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

This book addresses how forward-thinking local communities are integrating pre-college STEM education, STEM pedagogy, industry clusters, college programs, and local, state and national policies to improve educational experiences, drive local development, gain competitive advantage for the communitie...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Zintgraff, Cliff (Editor), Suh, Sang C. (Editor), Kellison, Bruce (Editor), Resta, Paul E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:
Science education.
Technical education.
Mathematics-Study and teaching .
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Educational technology.
Science Education.
Engineering/Technology Education.
Mathematics Education.
Educational Policy and Politics.
Educational Technology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Part 1
  • 1. The Virtuous Cycle: Global Cases of K-12 STEM Education in the Technology Policy of Cities
  • 2. Regional Industry Clusters: A STEM Center of Gravity for Educators, Industry, Government and Non-Profits
  • 3.The Education Philosophy, Theories and Models that Enable STEM Policy Integration
  • 4. The STEM Technopolis Wheel: In Motion through STEM Learning
  • 5. Moving Toward Digital Equity in the Technopolis
  • 6. The Quantitative View: How to Measure STEM in the Technopolis
  • Part 2
  • 7. Medellín, A Case of Self-STEAM (Esteem)
  • 8. San Antonio's Cybersecurity Cluster and CyberPatriot
  • 9. Case Study: Taiwanese Government Policy, STEM Education, and Industrial Revolution 4.0
  • 10. Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem
  • 11. Fundão, Portugal: Using STEM Education to Help Build a New ICT Technopolis
  • 12. Mexico's Movimiento STEM and Related Developments in the State of Querétaro
  • 13. Verbal and Mathematical Literacy Educa-tion and STEAM in the Technopolis of São Carlos, Brazil
  • Part 3
  • 14. Tracking STEM Education Development in China: National, Regional, and Local Influences
  • 15. Case Study: STEM Contribution in Indian IT Clusters
  • Part 4
  • 16. Intentional Integration of K-12 STEM Education with the Challenges of Cities: Do This, Avoid That, Here are Tools.