Integrating Science and Mathematics Teaching for the Middle School Underrepresented Student

加州州立大学保利波莫纳分校将开展一项为期三年的项目“为未被充分代表的中学生整合科学和数学教学”，由两名成员组成的团队，一名数学教师和一名科学教师，分别来自洛杉矶东部（CA）县少数民族人口较多的18所初中/初中。“动手”，综合的，现实生活的教学活动将围绕一个为期四周的夏季研讨会，每年有一个特定的主题，整合物理，生命和地球科学以及数学的主题。第一年、第二年和第三年的主题分别是环境、消费者决策和宇宙飞船地球。在研讨会期间，教师将作为学生体验积极的，以学习者为中心的参与自己的学习。项目人员包括地区中学教师和主管，以及在学校服务内容和教学活动中经验丰富的大学科学、数学和工程教师。然后，夏季的经验将作为教学策略和教学内容的典范，供教师在接下来的一年里在自己的课堂上使用。通过每月的课堂访问和参与者与学院工作人员之间的电话咨询，为发展课堂提供了加强和支持，在这些课堂中，对科学和数学的积极态度将导致中学毕业后高级课程的入学率相应提高。全年的评估活动将包括测量这种效果，在三个学年中每年举行三次为期一天的会议，所有参与者参加，所有科学和数学教师参加最后两次会议。加州理工波莫纳分校和参与的学区的费用分摊占国家科学基金预算贡献的25.7%。

Cal State Poly Pomona will conduct a three-year project "Integrating Science and Mathematics Teaching for the Middle School Underrepresented Student" for two-member teams, one mathematics and one science teacher, from each of 18 middle/junior high schools in Eastern Los Angeles (CA) County having high minority populations. "Hands-on", integrated, real-life instructional activities will be centered around a four-week summer workshop with each year having a specific theme integrating topics in the physical, life, and earth sciences as well as mathematics. The themes for the first, second and third years are THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSUMER DECISION-MAKING, and SPACESHIP EARTH, respectively. During the workshop the teachers will as students experience active, learner-centered involvement in their own learning. Project staff includes district middle school teachers and supervisors as well as university science, mathematics, and engineering faculty experienced in school inservice content and pedagogy activities. The summer experience will then serve as a model of instructional strategies and content for the teachers to use in their own classes during the ensuing year, with monthly classroom visits and phone consultation between the participants and institute staff providing reinforcement and support for developing classrooms where a positive attitude toward science and mathematics will result in proportionately higher enrollment in those advanced courses after middle school. Year-round evaluation activities will include measuring this effect, with three one-day conferences of all participants being held each of the three school years and all science and mathematics teachers participating in the last two conferences. Cal Poly Pomona and participating school districts cost sharing accounts for 25.7% of the NSF budget contribution.