School Science and Mathematics articles from October 2002

School Science and Mathematics archives from October 2002

Trailing Halley's Comet: transforming science, mathematics, and technology education through interdisciplinary collaborations in higher education. (Editorial).
October 1, 2002... As we begin, it may be instructive to consider current collaborative reform efforts in light of past reform. One such effort, Project 2061 (Rutherford, 1990), which began in 1985 as Halley's Comet appeared, called for national K-12 educational...

Measuring reform practices in science and mathematics classrooms: the reformed teaching observation protocol.
October 1, 2002... The National Science Foundation has funded 22 Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher Preparation. Despite the remarkable allocation of resources to this effort, it has proven exceptionally difficult to demonstrate the effectiveness of...

Exploring graduate-level scientists' participation in a sustained K-12 teaching collaboration.
October 1, 2002... To increase scientific literacy in America, the National Science Foundation has implemented the Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Initiative (GK-12). In these programs graduate level scientists, known as Graduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs), act as...

Reforming and assessing undergraduate science instruction using collaborative action-based research teams.
October 1, 2002... Faculty members at Purdue University in the departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Chemistry conducted a reform effort for the undergraduate curriculum utilizing action-based research teams. These action-based...

Building bridges and crossing borders: using service learning to overcome cultural barriers to collaboration between science and education departments.
October 1, 2002... Powerful preparation of elementary educators in teaching science involves significant contributions from both scientists and teacher educators. Ironically, faculty and students in science and teacher education departments are often isolated...

Using emerging technologies to help bridge the gap between university theory and classroom practice: challenges and successes.
October 1, 2002... This article describes and illuminates the challenges that the authors faced as we integrated a web-supported professional development system into elementary science methods courses housed at three different universities. Using a design...

Problems.
October 1, 2002... This section of the Journal offers readers an opportunity to exchange interesting mathematical problems and solutions. Proposals are always welcomed. Please observe the following guidelines when submitting proposals or solutions: 1....