Designing mathematics or science curriculum programs : a guide for using mathematics and science education standards / Committee on Science Education K-12 and the Mathematical Sciences Education Board, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Science Education K-12.

National Research Council (U.S.). Mathematical Sciences Education Board.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching--United States.

Science.

Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States.

Mathematics.

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Curriculum planning--United States.

Curriculum planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (70 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the publication of the National Science Education Standards and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics , a clear set of goals and guidelines for achieving literacy in mathematics and science was established. Designing Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs has been developed to help state- and district-level education leaders create coherent, multi-year curriculum programs that provide students with opportunities to learn both mathematics and science in a connected and cumulative way throughout their schooling. Researchers have confirmed that as U.S. students move through the grade levels, they slip further and further behind students of other nations in mathematics and science achievement. Experts now believe that U.S. student performance is hindered by the lack of coherence in the mathematics and science curricula in many American schools. By structuring curriculum programs that capitalize on what students have already learned, the new concepts and processes that they can learn will be richer, more complex, and at a higher level. Designing Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs outlines: Components of effective mathematics and science programs. Criteria by which these components can be judged. A process for developing curriculum that is structured, focused, and coherent. Perhaps most important, this book emphasizes the need for designing curricula across the entire 13-year span that our children spend in elementary and secondary school as a way to improve the quality of education. Ultimately, it will help state and district educators use national and state standards to design or re-build mathematics and science curriculum programs that develop new ideas and skills based on earlier ones--from lesson to lesson, unit to unit, year to year. Anyone responsible for designing or influencing mathematics or science curriculum programs will find this guide valuable.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Components of Coherent Mathematics and Science Education Curriculum Programs""; ""Process for Designing a Curriculum Program""; ""Appendix A IMPLEMENTING A MATHEMATICS OR SCIENCE CURRICULUM PROGRAM""; ""Appendix B MAPPING THE NSES FOR STRUCTURE OF MATTER (K-12)""; ""Appendix C MAPPING THE NCTM STANDARDS FOR THE TOPIC OF STATISTICS (K-12)""; ""References""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-56).

ISBN:

9786612083792

9780309185622

0309185629

9781282083790

1282083791

9780309519229

0309519225

9780585258577

0585258570

OCLC:

923257789