Reconceptualizing STEM Education

Richard A. Duschl is the Kenneth B. Waterbury Chaired Professor in Secondary Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.Amber S. Bismack is a Ph.D. student, Department of Educational Studies (Science Education), School of Education, The University of Michigan, USA.

• CONTENTS Introduction: Coordinating PreK-16 STEM Education Research and Practices for Advancing and Refining Reform Agendas Richard A. Duschl, Amber S. Bismack, James Greeno and Drew H. GitomerTheme 1: Systems Thinking Thinking about a System and Systems Thinking in EngineeringThomas A. Litzinger Diagnostic Instruction: Toward an Integrated System for Classroom Assessment Jim Minstrell, Ruth Anderson, and Min Li Response 1: Systems Thinking as a Design ProblemMarcela Borge Response 2: Improving Learning about Systems Requires Designing for Change in Educational SystemsWilliam R. PenuelTheme 2: Model-Based Reasoning Modeling Authentic STEM Research: A Systems Thinking Perspective Annmarie R. Ward Meeting the Standards for STEM Educations: Individual and National NeedsSpencer A. Benson Response 1: Model-Based Reasoning in Professional DevelopmentHilda Borko Response 2: "Where is the line?"Brian P. CoppolaTheme 3: Quantitative Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning in Mathematics Education: Directions in Research and PracticeHeather Lynn Johnson Teachers Use of Data, Measurement, and Data Modeling in Quantitative Reasoning Anthony J. Petrosino Response 1: Quantitative Reasoning in STEM DisciplinesRobert Mayes Response 2: Quantitative Reasoning: Capturing a Tension Between Structure and VariabilityRose Mary ZbiekTheme 4: Equity, Epistemic, and Ethical Outcomes Educational and Ethical Dilemmas for STEM Education in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Gasfield Communities Catharine Biddle & Kai A. Schafft Defining a Knowledge Base for Reasoning in Science: The role of procedural and epistemic knowledgeJonathan Osborne Response 1: Views from Above and Below: Access to Science EducationNancy Brickhouse Response 2: The Values of Science LiteracyNancy TuanaTheme 5: STEM Communication and Policy Outreach Why People Care About Chickens and Other Lessons about Rhetoric, Public Science, and Informal Learning EnvironmentsStacey Pigg, William Hart-Davidson, Jeff Grabill, and Kirsten Ellenbogen New Environments for Professional Development: Situating Science Learning and Teaching in a Framework and NGSS WorldJean Moon Response 1: School-System Contexts for Professional DevelopmentEdward J. Fuller Response 2: Technology-supported Communication in Science: Conjectures on Expertise and EvaluationDrew H. GitomerReflections and Summary Reflections on the Waterbury Summit: STEAM And Systems ThinkingStephanie E. Vasko Summary: Driving Change ForwardAmber S. Bismack, Yann Shiou Ong, Armend Tahirsylaj, and Richard A. DuschlAbout the AuthorsWaterbury Summit Participants