STEM Coaching Handbook

<p>Learn how to promote STEM integration in your school district and increase student achievement. In this helpful, easy-to-read book, author Terry Talley sheds light on the key responsibilities and accountabilities of a successful STEM coach and offers a wealth of practical advice for those new to the position and for those who want to refine their skills. </p><p>You’ll discover how to…</p><ul> <ul> <p> </p> <li>Build positive working relationships with teachers and faculty </li> <p> </p> <li>Organize professional development opportunities such as PLCs and book study groups</li> <p> </p> <li>Develop hands-on instructional strategies based off the needs of your students and the strengths of your staff</li> <p> </p> <li>Promote technological and scientific literacy to prepare students for success in the 21st Century </li> <p> </p> <li>Enhance student engagement using project-based learning and growth-based assessment models</li> </ul> </ul><p>Designed to be read either as a step-by-step guide or as a reference, <i>The STEM Coaching Handbook </i>is loaded with insights and accounts from experienced STEM educators across the country. No matter your level of expertise, these tips will help you make your district’s STEM program more effective for all students.</p> <p>Contents</p><p>Meet the Author</p><p><i>Foreword </i> </p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>Introduction</p><p>How to Use this Book</p><p>Part I: STEM and the STEM Coach</p><p>1. What is STEM? How is it Different? </p><p>2. The STEM Campus</p><p>3. The STEM Campus Instructional Leader </p><p>4. Who Needs A Coach? </p><p>5. The STEM Coach Job Description</p><p>6. How STEM Coaches Support STEM Campuses</p><p>Part I: Summary and Conclusion</p><p>Part II: The Practices of a STEM Coach</p><p>7. Building the Relationship First</p><p>8. The Coaching Cycle</p><p>9. Others Ways to Provide Feedback</p><p>10. Roadblocks to Coaching</p><p>11. The STEM Coaches and Professional Development</p><p>Part II: Summary, Conclusion and Resources</p><p>Part III: STEM-ifying Instruction</p><p>12. Learning through the Lens of STEM</p><p>13. Integrating Other Content Area Standards into STEM</p><p>Part III: Summary, Conclusion, and Resources</p><p>Part IV: Transforming to a STEM-based Campus</p><p>14. STEM Coach and Campus Transformation</p><p>Part IV: Summary, Conclusion, and Resources</p><p>15. Final Thoughts</p><p>References</p>