Integrating Science and Mathematics Teaching for the Middle School Underrepresented Student

加州州立大学保利·波莫纳将为东洛杉矶(CA)少数民族人口较多的18所初中/初中的两人小组、一名数学教师和一名科学教师开展一个为期三年的项目--为代表性不足的中学整合科学和数学教学。“动手”、综合、现实生活的教学活动将围绕为期四周的暑期工作坊展开，每年都会有一个特定的主题，整合物理、生命、地球科学以及数学等主题。第一、第二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到他们自己的学习中。项目工作人员包括地区中学教师和主管，以及在学校在职内容和教育学活动方面经验丰富的大学理科、数学和工程系教师。然后，暑期体验将成为教师在下一年的课堂上使用的教学策略和内容的典范，通过每月的课堂访问和参与者与研究所工作人员之间的电话咨询，为发展课堂提供强化和支持，在那里，积极对待科学和数学的态度将导致中学毕业后参加这些高级课程的比例更高。全年评估活动将包括衡量这一影响，三个学年每年举行三次为期一天的全体与会者会议，所有科学和数学教师参加最后两次会议。加州保利波莫纳分校和参与学区的费用分摊占NSF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.