STEM is evolving as a discipline and includes challenging educational practices. Teachers need support to address these challenges and implement STEM. We present an intervention in which a STEM coach supported teachers implementing STEM across a school district. The coach role was valued for (1) connecting to outside resources, (2)...
This paper reports on a study of primary contextualization processes during science immersion
trips and the resultant student learning. Four High School Ecology classes (n=67) and teachers
participated. Through a pre/post assessment of science concept knowledge (Pathfinder Network
Modeling) and follow-up interviews with students, it was determined that (1) significant...