STEM-Infusing the Elementary Classroom
- Miranda Talley Reagan - Sam Houston Elementary; Maryville, TN
Foreword by Cary Sneider
Science Methods
Make learning relevant with STEM essential questions
Planning interdisciplinary STEM lessons that meet K-5 grade level expectations can be a challenge. How do you fit it all in? In this engaging, well-organized guide, STEM instructional trailblazer Miranda Reagan provides a teacher-friendly, research-based guide to quickly and confidently infuse STEM concepts across content areas. Real-world vignettes, sample lessons and templates, discussion questions, and immediately applicable action steps help you seamlessly promote college and career ready skills.
This inspiring guide helps teachers use STEM-infused interdisciplinary instruction to:
- Deepen all content areas, including English/ Language Arts
- Promote the 4Cs: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity
- Require students to take risks to solve problems
- Differentiate instruction and scaffold support
- Expand students’ specific measurable capabilities
- Incorporate design skills into the curricula
Save valuable time and confidently develop standards-aligned STEM projects across all content areas with this breakthrough guide!
“Spirited Teachers Eliciting Memories. Miranda's book is an inspiration for the elementary teacher who wants to begin using STEM in the classroom.” She has answered all of the "but what ifs" and the "I'm not sures” and given teachers the answers to the "hows and whys" it will work.”
–Dr. Jill C. Mertz, Adjunct Professor of Education at Maryville College, Maryville, TN
“After reading this book, infusing STEM into your elementary classroom will be as easy as 1,2,3…A, B, C!”
–Susan Schipper, Elementary Teacher, Charles Street School, Palmyra, NJ
"Reagan shows the importance of STEM-infused learning with much support. The importance and relevancy of the book is very clear. She adequately explained any desired target outcomes and gave steps to achieve them. Many good examples were included . . . An excellent choice to purchase for a school or team."
"This book does an excellent job of describing a STEM classroom and the basics for beginning to design your own curriculum . . . As a teacher who helped develop the STEM program in the elementary school where I teach, I could understand and relate to the issues and concepts presented in this book. STEM has become the curriculum of the future. This book will help educators not only understand what STEM is, but its importance and how to incorporate it in their classrooms."
“After reading this book, infusing STEM into your elementary classroom will be as easy as 1,2,3…A, B, C!”
"Spirited Teachers Eliciting Memories
Miranda's book is an inspiration for the elementary teacher who wants to begin using STEM in the classroom. She has answered all of the "but what ifs" and the "I'm not sures” and given teachers the answers to the "hows and whys" it will work. STEM-Infusing the Elementary Classroom is full of useful and fun information to guide teachers in this new, exciting area of education. Watching the STEM classes in Miranda’s school, while working on their projects, is amazing. The students work together well, discuss their ideas freely, and take pride in “improving” their projects! Rigor, relevance, and creativity, ...what more can you ask for? I cannot wait to use Miranda's book with my Science and Social Studies Methods Class as an inspiration for our preservice teachers!"
“STEM-Infusing the Elementary Classroom blends interdisciplinary STEM lessons for K-5 grades with a guide that shows teachers how to understand basic STEM concepts and apply them across the curriculum. Case histories pair with sample lessons and templates to help teachers integrate these strategies into lesson plans in such a way that existing standards are infused with STEM concepts and results."
This book was a great fit for the course.
