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Science and Engineering Practices Emerge in Design-Centered STEAM Units of Instruction

Thu, April 8, 5:00 to 6:00pm EDT (5:00 to 6:00pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Science Teaching and Learning Roundtable Sessions

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Prospective elementary teachers integrate the science and engineering practices into STEAM units of instruction for students at a Title 1 professional development school situated in an urban southeastern U.S. city. Each group conceptualized the integration differently. The presentation will reveal: (1) the ways in which prospective elementary teacher embedded inquiry into design-centered lessons, (2) the types of science and engineering practices they targeted, and (3) the extent to which prospective teachers expressed empathy for students or others outside the classroom in the design of a design-based STEAM unit of instruction.

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