Learning essential knowledge by design: Promoting and connecting mathematics and science in the middle years of schooling.

在国际环境中，澳大利亚的科技竞争力受到威胁。在美国，类似的威胁引发了关注新的数学和科学教师以及教师专业学习的回应。这一项目与国家和州的重大倡议相一致，旨在制定课程，促进基本学习和标准，同时又不忽视当前的教育方法，如中学教育。该项目将探索以研究为基础的综合教学、内容和评估，为澳大利亚教师提供让学生参与数学和科学课程的新方法。

In the international setting, Australia's scientific and technical competitiveness is under threat. In the US this similar threat has elicited responses that focus on new mathematics and science teachers and teacher professional learning. This project aligns with major national and state initiatives to develop curricula that promote essential learnings and standards without losing sight of current educational approaches such as middle years of schooling. The project will explore research-based, integrated pedagogies, content and assessment to provide Australian teachers with new ways of engaging students with the mathematics and science curricula.