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STEM for All: Fostering Innovation in an Elementary Classroom
Author(s): Caitlin Lopez (Lehman College, The City University of New York, USA), Harriet Fayne (Lehman College, The City University of New York, USA)and Anne D'Amico (Newburgh Enlarged City School District, USA)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 12
EISBN13: 9798369320419
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Abstract
With a full-time resident assigned to their fifth-grade classroom, two teachers (one general education, one special education) felt they had the bandwidth to try a new approach to science instruction. The teachers were moving into uncharted territory. The high-need district, designated as low performing because of reading and mathematics test scores, had yet to include science as a targeted area in its improvement plan. Using the Next Generation science standards to guide their thinking, the three-person team devised an accessible, equitable science unit on freshwater, water pollution, and water justice. The team met with the principal and requested $1,000 to fund laboratory materials, reference texts, and a class field trip to a nearby water plant. Would the principal be making a prudent decision if she gave the teachers the funds they were requesting?
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