Commissioned Papers

These papers were commissioned for the Workshop on Successful STEM Education in K-12 Schools. The workshop was convened by the Board on Science Education on May 10-11, 2011 in Washington, D.C. with support from the National Science Foundation. Opinions and statements included in the paper are solely those of the individual author, and are not necessarily adopted or endorsed or verified as accurate by the Board on Science Education or the National Academy of Sciences, including the National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, or National Research Council.
Title	Author
Engineering [for] Effectiveness in Mathematics Education: Intervention at the Instructional Core in an Era of Common Core Standards	Jere Confrey and Alan Maloney, North Carolina State University
Effective STEM Education Strategies for Diverse and Underserved Learners	Okhee Lee, University of Miami, Florida
Building on Learner Thinking: A Framework for improving learning and assessment	Jim Minstrell and Ruth Anderson, FACET Innovations Min Li, University of Washington
Mathematics Learning and Diverse Students	Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Niral Shah, Jose Gutierrez, Nicole Louie, Kim Seashore, and Evra Baldinger, University of California, Berkeley
Study of the Impact of Specialized Science High Schools	Rena Subtonik, American Psychological Association and Robert Tai, University of Virginia
Stem Reform: Which Way to Go	William Schmidt, Michigan State University
Delivering STEM Education through Career and Technical Education Schools and Programs	James Stone, University of Louisville
Effective Stem Teacher Preparation, Induction, and Professional Development	Suzanne Wilson, Michigan State University
Inclusive STEM Schools: Early Promise in Texas and Unanswered Questions	Viki Young, SRI International