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Coaching Teachers to Support STEAM in a Middle School Community of Practice (Work in Progress)

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Page Count

8

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41247

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/41247

Download Count

353

Paper Authors

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Joel Mejia The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Dr. Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia is an Associate Professor with joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio. His current work seeks to analyze and describe the assets, tensions, contradictions, and cultural collisions many Latino/a/x students experience in engineering through testimonios. He is particularly interested in approaches that contribute to a more expansive understanding of engineering in sociocultural contexts, the impact of critical consciousness in engineering practice, and the development and implementation of culturally responsive pedagogies in engineering education. He received the NSF CAREER Award for his work on conocimiento in engineering spaces.

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Alberto Esquinca San Diego State University

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Alberto Esquinca is a professor of bilingual education at San Diego State University.

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Abstract

This work in progress paper describes the impact of using a coaching strategy to promote learning about engineering and funds of knowledge. Preliminary analysis of the data indicated that strategies used throughout the research were effective primarily because the teachers constantly received immediate feedback. In addition, recognizing teachers as experts is important for the development of productive and asset-based collaborations. Teachers said that they valued the tools provided to them, which served to mediate their learning of and about engineering. Ultimately, we argue that confianza is fundamental to create space that fosters collaborative work with teachers’ communities of practice.

Mejia, J., & Esquinca, A. (2022, August), Coaching Teachers to Support STEAM in a Middle School Community of Practice (Work in Progress) Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41247

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