Culturally-Connected Integrated STEM Instruction

2021 ◽  
pp. 751-769
Author(s):  
Tiffany S. Powell
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
New York State ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Culturally Diverse Students ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
The Status ◽  
Stem Instruction ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Culturally Connected

This chapter provides an overview of integrative STEM instruction through the lens of culturally connected practices as a foundation for elementary learners. The integrative STEM model can be a catalyst for increasing the number of culturally diverse, competent contributors to the STEM field. At the heart of an integrative approach to STEM instruction, students are exposed to rich science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content in ways that propel culturally diverse students to dive into these once exclusive bodies of knowledge with zeal and confidence. The only way this can occur is by having teachers whose belief systems 1) support the importance of rigorous learning, 2) are willing to challenge the status quo, and 3) who are adequately versed in culturally responsive teaching approaches. Additionally, this chapter highlights the implementation of Wheel Instruction for Integrative STEM through two professional development cycles within an urban school district in the New York State Capital Region.

Culturally-Connected Integrated STEM Instruction

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-137
Author(s):  
Tiffany S. Powell
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
New York State ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Culturally Diverse Students ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
The Status ◽  
Stem Instruction ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Culturally Connected

This chapter provides an overview of integrative STEM instruction through the lens of culturally connected practices as a foundation for elementary learners. The integrative STEM model can be a catalyst for increasing the number of culturally diverse, competent contributors to the STEM field. At the heart of an integrative approach to STEM instruction, students are exposed to rich science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content in ways that propel culturally diverse students to dive into these once exclusive bodies of knowledge with zeal and confidence. The only way this can occur is by having teachers whose belief systems 1) support the importance of rigorous learning, 2) are willing to challenge the status quo, and 3) who are adequately versed in culturally responsive teaching approaches. Additionally, this chapter highlights the implementation of Wheel Instruction for Integrative STEM through two professional development cycles within an urban school district in the New York State Capital Region.

No Votes for Women

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Goodier
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
Voting Rights ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
The Public ◽  
Suffrage Movement ◽  
Women's Equality ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Conservative Women

This book explores the complicated history of the suffrage movement in New York State by delving into the stories of women who opposed the expansion of voting rights to women. The book makes the case that, contrary to popular thought, women who opposed suffrage were not against women's rights. Instead, conservative women who fought against suffrage encouraged women to retain their distinctive feminine identities as protectors of their homes and families, a role they felt was threatened by the imposition of masculine political responsibilities. The book details the victories and defeats on both sides of the movement from its start in the 1890s to its end in the 1930s, analyzing not only how local and state suffrage and anti-suffrage campaigns impacted the national suffrage movement, but also how both sides refined their appeals to the public based on their counterparts' arguments. Rather than condemning the women of the anti-suffragist movement for accepting or even trying to preserve the status quo, the book acknowledges the powerful activism of this often overlooked and misunderstood political force in the history of women's equality.

scholarly journals Weakening resistance: Progress toward the low back merger in New York State

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron J. Dinkin
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
Sound Change ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Northern Cities Shift ◽  
Upstate New York ◽  
The Status ◽  
Northern Cities ◽  
Phonetic Distance ◽  
New Community

AbstractThis paper examines the status of the low back caught-cot merger in Upstate New York. Most of this region is subject to the Northern Cities Shift (NCS) and therefore, according to Labov, Ash, and Boberg (2006), ostensibly “resists” the spread of this merger. It is found that the phonology of this region is indeed trending toward the merger in apparent time, in terms of both phonetic distance between the two phonemes and speakers' explicit judgments. It is argued that the fronting of the cot vowel in the NCS region is not sufficient to withstand the spread of the merger because fronting a low vowel is a “reversible” sound change (Labov, 2010). It is further argued that the expansion of a merger to new communities may take place indirectly, through launching a sound change in the direction of merger rather than causing merger to take place immediately in the new community.

New and updated information on Scleroderris canker in the Atlantic Provinces

2011 ◽  
Vol 87 (03) ◽  
pp. 382-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.R. Warren ◽  
K.J. Harrison ◽  
G. Laflamme
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
New York State ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Testing Methods ◽  
Complete Listing ◽  
The Status ◽  
European Race ◽  
Exotic Pest

This note reviews the status of the European race of Scleroderris canker (Gremmeniella abietina [Lagerb.] Morelet), an exotic pest, in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. The European race of Scleroderris canker is a disease of plant quarantine significance, and many reports have been written since it was initially recognized in New York State in 1975 and subsequently found in Quebec in 1978. The race testing methods have improved in the intervening three decades. This report clarifies the situation for regulatory authorities, the forest industry and provincial officials in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. We are also reporting a breach of the quarantine zone of that disease in Newfoundland. A complete listing of isolates tested from New Brunswick and the known distribution for Newfoundland are included as tables and maps.

Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems

2005 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
New York State ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Hudson River Valley ◽  
Rhinichthys Atratulus ◽  
Biogeochemical Indicators ◽  
Urbanization Gradients

<em>Abstract.</em>—Parcel by parcel, urban/suburban development is one of the most active converters of land in the Hudson River Valley in New York State. We are taking an integrative approach to understanding the drivers of and responses to urbanization, by studying how economy drives land use change and how that, in turn, affects downstream indicators of ecosystem state. The ultimate goal of the project is to provide a tool for policymakers, illustrating consequences of different development strategies. In this paper, we discuss synoptic ecological assessments of two major Hudson River tributaries in Dutchess County, the Wappinger Creek and Fishkill Creek watersheds. Physical, chemical, geographic, and biotic indices are compiled, creating a multivariate data set. These data, when set into a geographic information database, provide a spatial response to land use. Application of a regionally calibrated index of biotic integrity showed little relationship to urbanization, although some component metrics indicated a response. Chemical or biogeochemical indicators were more reflective of urbanization gradients. A hierarchy of responses, beginning with physicochemical and moving up to fish assemblages, reflected decreasing responses to urbanization. However, fish densities and the stable isotopic ratios of nitrogen determined in a sentinel species (eastern blacknose dace <em>Rhinichthys atratulus</em>) were significantly affected by urbanization. Longitudinal gradients of elevation were identified as strong drivers of development, potentially confounding relationships of land-use attributes and ecological responses.

scholarly journals Developing pre-service primary teachers’ understanding of engineering through engineering habits of mind and engagement with engineers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet R. Hanson ◽  
Sally Hardman ◽  
Sue Luke ◽  
Bill Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Habits Of Mind ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
The Status ◽  
Primary Curriculum ◽  
Service Training ◽  
And Mathematics

AbstractThis paper explores how primary teachers might be prepared through their pre-service training to feel more confident to include engineering in their teaching. Prompted by concerns about young people’s lack of interest in STEM subjects and careers, engineering is gradually gaining visibility in the primary curriculum in several forms, particularly through integrated STEM programmes. However, the status of engineering relative to science, technology and mathematics remains contested in schools and engineering has low visibility in pre-service preparation programmes for primary teachers. Therefore, this case-study investigated how two strategies might give students learning to be primary technology, computing and science teachers greater confidence to introduce the concept of engineering into their teaching. By reframing engineering as engineering habits of mind and by giving students experience of engaging with practising engineers, the study found that it was possible to enhance primary trainee teachers’ understanding of the world of engineering and increase their confidence to introduce engineering habits of mind in lessons with primary children. The paper concludes with some implications for practice of this approach.

scholarly journals Don't Run Out Of STEAM! Barriers to A Transdisciplinary Learning Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Caton
Keyword(s):  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Steam Education ◽  
Teacher Challenges ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Stem Instruction ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Based Instruction

Reform-based instruction can maximize learning and provide equitable access for students in both mathematics and science. A proposal for change by national organizations shed light on the need for programs in integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or with the inclusion of the arts (STEAM). A balanced approach to integrated STEAM education uses real issues from around the world to challenge students to be innovative, creative, and think critically about ways they can provide solutions. The purpose of this article is to highlight the potential of a transdisciplinary STEAM instructional approach, while examining the barriers that teachers face in implementation, and provide possible suggestions that allow for successful implementation of transdisciplinary STEAM instruction. With the growing interest in STEM education, it is important to better understand teacher challenges and obstacles to provide support for educators who are developing and implementing integrated STEM instruction. Integrated STEAM allows for creativity across disciplines and promotes students to become conceptual thinkers who are ready to approach future careers and education with more imagination and innovation.

The Use of Machines in Parole Case Control

1963 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-184
Author(s):  
John M. Stanton
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
Case Control ◽  
York State ◽  
Parole Officers ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Law ◽  
And Control

One of the responsibilities of the professional caseworkers who supervise parolees is to account each month for the status of those under their supervision. Both the law and good parole casework practice require that such an accounting be made. At one time, parolees' names, identification numbers, and other data had to be written by hand by the parole officers in the New York State Division of Parole. Today, the officers have been relieved of this clerical chore; listing and control of cases are now being done efficiently and economically by key-punch and accounting machines. The same key-punched cards used to pre pare the monthly reports are also used to machine-print organ izational reports for administrative and budgetary purposes. The use of machines in parole case control has resulted in accurate and timely reports and has freed the parole officers for their main professional task of assisting in the rehabilitation of parolees.

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