Teachers College Press Engineering in Elementary STEM Education: Curriculum Design, Instruction, Learning, and Assessment

Product Description Bolstered by new standards and new initiatives to promote STEM education, engineering is making its way into the school curriculum. This comprehensive introduction will help elementary educators integrate engineering into their classroom, school, or district in age-appropriate, inclusive, and engaging ways. Building on the work of a team that has spent 15 years developing elementary engineering curricula, this book outlines how engineering can be integrated into a broader STEM curriculum, details its pedagogical benefits to students, and includes classroom examples to help educators tailor instruction to engage diverse students. Including vignettes, case studies, videos, research results, and assessments, this resource will help readers visualize high-quality elementary engineering and understand the theoretical principles in context. Review an exceptional resource...the slightly auto‐biographical tone might be highly appreciated by general audience and in fact makes it a welcome reading for teachers... It will inspire and encourage readers to appreciate the "E" in STEM education and explore its benefits towards preparing a next generation of citizens.--Science EducationThe book will appeal to preservice teachers who are just beginning to develop their teaching pedagogies and to those more veteran teachers who want to freshen their instructional methodology.--Teachers College Record About the Author Christine M. Cunningham is founding director of Engineering is Elementary and a vice president of the Museum of Science, Boston.