STEM in the Technopolis: The Power of STEM Education in Regional Technology Policy (Paperback)

Foreword.- Preface.- Part 1.- 1. The Virtuous Cycle: Global Cases of K-12 STEM Education in the Technology Policy of Cities.- 2. Regional Industry Clusters: A STEM Center of Gravity for Educators, Industry, Government and Non-Profits.- 3.The Education Philosophy, Theories and Models that Enable STEM Policy Integration.- 4. The STEM Technopolis Wheel: In Motion through STEM Learning.- 5. Moving Toward Digital Equity in the Technopolis.- 6. The Quantitative View: How to Measure STEM in the Technopolis.- Part 2.- 7. Medellin, A Case of Self-STEAM (Esteem).- 8. San Antonio’s Cybersecurity Cluster and CyberPatriot.- 9. Case Study: Taiwanese Government Policy, STEM Education, and Industrial Revolution 4.0.- 10. Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem.- 11. Fundao, Portugal: Using STEM Education to Help Build a New ICT Technopolis.- 12. Mexico’s Movimiento STEM and Related Developments in the State of Queretaro.- 13. Verbal and Mathematical Literacy Educa-tion and STEAM in the Technopolis of Sao Carlos, Brazil.- Part 3.- 14. Tracking STEM Education Development in China: National, Regional, and Local Influences.- 15. Case Study: STEM Contribution in Indian IT Clusters.- Part 4.- 16. Intentional Integration of K-12 STEM Education with the Challenges of Cities: Do This, Avoid That, Here are Tools.