Changing Ways of Knowing in Knowledge Society and Impact on STEM Teacher Education

M. Sencer Çorlu, PhD

Director of BAUSTEM Center at Bahçeşehir University

In this talk, I shall start by discussing the dynamic and complex nature of the problems the invidiuals face in the Knowledge Society life. The discussion will continue on how historical and contemporary sources, in addition to those wicked  (or ill-defined) problems provided the STEM: Integrated Teaching framework with a rationale and how the framework helped the investigator develop the BAUSTEM Teacher Professional Development Program. Both the first-hand challenges experienced by the principal investigator of the program and several teacher-generated materials will be presented so that the audience can appraise the impact of the program on the professional development of teachers.