Middle Grades & Secondary Education: Faculty Publications

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Goals: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2001

Publication Title

Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference

ISBN

978-1-880094-41-9

Abstract

Reform documents in mathematics, science, and technology increasingly call for meaningful integration of technology in K-12 classrooms. Simultaneously, schools are being held more and more accountable for increased content at lower grades by both the reform documents and the popular press. Middle school models call for more focus on the student as independent learners and less focus on specific “school-based disciplines” or classes. One approach to addressing these concerns is through interdisciplinary units. In this paper, an interdisciplinary middle school unit on weather is briefly described as a model that addresses the multiple concerns related to (1) meaningful integration of technology, (2) increased accountability, and (3) less focus on historically independent mathematics, science, and technology classes.

Copyright

This work is archived and distributed under the repository's Standard Copyright and Reuse License (opens in new tab). End users may copy, store, and distribute this work without restriction. For all other uses, permission must be obtained from the copyright owners or their authorized agents.

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS