Writing Critically in STEAM

Daniel Ness is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at St. John’s University. He has authored numerous articles on cognitive development, play, and curriculum. Ness is the author of Block Parties: Identifying Emergent STEAM Thinking through Play and co-editor of Alternatives to Privatizing Public Education and Curriculum.

• Foreword – Acknowledgments – Introduction – What Does it Mean to Write Critically in STEAM? – Tools for Writing Critically in STEAM – From Brainstorming to Writing Critically in STEAM – Writing Critically in the Natural Sciences – Writing Critically in Technology – Writing Critically in Engineering, Art, and Architecture – Writing Critically in Mathematics – Questioning Norms in Critical STEAM Writing – Glossary of Technical Terms in Writing and STEAM – Appendix A – Appendix B – Appendix C – Appendix D – References – Index.

Daniel Ness reminds us that in order to not have writing criticized, we attend to the verity within STEM. As in all disciplines, writing critically is essential. Not affirming excuses made by scientific writers that due to the discipline, excellence in writing is not expected, the book advises us that we develop appropriately when we have learned to write. The significance is clear, STEM scholars and students should understand and exercise excellence and criticality in their writing, bottom line. Writing Critically is STEM’s just do it! clarion call. Shirley R Steinberg, PhD Editor; Sage Handbook of Critical PedagogiesShirley R. SteinbergProfessor, University of Calgary