This course examines STEM education in K-12.
It explores various perspectives and approaches related to STEM education including
education goals, instructional approaches, and curriculum and assessment
designs. Course topics include origins of STEM education, theoretical
frameworks of STEM education, different approaches to STEM education, designing
discipline-based interdisciplinary learning, designing interdisciplinary STEM
courses, and organizing out-of-classroom STEM activities and competitions.
Through readings, discussions, and literature review, students will develop an
in-depth understanding of research and practices of STEM education.
Additionally, students will have the opportunity to collect and organize
curriculum materials related to STEM education in a subject area at a
particular grade level.
- Teacher: xiufengliu, Liu Xiufeng