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What STEM Teachers Need to Know and Do for English Language Learners (ELLs): Using Literacy to Learn

A growing concern for STEM teachers is the responsibility of having students who do not speak English proficiently in their content area classrooms. This paper gives a background of how STEM literacy and English language learner (ELL) literacy can be used productively together as well as strategies for STEM teachers to help all students learn. Strategies for […]

Filling Positions or Forging New Pathways? Scholarship Incentives, Commitment, and Retention of STEM Teachers in High‐need Schools

In recent years, there have been programs aimed at increasing the number of science and math teachers in high‐need areas by offering scholarships to candidates in exchange for their agreement to teach in a high‐need school for a period of time. However, there has been concern that recipients might fulfill the terms of their agreement, […]

Pedagogical Language Knowledge: An Investigation of a Science Teacher Candidate’s Student Teaching Strengths and Struggles

In today’s increasingly linguistically diverse classrooms, all science teachers require expertise in supporting students’ language development simultaneous to content-based classroom instruction. Current science-oriented K-12 teaching frameworks and standards promote a vision of learning and doing science that entails engaging students in language-rich science practices. The purpose of this case study was to follow one teacher […]

Like-Minded People: University-Based Interdisciplinary Collaborations in STEM Teacher Preparation Programs

A need exists for impactful interdisciplinary collaborations between STEM and Education departments to build successful STEM teacher education programs. Within extant literature, few studies have examined the qualities that make STEM and Education collaborations possible for the purpose of STEM teacher preparation. The purpose of this study was to analyze the motivation, development and sustainability […]

Problem-Based Enhanced Language Learning (PBELL)

A specialized team within Arizona State University is dedicated to preparing all teachers to support and meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. The team is comprised of professionals in the field of teaching, diverse learner instruction, special education, coaching, and specific content area expertise (math, science, English language arts, and social studies). Integrating STEM, Literacy, and Language to Prepare all Teachers to Work with English Language Learners: iTeachELLs is a six-year Teacher Quality Partnership funded project.