“Encontré Algo Mejor” / “I Found Something Better”

This study presents findings from a professional development project that engaged secondary school in-service STEM teachers in transformative perspectives to make sense of theory, practice, and action in multilingual STEM classrooms. In particular, we examine how teachers engaged with translanguaging, transdisciplinarity, and transculturation in critical reflections and course discussions to promote critical consciousness. Findings reveal that trans- perspectives were interconnected and integral in promoting criticality and equity-minded STEM teaching in bilingual contexts. Teachers historicized personal experiences through translanguaged narratives; connected and integrated STEM language and content knowledge through transdisciplinary practices; and grappled with the role of culture in STEM learning through transcultural repositioning.

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International Journal of Multicultural Education
Published
2025-04-29
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v27i1.5267
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2
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Social Sciences and Policies
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article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
10.68
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“Encontré Algo Mejor” / “I Found Something Better”

Marco Bravo, Jorge Solís, Eduardo Mosqueda, Talia Howard
2 citations
International Journal of Multicultural Education
Social Sciences and Policies
10.68
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“Encontré Algo Mejor” / “I Found Something Better”

Marco Bravo, Jorge Solís, Eduardo Mosqueda, Talia Howard
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2 citations

Abstract

This study presents findings from a professional development project that engaged secondary school in-service STEM teachers in transformative perspectives to make sense of theory, practice, and action in multilingual STEM classrooms. In particular, we examine how teachers engaged with translanguaging, transdisciplinarity, and transculturation in critical reflections and course discussions to promote critical consciousness. Findings reveal that trans- perspectives were interconnected and integral in promoting criticality and equity-minded STEM teaching in bilingual contexts. Teachers historicized personal experiences through translanguaged narratives; connected and integrated STEM language and content knowledge through transdisciplinary practices; and grappled with the role of culture in STEM learning through transcultural repositioning.

International Journal of Multicultural EducationVol. 27(1)
Santa Clara University (US), University of California, Santa Cruz (US), The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 2%
Social Sciences and Policies
10.68
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