish I had written! Seldom has a book been as desperately needed as this indispensable resource from Bush and Cook. All elementary educators should leverage this deeply insightful and proven approach to STEAM education so that you become the teacher of STEAM your students deserve. More importantly, use it to help your students become inspired and creative problem solvers who are empowered to not only improve their own lives but improve the society we inhabit as well. -- Matt Larson Through carefully crafted research-based frameworks; inspirational, authentic, and approachable practical strategies rooted in the reform efforts of student-centered STEAM instruction; and opportunities for professional self-reflection, Step Into STEAM rightfully re-elevates educators to their proper places as innovation experts and agents of change in their own classrooms, schools, districts, and communities. An inspirational step in a needed direction, Drs. Bush and Cook have carefully crafted the type of book educators have been craving: a guide to transforming ourselves, our learning spaces, and our profession. -- Richard Cox Jr. Step Into STEAM is a timely guide for those interested in framing their work in STEAM instruction. The authors' unique and innovative approach is transformational and takes readers on a journey into STEAM teaching and learning. Bush and Cook have written a must-read primer for everyone involved in STEAM education . . . Read this book-and learn from the best! -- Dr. Rommel J. Miranda With the increased emphasis on integrated STEM nationally in education, Bush and Cook provide a timely, must-read resource for educators who are seeking ways to implement STEAM in the elementary classroom. The STEAM inquiries, grounded in problem-based learning or the design thinking framework, integrates mathematics and science concepts and the arts to engage each and every student in the classroom. If you are looking for ways to effectively design and implement STEAM inquiries, you owe it to yourself to invest and reflectively engage with this book. -- Christa Jackson Step Into STEAM offers a rare opportunity for anyone concerned with education to consider what learning would be like with equity, empathy, and experience. By providing examples from teachers who have dared to put children first, this book offers more than just a new way to teach; it offers hope for youth today. By considering what youth will need to be successful in jobs that are not yet created, Bush and Cook provide a platform for educators to create authentic, real-world problem solving in classrooms with attention on the often forgotten component of STEAM-the M! As a proponent of STEAM education, my recommendation is to grab this book and watch your students love learning again! -- Cassie Quigley STEM and STEAM learning must become more than an educational 'sound bite.' More importantly, STEAM learning needs to be fully understood AND implemented. Step Into STEAM addresses issues regarding the importance of STEAM learning and provides the support that elementary classroom teachers and instructional leaders need to truly guide their planning, teaching, and assessment of integrated and inquiry-based STEAM. What an amazing resource! -- Francis (Skip) Fennell, PhD, DHL Step Into STEAM takes a sophisticated pedagogy from appearing as a complicated challenge to an approach that is accessible to each and every classroom. What separates this work from others? Oh, right: There are no other books like this one! The authors' practical approach to getting started and go-to resources recognize the reality of busy teachers' lives. Here you'll find planning tools and classroom examples of investigations that don't trivialize any of the STEAM subjects to merely 'cover' a subject. Rather, they integrate the subjects in a way that leverages community and societal interests; they exemplify student-driven instruction that capitalizes on students' strengths; and they focus on equity, empathy, and experience to help students seamlessly blend their noncognitive skills. -- Karen S. Karp

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Sarah B. Bush is a Professor of K-12 STEM Education and program coordinator of the Mathematics Education Ph.D. track at the University of Central Florida where she teaches primarily graduate courses in mathematics education. She is a prolific writer who is an author of 10 books and nearly 100 journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Bush recently completed a term (2019-2022) as a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Directors. She served as lead writer and task force chair for Catalyzing Change in Middle School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations. Dr. Bush was the recipient of the 2021 School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA) Award for Excellence in Integrating Science and Mathematics and 2018 recipient of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Early Career Award. She is a former middle school mathematics teacher and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Louisville. Dr. Kristin Cook is an associate professor of science education at Bellarmine University and serves as the associate dean of the School of Education. She received her doctoral degree at Indiana University in curriculum & instruction, specializing in science education and environmental sciences. A former high school biology teacher, Dr. Cook has served as a professional developer and educational consultant for elementary, middle, and high school STE(A)M-focused school reform and project and problem-based learning (PBL) development. Dr. Cook's research focuses on engaging students and teachers with the community of science through the exploration of socioscientific inquiry and transdisciplinary STEAM instruction. Dr. Cook has received more than $440,000 in funded projects. She has authored six juried book contributions and more than forty-five peer-reviewed publications in science, mathematics, and STEM education journals. Dr. Cook is an active presenter at national and regional conferences and serves on the editorial boards for Innovations in Science Teacher Education and the Journal for Science Teacher Education. She is proud to have received the Innovations in Teaching Science Teachers Award from the Association for Science Teacher Educators.

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