Designing Inclusive STEM Instruction

This unit guides teacher candidates to plan, design, and assess developmentally appropriate STEM lessons that integrate engineering design, coding, and digital tools. Students will align lessons to standards, create scope and sequence documents, apply play-based and formative assessment strategies, and evaluate platforms and practices to increase access for diverse learners.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze grade-level math, science, and computer science standards to develop a scope, sequence, and pacing guide that aligns lesson objectives to standards and learning progression
• Apply the engineering design process and computational thinking to design at least two developmentally appropriate STEM lessons that incorporate coding, play-based learning, and cross-disciplinary literacy supports
• Demonstrate formative assessment strategies and feedback techniques during STEM activities to monitor understanding and adjust instruction for individual and small-group needs
• Evaluate digital tools and coding platforms for accessibility, equity, and curricular fit, and justify selection and adaptation strategies to reduce barriers for diverse learners