Eun Kyung Ko, Xiaoning Chen

Gebundenes Buch

Multilingual Learners in STEAM

Teaching Framework and Practical Tools for Elementary Grades

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781538197479
• ISBN-10: 1538197472
• Artikelnr.: 74007466