The Challenge of Interdisciplinary Education: Math-Bio

罗格斯大学、波士顿大学、科罗拉多州立大学和数学及其应用联盟(COMAP)的开发人员和研究人员正在继续研究和开发整合生物、计算和数学的高中教学材料。该项目的目标是开发和测试一学期的高中课程。该课程包括一些在以前的国家科学基金会拨款下开发的模块以及一些新材料。COMAP领导开发教学材料的努力，这个过程涉及数学家、生物学家、计算机科学家、教师和作家。这些材料在一些学校进行了试点和实地测试，并在每次测试后进行了修订。主题专家审查材料的准确性，教师和教育专业人员审查它们的可用性。科罗拉多州立大学的研究人员在试点和实地测试的所有阶段收集并分析了学生学习和兴趣的数据。计划交付的内容包括最多五个新的教学模块和一个连贯的一学期课程，适合不断增长的州政府对第四年数学的要求。该课程由一本印刷和电子格式的书籍提供支持，包括教师培训、支助工具和活动，使教师准备好介绍跨学科的生物数学材料。

Developers and researchers at Rutgers University, Boston University, Colorado State University, and the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) are continuing research and development work on high school instructional materials that integrate biology, computing, and mathematics. The project goal is to develop and test a one-semester high school course. The course consists of some modules developed under a previous NSF grant as well as some new material. COMAP leads the effort to develop the instructional materials and the process involves mathematicians, biologists, computer scientists, teachers, and writers. The materials are pilot- and field-tested in a number of schools and revised after each test. Subject matter experts review the materials for accuracy and teachers and education professionals review them for their usability. Researchers at Colorado State University collect and analyze data on student learning and interest at all stages of the pilot- and field-testing. The intended deliverables include up to five new instructional modules and a coherent one-semester course suitable for the increasing state requirements for a fourth year of mathematics. The course is supported by a book in print and electronic format and includes teacher training support tools and activities to prepare teachers to present interdisciplinary bio-mathematics material.