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Making SPACE for Spatial Thinking in STEAM education: Teacher Professional Development Modules

Year: 2024
Type: book
Abstract: This guide provides seven modules to train primary school teachers, STEAM (Science, Teachnology, Engineering, Art and Math) coaches, makerspace coaches and policy makers to foster spatial thinking in classroom and STEAM programs. The modules focus on topics such as: improving students self-concepts, using spatial language and gestures as tools to improve spatial thinking, ways to use integrated STEAM activities such as design thinking and maker education to foster spatial thinking, new ways to engage children in spatial math puzzles and assignments using evidence-based teaching strategies including the application of materials and classroom dialogue, as well as a module on spatializing educational curricula at school and country level.
DOI: 10.21427/kgnt-zj24
Authors: Klapwijk, Remke, Duffy, Gavin, Lagoudaki, Eleni, Caballero, Natalia Segura, Mishra, Rohit, Zhu, Caiwei, Westerhof, Marten, Bufasi, Ergi, Leung, Chloe, Malkogeorgou, Styliani, Jun Lin, Ting, Gamarra, Estefania, Nguyen, Trang
Institutions: Delft University of Technology, Technological University Dublin, University of Salzburg, University of Latvia, Leiden University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, University of Wales, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6963925480
FWCI: 0.595
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