Multilingual Learners in STEAM

Teaching Framework and Practical Tools for Elementary Grades

AvEun Kyung Ko,Xiaoning Chen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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As multilingual student populations grow in elementary classrooms, STEAM educators face the dual challenge of supporting English development and content mastery. Traditional STEAM curricula often overlook the cultural and linguistic assets multilingual learners bring. Multilingual Learners in STEAM: Teaching Framework and Practical Tools for Elementary Grades offers a solution through the Equitable STEAM Education for Multilingual Learners (ESEM) framework—an equity-focused, interdisciplinary, and culturally and linguistically responsive approach. Grounded in research on translanguaging, visual literacy, and integrated STEAM instruction, the book presents actionable principles to create inclusive, asset-based STEAM learning environments. Each chapter highlights practical strategies for designing culturally relevant curriculum, promoting linguistic justice, integrating technology, building community partnerships, and fostering teacher collaboration. It empowers educators to engage multilingual learners and advocate for just, transformative STEAM education.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-11-13
Mått:160 x 232 x 18 mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538197479

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Eun Kyung Ko, Ph.D. is an Associate professor of science education at National Louis University. She holds a doctorate in Science Education from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Her research interests focus on enhancing K-12 science teachers' pedagogical knowledge related to the nature of science and scientific inquiry. She has designed and co-designed several professional learning sequences and tools for in-service and preservice teachers, including the Adaptive Cycle of Teaching (ACT) model for science instruction. Dr. Ko has also been the principal investigator on multiple projects supported by the National Science Foundation to advance science teachers’ pedagogical skills in elementary and middle school classrooms. Xiaoning Chen, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and ESL/Bilingual Education Chair at National Louis University. With over 20 years of experience in language education, her research focuses on visual literacy and multicultural literature.

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Educators teaching STEAM education with equity and justice for multilingual learners will want to read this book. The authors offer a novel framework, research-based pedagogical support, classroom applications, and lesson examples in elementary education.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I Introduction and FrameworkIntroductionChapter 1: Multilingual Learners in STEAMChapter 2: The EMES Framework for MLs’ STEAM LearningPart II Application of the FrameworkChapter 3: STEAM Learning CommunityChapter 4: Curriculum Development, Implementation, and Assessment in STEAM EducationChapter 5: STEAM Instruction and Linguistic JusticeChapter 6: Partnership With Families and Communities With a STEAM FocusChapter 7: Selecting and Integrating Technology to Enhance MLs’ STEAM LearningChapter 8: STEAM Teacher Professional Development, Collaboration, and AdvocacyPart III ConclusionSummary of the Chapters