System-Wide STEM Implementation in a Large Urban School District: Implications for Equity and Instruction

• In Event: 18.072 - Roundtable Session 6
  In Roundtable Session: 18.072-9 - Supporting STEM Learning

Abstract

Using longitudinal mixed-method research design this “use-inspired research” study examines the system wide STEM implementation in Canada’s largest and most diverse school board. At the end of the first year of implementation of the STEM Strategy, our research revealed important findings about administrator, teacher, coaches, and student attitudes towards STEM education, STEM teaching and learning practices, and STEM professional learning practices. This research study provides multilevel empirical data to track outcomes for teachers, administrators and students’ learning and involved a longitudinal STEM strategy over three years to improve educational opportunities, decrease marginalization and improve school outcomes for all students. Hierarchical Linear Modelling will be used taking into account net effects on student outcomes within the context of their learning.

Authors

• Kamini Jaipal-Jamani, Brock University

• Erhan Sinay, Toronto District School Board