There has been an increasing issue in STEM education as many students lack interest and knowledge in STEM disciplines and fields. Given the high demand for STEM workers, and the projected growth of STEM fields, it is important to expose students to STEM education beginning as early as elementary school. Some K-6 programs are not preparing teacher candidates adequately for STEM content or skills, especially in engineering. Integrating these disciplines and practices throughout elementary education programs could result in more exposure for K-6 students. Using STEM-Focused Teacher Preparation Programs to Reimagine Elementary Education presents anecdotal stories of how elementary education programs have altered their content offerings, field experiences, and curricula to expand their teacher candidates' knowledge and exposure to STEM disciplines and fields. Covering key topics such as diversity, teacher education, and technology integration, this premier reference source is ideal for industry professionals, policymakers, administrators of K-12 education, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

There has been an increasing issue in STEM education as many students lack interest and knowledge in STEM disciplines and fields. Given the high demand for STEM workers, and the projected growth of STEM fields, it is important to expose students to STEM education beginning as early as elementary school. Some K-6 programs are not preparing teacher candidates adequately for STEM content or skills, especially in engineering. Integrating these disciplines and practices throughout elementary education programs could result in more exposure for K-6 students. Using STEM-Focused Teacher Preparation Programs to Reimagine Elementary Education presents anecdotal stories of how elementary education programs have altered their content offerings, field experiences, and curricula to expand their teacher candidates' knowledge and exposure to STEM disciplines and fields. Covering key topics such as diversity, teacher education, and technology integration, this premier reference source is ideal for industry professionals, policymakers, administrators of K-12 education, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Shakar: Blind Ambition is an sci-fi adult fantasy told in the third person. Ayesha has her sights set on wedlock with Schezan, heir to the High Obajan, who is overall ruler of the Shakar race. Their attraction is mutual. Varoi is a warrior in search of his soulmate, with an outstanding score to settle with Schezan. Varoi is in pursuit of marauders when Ayesha makes contact; her timing is a potentially perilous distraction. Later, Varoi meets Ayesha and promptly declares his interest. She, however, is initially unimpressed. As she discovers more about both males, she becomes torn by divided loyalties and her inability to choose between Varoi and his rival, Schezan, and avoids contact with both. Follow their exciting adventures, which reveal a side of Schezan previously unseen, and lead Varoi, even at near-impossible odds, to risk his life for healing and love.