Weinberg & McMeeking Article Summary by Evelyn Prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy By: Evelyn Prosperie en-us 2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC 2018-07-04 04:57:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Math teachers vs. science teachers evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337250
  • Math teachers used the term applications and referred to their own skills being taught in the real world.
  • Science teachers made connections among other disciplines.
    • ]]>     2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337250     CONNECT evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337251 In trade-off number 5 (teacher knowledge, skills, and abilities)
    it sounds like a few of the teachers are frustrated methodologists. 
    ]]>     2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337251     CONNECT evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337252 I have STEMscopes which is an awesome resource that shows how to integrate science with any subject.]]> 2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337252 Themes that emerged from the interviewing process: evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337253
  • Standards
    1. Pressure to cover everything
  • Level of control
    1. No flexibility from district
  • Assessment
    1. Teacher outlook - does it drive instruction or not?
  • Fit
    1. Resources applicable to both contents
    2. Schools mission
  • Teacher knowledge, skills, and abilities
    1. Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK)
  • Collaboration
    1. Challenging to establish and maintain (especially in secondary setting)
    • ]]>     2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337253     CONNECT evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337254 In Brown et al. the article has a graphic that represents how hard it is for math educators to connect content to real life. It also discusses how science teachers are able to easily integrate real life connections into content]]> 2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337254 Methodology: evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337255
  • BMC modules were made by a team
  • Teachers attended a PD over BMC module integration
  • 18 teachers (9 teams) volunteered from multiple states
  • Teachers went through interview series 
  • Researchers gathered themes from interviews
    • ]]>     2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337255     Integration terms evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337256
  • Interdisciplinary - focused on a single content area without including other content areas
  • Cross-disciplinary - using one contents application to provide context to another
  • Multidisciplinary - discussion of an issue from the perspective of two content areas
  • Interdisciplinary - disciplines are less discernible as instruction begins to move away from discipline-specific approaches towards a seamless integration of content
    • ]]>     2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337256     CONNECT evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337257 In elementary education I believe it's easier to plan interdisciplinary practices for a few reasons:
    • We are trained in all subjects.
    • In some instances we are asked to teach multiple subjects.
    ]]>     2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337257     BMC evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337258 BIO-MATH CONNECTION - addresses obstacles with it interdisciplinary PBL (project-based learning) modules designed to connect math and biology.]]> 2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337258 Some reasons for unsuccessful integration are... evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337259
  • Secondary teachers see themselves as experts in their own field, but not in other disciplines.
  • Time management is an issue when planning across disciplines.
  • Appropriate access to resources is not available. 
  • Organization of curriculum is also a strain in integration.
    • ]]>     2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337259     Integration of math and science in the past has failed even though multiple attempts have been made to reform curriculum. evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337260 CCSS, NGSS, 21st Century Skills, PBL]]> 2018-07-04 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269337260 Important conclusions evelyn_prosperie https://padlet.com/evelyn_prosperie/un3q273lj4oy/wish/269341097
  • More supports are needed for teachers across disciplines.
  • IPCK (interdisciplinary pedagogical content knowledge) - not exclusively focused on inquiry or anchored in a single discipline
  • This will require coordinated, systematic change
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