Implementing Inclusive Engineering Challenges for Elementary Students

Abstract

The Next Generation Science Standards emphasize the need to promote equitable opportunities for all students to engage in science and engineering. This article offers eight tips that educators can use to support students of all abilities, including those with special learning needs, to engage in engineering challenges at the elementary level.

Key words::

• 21st-century skills
• elementary education
• engineering education
• inclusive education
• science education

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Notes on contributors

Elaine Silva Mangiante

Elaine Silva Mangiante is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Her research interests include elementary science and engineering education, effective teaching practices, urban education, and mentoring for teacher development from novice to expert. Email: [email protected]

Adam Moore

Adam Moore is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston. His research interests include inclusive urban education, coteaching and collaboration, disproportionality of students of color with special needs, and family-centered practices. Email: [email protected]