STEM in the Technopolis: The Power of STEM Education in Regional Technology Policy

Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 The Virtuous Cycle: Global Cases of K-12 STEM Education in the Technology Policy of Cities  (Cliff Zintgraff)....Pages 3-25
 Regional Industry Clusters: A STEM Center of Gravity for Educators, Industry, Government and Non-Profits  (Cliff Zintgraff, Songhee Han, Richard V. Butler)....Pages 27-50
 The Education Philosophy, Theories and Models That Enable STEM Policy Integration  (Anthony J. Petrosino, Maximilian K. Sherard, Sneha A. Tharayil)....Pages 51-63
 The STEM Technopolis Wheel: In Motion Through STEM Learning  (Donna K. Kidwell, Cliff Zintgraff, Gregory P. Pogue)....Pages 65-77
 Moving Toward Digital Equity in the Technopolis  (Paul E. Resta)....Pages 79-89
 The Quantitative View: How to Measure STEM in the Technopolis  (Bruce Kellison, Ravae Villafranca Shaeffer, Cliff Zintgraff)....Pages 91-109
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 Medellín, A Case of Self-STEAM (Esteem)  (Alejandro Roldán Bernal)....Pages 113-130
 San Antonio’s Cybersecurity Cluster and CyberPatriot  (Joe Sánchez, Cliff Zintgraff)....Pages 131-148
 Case Study: Taiwanese Government Policy, STEM Education, and Industrial Revolution 4.0  (Chao-Lung Yang, Yun-Chi Yang, Ting-An Chou, Hsiao-Yen Wei, Cheng-Yuan Chen, Chung-Hsien Kuo)....Pages 149-170
 Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem  (Tricia Berry)....Pages 171-188
 Fundão, Portugal: Using STEM Education to Help Build a New ICT Technopolis  (Ademar Aguiar, Sara Pereira)....Pages 189-202
 Mexico’s Movimiento STEM and Related Developments in the State of Querétaro  (Graciela Rojas, Laura Segura)....Pages 203-224
 Verbal and Mathematical Literacy Education and STEAM in the Technopolis of São Carlos, Brazil  (Cristiane Chaves Gattaz, Silvia Rocha Falvo, Paulo Estevão Cruvinel)....Pages 225-248
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 Tracking STEM Education Development in China: National, Regional, and Local Influences  (Guolong Quan)....Pages 251-283
 Case Study: STEM Contribution in Indian IT Clusters  (Sang C. Suh, Hemanth Bandi, Jinoh Kim, U. John Tanik)....Pages 285-296
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 Intentional Integration of K-12 STEM Education With the Challenges of Cities: Do This, Avoid That, Here Are Tools  (Cliff Zintgraff)....Pages 299-312
Back Matter ....Pages 313-323