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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Carol Smallwood and Vera Gubnitskaia Klappentext In How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries, the contributors have provided a cornucopia of ideas on how libraries can engage youth in the crucial subjects of science, technology, engineering and math. The twenty-five chapters cover exciting ideas for this engagement ranging for those applicable for pre-schoolers to those for college students. Written by a very diverse group of authors from public libraries and academia From pre-school to college, programs to funding, this timely collection of how to articles has something helpful for libraries of all kinds. It offers inspiration and ideas even for those not fully versed in STEM. -- Su Epstein, library director, Saxton B. Little Free Library, Columbia, Connecticut Best practice examples and constructive advice will inspire and support STEM in any library, helping to embed the librarian as an indispensible cog in this nationwide initiative. -- Leigh Woznick, library media specialist, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, Bridgewater, New Jersey The very comprehensive grant writing chapters for STEM grants are informative, enlightening, and useful in so many ways -- Ann Paietta, director of Essex Free Library, Essex, Vermont Busy librarians will appreciate this timely idea book, which offers many solutions for helping patrons of all ages and experience levels to engage in science, technology, engineering and math at their libraries--even better, there are ideas here for every librarian's budget, no matter how tiny! -- Beth Neiman, youth services librarian, Carlsbad Public Library, Carlsbad, New Mexico A great resource for public and academic librarians who wish to incorporate STEM in their information literacy classes, library programming, events, and outreach -- Mark Aaron Polger, instruction/reference librarian and information literacy instructor, College of Staten Island, CUNY, New York, New York From preschool through high school to providing support in project planning and grant writing, this anthology presents relevant chapters covering the broad spectrum of just about everything the librarian needs to know about STEM. -- Anna Ercoli Schnitzer, disability issues librarian, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is now a staple of educational planning and program evaluation. This book provides an excellent resource for teachers and librarians interested in the standards, applications, trick, traps, and assumptions of this education standard. -- Jonathan Frater, technical services librarian, Metropolitan College of New York I highly recommend this down to earth treatment of the subject... -- James B. Casey, library director, Bowling Green State University - Fireland, Huron, Ohio Valuable insights from academic and public library practitioners on ways to make our hard and applied sciences collections more relevant to patrons of all ages. -- James B. Casey, retired director of Oak Lawn Public Library, Oak Lawn, Illinois Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsForeword Paula M. StormPreface Vera Gubnitskaia and Carol Smallwood AcknowledgementsPart I Range and Scope1.WonderWorks: Preschoolers Playing with STEMCarissa Christner2.Creating STEM Kits for Teen ProgramsKelly Czarnecki3.Digging into Reading: A Worm's PerspectiveBarbara Fiehn and Jeanine M. Huss4.The Maker Movement, STEM and Libraries: How Libraries Large and Small Can Support Hands-On Math and Science Learning in Their CommunitiesCynthia Houston5.The STEM Kids Program and the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) at the Grand Forks Public LibraryAaron Stefanich and Laura MunskiPart II Teaching6.Animation Programs at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public LibraryMichael Cherry7.How Not to Blow Up the Library: Planning and Facilitating a Homeschool Science Lab in Your Build...
