Success with STEM

Ideas for the classroom, STEM clubs and beyond

Sue Howarth, Linda Scott (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2013
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-82288-6 (ISBN)

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Success with STEM is an essential resource, packed with advice and ideas to support and enthuse all those involved in the planning and delivery of STEM in the secondary school. It offers guidance on current issues and priority areas to help you make informed judgements about your own practice and argue for further support for your subject in school. It explains current initiatives to enhance STEM teaching and offers a wide range of practical activities to support exciting teaching and learning in and beyond the classroom.

Illustrated with examples of successful projects in real schools, this friendly, inspiring book explores:

Innovative teaching ideas to make lessons buzz

Activities for successful practical work

Sourcing additional funding

Finding and making the most of the best resources

STEM outside the classroom

Setting-up and enhancing your own STEM club

Getting involved in STEM competitions, fairs and festivals

Promoting STEM careers and tackling stereotypes

Health, safety and legal issues

Examples of international projects

An wide-ranging list of project and activity titles

Enriched by the authors’ extensive experience and work with schools, Success with STEM is a rich compendium for all those who want to develop outstanding lessons and infuse a life-long interest in STEM learning in their students. The advice and guidance will be invaluable for all teachers, subject leaders, trainee teachers and NQTs.

Sue Howarth is Senior Lecturer in Secondary Education (Science) at the University of Worcester. She teaches on a number of Science education courses and professional development courses. Linda Scott is Senior Lecturer in Secondary Education/STEM Support Manager at the University of Worcester and teaches on the secondary Science PGCE course.

The Impact of the STEM Agenda in School

Enhancement and Enrichment in STEM: Making lessons buzz

STEM Outside the Classroom and Beyond the School Gate

Starting and Running a Successful STEM Club

Extending and Enhancing STEM Clubs: Making clubs sustainable

Encouraging STEM Careers

Health, Safety and Legal Issues: What you can and can’t do

Obtaining and Making the Most of Funding

Resources: Where to find and how make the most of them

Going further: Ideas from beyond the UK

Ideas Bank: Projects and activities for all ages

Glossary

Zusatzinfo	35 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Halftones, black and white; 18 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	498 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
ISBN-10	0-415-82288-2 / 0415822882
ISBN-13	978-0-415-82288-6 / 9780415822886
Zustand	Neuware