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Linda J. Morris Science Curriculum Coordinator Jeffco Schools, Golden, CO.

Cross-Disciplinary High School Teacher Professional Development Presentation for DIMACS Conference 04/29/05. Linda J. Morris Science Curriculum Coordinator Jeffco Schools, Golden, CO. ljmorris@jeffco.k12.co.us. Paradigm Shift. High School Teachers Students Parents

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Linda J. Morris Science Curriculum Coordinator Jeffco Schools, Golden, CO.

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  1. Cross-Disciplinary High School Teacher Professional DevelopmentPresentation for DIMACS Conference 04/29/05 Linda J. Morris Science Curriculum Coordinator Jeffco Schools, Golden, CO. ljmorris@jeffco.k12.co.us

  2. Paradigm Shift • High School Teachers • Students • Parents • Core Structures of High Schools • Curriculum • Professional Development of Teachers

  3. 3 Central Principles of Effective Instruction • How Students Learn History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom, National Research Council, 2005. • How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, National Research Council, 1999.

  4. Principle #1 Address students’ initial understanding and preconceptions about topics. Lionni, Leo. Fish is Fish, Alfred A.Knopf, Inc., NY, 1970.

  5. Principle #2 Provide a foundation of factual/procedural knowledge and conceptual understanding. Annenberg, Minds of Our Own: Lessons From Thin Air, 1997.

  6. Principle #3 Implement teaching strategies to help students take control of their learning. • Problem solving and inquiry strategies • Metacognitive strategies

  7. Curriculum “ get …students hooked on mathematically fascinating biological problems early…” Lynn Arthur Steen http://chronicle.com

  8. Evaluating Instructional Materials • Genes, Environment, and Human Behavior, BSCS, 2000. • Bioinformatics and the Human Genome Project, BSCS, 2003. www.bscs.org Funding- Department of Energy

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