Improving K-12 STEM Education Outcomes through Technological Integration Michael J. Urban Bemidji State University, USA David A. Falvo Walden University, USA A volume in the Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA, USA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail:
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[email protected] Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series Jared Keengwe University of North Dakota, USA ISSN: 2329-5929 EISSN: 2329-5937 Mission Early childhood and K-12 education is always evolving as new methods and tools are developed through which to shape the minds of today’s youth. Globally, educational approaches vary allowing for new discussions on the best methods to not only educate, but also measure and analyze the learning process as well as an individual’s intellectual dev