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Title: Facilitating Mathematics and Computer Science Connections: A Cross-Curricular Approach
Authors: Kimberly Evagelatos Beck (ORCID 0000-0001-6936-6607), Jessica F. Shumway (ORCID 0000-0001-7655-565X), Umar Shehzad (ORCID 0000-0002-7922-4132), Jody Clarke-Midura (ORCID 0000-0001-5434-0324), Mimi Recker (ORCID 0000-0002-5372-4403)
Source: International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. 2024 12(1):85-98.
Availability: International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya, 42090, Turkey. e-mail: ijermst@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.ijemst.net/index.php/ijemst/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2024
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contract Number: 2031382
2031404
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 5
Intermediate Grades
Middle Schools
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Computer Science Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Elementary School Teachers, School Personnel, School Districts, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Experience, Cooperative Planning, Lesson Plans, Computer Centers, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
Geographic Terms: United States
ISSN: 2147-611X
Abstract: In the United States, school curricula are often created and taught with distinct boundaries between disciplines. This division between curricular areas may serve as a hindrance to students' long-term learning and their ability to generalize. In contrast, cross-curricular pedagogy provides a way for students to think beyond the classroom walls and make important connections across disciplines. The purpose of this paper is a theoretical reflection on our use of Expansive Framing in our design of lessons across learning environments within the school. We provide a narrative account of our early work in using this theoretical framework to co-plan and enact interdisciplinary mathematics and computer science (CS) tasks with a team of elementary school educators and school district personnel. The unit focuses on the concepts of exponents in mathematics and repeat loops as a control structure in computer science. Using a narrative approach, we describe what occurred during the collaborative planning of lessons and subsequent enactments in two fifth-grade classrooms and one computer lab and provide a practitioner-oriented account of our experience.
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