STEM Education Across the Learning Continuum

Amy MacDonald is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Mathematics Education in the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, Albury-Wodonga, Australia. Amy is an internationally-recognised early childhood mathematics education researcher, and she has published widely in this area. Her research focuses on young children's mathematics experiences and education prior to starting school. She is also known internationally for her work on educational transitions; in particular, the ways in which children’s mathematics is noticed and built upon during transitions to school. Amy was an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Research Fellow for 2018-2020. Lena Danaia is Associate Professor of Science Education in the School of Teacher Education at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia. Lena specialises in science and technology curricula and is experienced in mixed methods research with a strong focus on surveys. She has been recognised nationally for her outstanding contributions to learning and teaching, and received an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Teaching Excellence Award. Beyond her research and university teaching, Lena contributes significantly to STEM education through teacher professional learning sessions and school-based science workshops. Steve Murphy is a PhD candidate and Lecturer in STEM Education in the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.  Previously, Steve worked for more than two decades in Principal, educational leadership and teaching roles in both primary and secondary schools.  Steve is a STEM specialist, with experience in designing and delivering integrated and inquiry learning with strong digital learning elements.  Steve’s doctoral research analysed case studies of schools identified as high performing in STEM in an effort to identify practices contributing to this performance.

1 Introduction.- 2 Sustaining STEM: A Framework for Effective STEM Education Across the Learning Continuum.- 3 What Happens When the Robot gets Eyelashes? Gender Perspective on Programming in Preschool.- 4 Mathematical Signs and their Cultural Transmission in Pretend Play.- 5 A Picture Book Pedagogy for Early Childhood Mathematics Education.- 6 Making STEM Visible in Early Childhood Curriculum Frameworks.- 7 Supporting and Scaffolding Early Childhood Teachers in Positive Approaches to Teaching and Learning with Technology.- 8 Digital Technologies and Numeracy: Synergy or Discord?.- 9 'Quality' STEM Leaders in Remote Indigenous Contexts: Creating Pedagogical Capital.- 10 Exploring Student Views and Perspectives within a Changing Classroom Context: Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities with Diverse Learners.- 11 Affect and Engagement in STEM Education.- 12 Engaging Students in STEM with Non-Traditional Educational Programmes: Bridging the Gaps between Experts and Learners.- 13 Threshold Concepts in Primary School Maths and Sciences: An Investigation of some Underlying Ideas of STEM.- 14 Pedagogical Partnerships in Primary and Secondary STEM Education.- 15 Transforming Pedagogy in Mathematics and Science in Qatar: A Study of Teacher and Student Perspectives.- 16 Motivating Rural Students in STEM: Practices Contributing to Student Engagement with STEM in Rural Victorian Schools.