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CURRIC 809

POLITICS OF STEM EDUCATION

3 credits.

In recent years, there has been an increase in attention to what has come to be known as STEM education in education circles and in the public sphere. Although this focus on STEM may seem recent, it is part of a long history of interest in the STEM disciplines. Consider STEM education from a political perspective by examining its histories, philosophies, policies, and effects.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Read and interpret federal, state, and local policy documents and reports related to STEM education and how these policies differ based on their authors and intended audience. Audience: Graduate 2. Explore the history and philosophy of STEM education in the United States and, to a lesser extent, globally. Audience: Graduate 3. Explore how STEM education coincides with other elements of education such as teacher education, pedagogy, curriculum, and policymaking. Audience: Graduate 4. Consider how STEM education interacts with its component subjects (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the arts [in part]) as well as the subjects that are not implied in the acronym (e.g., social studies, literacy). Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Read and interpret federal, state, and local policy documents and reports related to STEM education and how these policies differ based on their authors and intended audience. Audience: Graduate 2. Explore the history and philosophy of STEM education in the United States and, to a lesser extent, globally. Audience: Graduate 3. Explore how STEM education coincides with other elements of education such as teacher education, pedagogy, curriculum, and policymaking. Audience: Graduate 4. Consider how STEM education interacts with its component subjects (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the arts [in part]) as well as the subjects that are not implied in the acronym (e.g., social studies, literacy). Audience: Graduate

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