02458naa a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400540006010000180011424501230013226000090025530000210026452016350028565300330192065300130195365300300196670000170199670000200201377302190203321509752024-11-29       2023    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39851-4_132DOI1 aGATTAZ, C. C.  aVerbal and Mathematical Literacy Education and STEAM in the Technopolis of São Carlos, Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2023  a233 - 256ceBook  at How can training verbal and mathematical literacy educators of schoolage children make a difference in one’s hometown? From a regional development perspective, this chapter describes the potential of a “viral” transfer of primary and secondary STEAM education in Brazil, specifically in São Carlos, a leading technopolis of that country, also known as “SanCa Hub”. Supported by the dense network of eight science centers of the Federal University of São Carlos; other educational institutions; science, technology and innovation policies; influencers; and stakeholders, a verbal and mathematical literacy training ecosystem is being developed for literacy educators of São Carlos and region. The chapter also outlines an action profile to motivate these professionals to develop in their students a refined logical-mathematical ability in a transdisciplinary way, using STEAM methodology, and to “push” this system to the market. This case reveals the importance of the artistic and technological axis in the learning and teaching of Portuguese and Mathematics, reducing the gap between school and reality and promoting innovation practices for regional and national economic improvements based on technology development in strategic fields of interest considering the Society 5.0 model (Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, n.d.). To provide full context of the regional ecosystem, the authors include a description of the role of the local agriculture industry cluster, the adopted transdisciplinary education philosophy, how the technopolis and Triple Helix models relate to one another in the virtuous cycle  aAgriculture industry cluster  aCDCC’s  aPublic elementary schools1 aFALVO, S. R.1 aCRUVINEL, P. E.  tIn: ZINTGRAFF, C.; SUH, S. C.; KELLISON, B.; RESTA, P. E. (Ed.). STEM in the Technopolis: The Power of STEM Education in Regional Technology Policy. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020. Chap 13.