Improving K-12 STEM Education Outcomes through Technological Integration

Section 1: Teaching and Learning in STEM
1 Using Technology to Enhance Science Literacy, Mathematics Literacy, or Technology Literacy: Focusing on Integrated STEM Concepts in a Digital Game - Isha DeCoito and Tasha Richardson
2 Media Literacy as a Pathway to Bridge the Digital and STEM Divides: Interest Driven Media Projects for Teachers in the Trenches - Lesley K. Smith, Juliette N. Rooney-Varga, Anne U. Gold, University of Colorado, David J. Oonk, and Deb Morrison
3 Sounding Out Science: Using Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Differences in Middle School Science Classes - Clement Vashkar Gomes and Felicia Moore Mensah
4 Promoting English Language Acquisition in Secondary Mathematics through Dialogic Integration of Instructional Technology - Bethany Reichen, Alandeom W. Oliveira, Gretchen Oliver, and Autumn Joy Florencio-Wain
5 Examining the Levels of Reasoning Used by Urban Elementary Black Girls Engaging in Technology-Enhanced Inquiry - Gayle A. Buck, Nicole Beeman-Cadwallader, and Amy Trauth-Nare
6 Motivating Inquiry-Based Learning Through a Combination of Physical and Virtual Computer-Based Laboratory Experiments in High School Science - Niwat Srisawasdi
7 The Power of Computational Modeling and Simulation for Learning STEM Content in Middle and High Schools - Mahnaz Moallem, Shelby P. Morge, Sridhar Narayan, and Gene A. Tagliarini
8 Visualizing Condensation: Integrating Animation-Developing Technology in Chemistry Classes - Sevil Akaygun

Section 2: Real-World Contexts for STEM
9 STEM Learning in Middle Grades by Technology-Mediated Integration of Science and Mathematics: Results of Project SMILE - Pradeep Maxwell Dass and John T. Spagnolo
10 A Qualitative Study of Teachers’ Understanding of Sustainability: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Dimensions of Sustainability, Environmental Protection - Hsiaowei Cristina Chang, Resa Marie Kelly, and Ellen P. Metzger
11 Coupling Geospatial and Computer Modeling Technologies to Engage High School Students in Learning Urban Ecology - Dennis J. DeBay, Amie Patchen, Anne C. Vera Cruz, Paul E. Madden, Yang Xu, Meredith Houle, nd Michael Barnett
12 Using Technology to Rethink the Intersection of Statistics Education and Social Justice - Lisa L. Poling, Nirmala Naresh, and Tracy J. Goodson-Espy
13 Using Authentic Earth Data in the K-12 Classroom - Meghan E. Marrero, Amanda M. Gunning, and Karen Woodruff

Section 3: Educational Technologies for Use in STEM
14 Exploring Physics and Technology: A Study in Teaching Kinematics to Student-Athletes - Loraine Snead and Yushaneen Simms
15 Computer Programming in Elementary and Middle School: Connections across Content - Danielle Boyd Harlow, Hilary Dwyer, Alexandria K. Hansen, Charlotte Hill, Ashley Iveland, Anne E. Leak, and Diana M. Franklin
16 Technology’s Role in Supporting Elementary Preservice Teachers as They Teach: An Urban STEM Afterschool Enrichment Program - Anne Pfitzner Gatling
17 Technology-Assisted Formative Assessment - Karen E. Irving
18 Using Reason Racer to Support Argumentation in Middle School Science Instruction - Marilyn Ault, Jana Craig-Hare, James D. Ellis, Janis Bulgren, Isa Kretschmer, and Bruce B. Frey