STEM, Standards, and Strategies for High-Quality Units.

Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- 1 - Using This Book: An Introduction and Guide -- PART I - Your Leadership for Creating STEM Units -- 2 - Introducing a Vision for High-Quality Units -- 3 - Establishing a Plan of Action for High-Quality Units -- Part I - Conclusion -- PART II - Making Decisios About Selecting, Adapting, and Developing STEM Materials -- 4 - Clarifying and Assessing the Choices for Instructional Materials -- 5- Recommendations for Selecting and Adapting STEM Materials -- Part II - Conclusion -- PART III - Beginning the Design of a STEM Unit -- 6 - An Initial Engagement: Preparing a Preliminary Design -- 7 - Exploring the Design of a Unit -- Part III - Conclusion -- Part IV - Contemporary Ideas for High-Quality STEM Units -- 8 - Innovations and STEM Education -- 9 - How Students Learn STEM Content -- 10 - 21st-Century Skills and STEM Units -- 11 - STEM Practices -- 12 - Civil Discourse in STEM Classrooms -- Part V - Practical Recommendations for Completing Your Unit Design -- 13 - Using Backward Design -- 14 - Using an Instructional Model -- 15 - Completing Your Unit Design -- Part V - Conclusion -- Part VI - Developing a STEM Unit -- 16 - Science and Engineering in Standards and Curriculum -- 17 - Planning, Conducting, and Communicating Investigations -- 18 - Principles and Processes for Curriculum Development -- 19 - What Does a High-Quality STEM Unit Look Like in Practice? -- 20 - Developing Your STEM Unit -- Part VI - Conclusion -- Part VII - Implementing Your STEM Unit -- 21 - Planning Lesson Study for Your STEM Unit -- 22 - Lesson Study: Teaching, Reviewing, and Improving Your STEM Unit -- Part VII - Conclusion -- Afterword -- Index -- Untitled.

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