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How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries

How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries

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During the past few years, groups like the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Center for Education have been placing great emphasis on the significance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. In brief, the US is seen as falling behind the rest of the world in science and technology education. In response, the curricula have been revised in many educational institutions and school districts across the country. It is clear that for STEM to be successful, other community organizations, most particularly libraries, need to be closely involved in the process. Library staff realize the importance of getting involved in STEM education, but many have difficulty finding comprehensive information that will help them plan and successfully implement STEM direction in their organization. This book is designed to meet that need. It is timely and relevant. How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries is by and for libraries who are involved in contributing efforts into advancing these subjects. It is organized in 9 parts including funding, grant writing, community partnerships, outreach, research, and examples of specific programming activities. Authors are drawn from the professional staffs of educational institutions, libraries, and non-profit organizations such as science museums. The book contains eight parts, each emphasizing a different aspect of how to succeed with STEM. Part 1 emphasizes how hands-on activities that are both fun and educational can be used to further STEM awareness. Parts 2 and 3 contain chapters on the uniting of STEM with Information Literacy. Innovative collection development ideas are discussed in Part 4 and Part 5 focuses on research and publishing. Outreach is the theme of Part 6 and the programs described in these chapters offer an array of ways to connect with students of all ages. The final section of How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries addresses the funding of these programs. Librarians of all types will be pleased to discover easy-to-implement suggestions for collaborative efforts, many rich and diverse programming ideas, strategies for improving reference services and library instruction to speakers of English as a second language, marketing and promotional tips designed to welcome multicultural patrons into the library, and much more.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Foreword Paula M. Storm Preface Vera Gubnitskaia and Carol Smallwood Acknowledgements Part I Range and Scope 1.WonderWorks: Preschoolers Playing with STEM Carissa Christner 2.Creating STEM Kits for Teen Programs Kelly Czarnecki 3.Digging into Reading: A Worm’s Perspective Barbara Fiehn and Jeanine M. Huss 4.The Maker Movement, STEM and Libraries: How Libraries Large and Small Can Support Hands-On Math and Science Learning in Their Communities Cynthia Houston 5.The STEM Kids Program and the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) at the Grand Forks Public Library Aaron Stefanich and Laura Munski Part II Teaching 6.Animation Programs at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Michael Cherry 7.How Not to Blow Up the Library: Planning and Facilitating a Homeschool Science Lab in Your Building Fred Kirchner 8.Customizing the For-Credit Information Literacy Course for STEM Majors Rosalia Petralia and Kathy Turner Part III Information Literacy and Educational Support 9.Kid-ventions with the U.S. Patent Library Barbara J. Hampton 10.A Math Emporium Project Nastasha Johnson and Tiffany B. Russell 11.The School Librarian Role in the FIRST® LEGO® League Team Project Karla Steege Krueger 12.STEMming From Scratch: STEM Library Services for High School Students Enrolled as University Students Janna Mattson and Heather Groves Hannan Part IV Collection Development 13.How to Get Science Going Keary Bramwell 14.Graphic Novels Ignite Imagination in the Sciences Melanie E. Hughes and Gary Pinkston Part V Research and Publishing 15.Showcasing Scientific Research Output: New Audiences for Science Libraries Alvin Hutchinson 16.Embedding Librarians into the STEM Publication Process Anne Rauh and Linda M. Galloway Part VI Outreach 17.How NOT to Reinvent the STEM Wheel: Using Crowdsourcing and Community Partners Jennifer Hopwood 18.Girls’ Night Out: STEM Programs for Girls Only Kathleen J. Clauson 19.Celebrating Geographic Information Systems through GIS Day @ Your Library Carol Patterson McAuliffe 20.Fun is Learning: Making an Interactive Science Café Series Karen Lauritsen Part VII Partnerships 21.How to Make Library Workshops Popular with Science and Engineering Students Giovanna Badia 22.Learning About Future Stem Careers Eileen G. Harrington 23.‘Take it from the Top’: Cultivating Relationships with STEM Faculty to Connect with Students Shawn V. Lombardo and Barbara A. Shipman Part VIII Funding 24.Grant Writing to Support STEM Susan P. Cordell and Reenay R.H. Rogers 25.STEM on a Budget! Sarah Wright About the Contributors Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780810892736
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 298
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 494 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0810892731
  • Publisher Date: 05 Dec 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries
  • Width: 156 mm


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