1st Edition
Action Research in STEM and English Language Learning An Integrated Approach for Developing Teacher Researchers
Acknowledgments
Authors
Contributors
Foreword by Kris Machtmes and Judith Green
Chapter 1: Integrating Language Learning and STEM Through Action Research
Chapter 2: Teaching Math and Science Through Playground Activism
Chapter 3: Community Renewable Energy: Designing Solar Panels Through Science-Funds of Knowledge
Chapter 4: Preparing the Next Generation of City Planners and Tech-Savvy Teachers
Chapter 5: From IRE to Conversational: Shifting Classroom Discourse Through Community-Based Forensics Expertise
Chapter 6: From Weslandia to Urban Gardening: Shifting Teacher Language Ideologies Through Ecological Science and Third Space
Chapter 7: Sustaining Teaching Excellence and Professional Identity Across Time and Space: From Reporting to Sharing
Chapter 8: Breaking the Fourth Wall: Rebuilding University and School Partnerships Through Action Research
Epilogue
Appendix A: Activity Triangle Template
Appendix B: Fund of Knowledge Inventory Table
Appendix C: Social Organization of Learning Protocol (Adapted from Razfar)
Appendix D: Field-Note Observation Template
Appendix E: Coding Sheet Template
Appendix F: Discourse Analysis Transcription Conventions
Appendix G: Unit Planning
Appendix H: Final Reporting Tools
Index
Biography
Aria Razfar is Professor of Education & Linguistics at University of Illinois Chicago.
Beverly Troiano is Associate Professor of Education at Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, Illinois.
"This book addresses a variety of audiences, including teacher educators, pre-service teachers, inservice teachers, school administration, and educational researchers with interest in action research, STEM education, culturally and linguistically diverse settings, [and] English Learners. [It] is a much-needed book as teacher preparation programs and school districts continue to address the perennial challenges of providing an increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse student population with authentic, meaningful, and responsive STEM learning opportunities."
--Peter R. Licona, Teachers College Record, 2023
