debra l. junk, ph.d. coordinator for mathematics initiatives the university of texas sara flusche
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CAST 2008 “ Bringing Math and Science Together Through Collaboration: Making School Science Scientific ”. Debra L. Junk, Ph.D. Coordinator for Mathematics Initiatives The University of Texas Sara Flusche Project Director Science and Math North Central Texas College. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Debra L. Junk, Ph.D.Coordinator for Mathematics InitiativesThe University of Texas
Sara Flusche Project Director Science and MathNorth Central Texas College
CAST 2008 “Bringing Math and Science Together
Through Collaboration:Making School Science Scientific”
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
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• Began in 2006
• Coordinate with TEA
• Support implementation of MSP Grants
• Science since early 90’s
• Professional development focus:
• Algebra
Mathematics at the TRC
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
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• 17 years of supporting science teachers
• Coordinate with TEA
• Support implementation of MSP Grants
• Professional development focus:
• Chemistry
Science at the TRC
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
4 TRC - Who We Are
• An award-winning statewide network of P-16 partnerships that provide sustained and high intensity professional development to P-12 teachers of science and mathematics.
• An infrastructure of over 43 institutions of higher education collaborating with education service centers, school districts, informal science educators and business partners.
• A program with a 16-year track record of designing and implementing exemplary science professional development using research-based instructional models, materials, innovative technology, and best practices.
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Geographic Distribution5
37 Science Regional Collaboratives (08-09)
Over the 2005-2007 biennium, the TRC is providing professional development to approximately 10,000 teachers of science and 6,000 teachers of math in Grades P–12.
Regional Collaboratives are located in every Texas Education Service Center region.
22 Mathematics Regional Collaboratives (08-09)
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Why Integrate?7
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Crystal Making
ChemistryChemistry
GeometryGeometry
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Shared expertise is necessary !Why Collaborate?
Integrations should reflect authentic
connections to be meaningful.What to Integrate?
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
11 Pushing MathScience
Using charts, tables, graphs, numerical data, and formulas provides opportunities for students to “read” the data scientifically.
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Oh Deer!
EcosystemsEcosystems
AlgebraAlgebra
Line GraphsLine Graphs
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Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Curricular Integration
MathematicsMathematics
Application of Application of mathematics as a tool mathematics as a tool for interpretationfor interpretation
Reinforce the Reinforce the perspective of perspective of investigation, investigation, exploration and exploration and experimentationexperimentation
ScienceScience
Push science beyond Push science beyond merely descriptive to merely descriptive to modern scientific modern scientific methodmethod
Underscore the Underscore the importance of data importance of data analysis logical thinking analysis logical thinking and modelingand modeling
Bearly Growing
Growth and Change
Proportionality
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Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
How does invention help?
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
16 Pushing MathScience
Allowing students to experiment with data collection and representation can highlight big ideas of mathematics--
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Measuring Body Parts
Collecting DataCollecting Data
VariabilityVariability
MeasurementMeasurement
Interpreting DataInterpreting Data
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Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Make Connections
Between modelsBetween models
RepresentationsRepresentations
ConceptsConcepts
DifferencesDifferences
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
TAKS Connection
Physical SciencePhysical Science
Speed/Time GraphsSpeed/Time Graphs
FunctionsFunctions
ModelingModeling
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Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Resources
AIMS
GEMS
Project Wild
Project Aquatic
Modelling Nature
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/modeldata/
Math Momentum
Informal Science: ASTC/TERC
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Getting Ready to Integrate!
DO!DO!
Collaborate with a Collaborate with a math/science partnermath/science partner
Utilize instructional and Utilize instructional and uirricular strengthsuirricular strengths
Be mathematical about Be mathematical about science and scientific science and scientific about mathabout math
DON’T!DON’T!
Sacrifice subject Sacrifice subject integrityintegrity
Do it to save timeDo it to save time
Integrate all the timeIntegrate all the time
Underestimate value of Underestimate value of content knowledgecontent knowledge
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
22 Contact Information
• Kamil A. Jbeily, Ph.D. Executive Director [email protected]
• Carol L. Fletcher, Ph.D. Assistant Director/R&D Coordinator
• Debbie Junk, Ph.D. Coordinator for Mathematics
Initiatives [email protected]
Sara FluscheProject Director for Math and Science
North Central Texas College
www.theTRC.org