Spring 2027

Politics of STEM Education

Examines STEM education from a political perspective, covering its histories, philosophies, policies, and effects.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Erika Bullock

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Read and interpret federal, state, and local policy documents and reports related to STEM education and how these policies differ based on their authors and intended audience.

  • Explore the history and philosophy of STEM education in the United States and, to a lesser extent, globally.

  • Explore how STEM education coincides with other elements of education such as teacher education, pedagogy, curriculum, and policymaking.

  • Consider how STEM education interacts with its component subjects (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the arts [in part]) as well as the subjects that are not implied in the acronym (e.g., social studies, literacy).

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CURRIC 809

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Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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ERIKA BULLOCK is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Political perspectives on STEM education
  • Federal, state, and local STEM policy documents
  • History and philosophy of STEM education
  • Interaction of STEM with component and non-STEM subjects

Skills

  • Interpretation of federal, state, and local STEM policy documents
  • Analysis of STEM education history and philosophy
  • Integration of STEM education with pedagogy and curriculum

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CURRIC 809 · Spring 2027

Politics of STEM Education

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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