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SUCCESSFUL K-12 Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Committee on Highly Successful Schools or Programs for K-12 STEM Education NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington, D.C. |
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Suggested citation: National Research Council. (2011). Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Committee on Highly Successful Science Programs for K-12 Science Education. Board on Science Education and Board on Testing and Assessment, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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COMMITTEE ON HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS OR PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STEM EDUCATION
ADAM GAMORAN (Chair), Department of Sociology and Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin–Madison
JULIAN BETTS, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego
JERRY P. GOLLUB, Natural Sciences and Physics Departments, Haverford College
GLENN “MAX” McGEE, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
MILBREY W. McLAUGHLIN, School of Education, Stanford University
BARBARA M. MEANS, Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International
STEVEN A. SCHNEIDER, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program, WestEd
JERRY D. VALADEZ, California State University, Fresno
MARTIN STORKSDIECK, Director, Board on Science Education
STUART ELLIOTT, Director, Board on Testing and Assessment
NATALIE NIELSEN, Study Director
MICHAEL FEDER, Study Director (until February 2011)
THOMAS E. KELLER, Senior Program Officer
REBECCA KRONE, Program Associate
CONTENTS
The Need to Improve STEM Learning
Three Types of Criteria to Identify Successful STEM Schools
Summary of Criteria to Identify Successful K-12 STEM Schools
What Schools and Districts Can Do to Support Effective K-12 STEM Education
What State and National Policy Makers Can Do to Support Effective K-12 STEM Education
