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ERIC Number: EJ1408816
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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EISSN: EISSN-2147-611X
Facilitating Mathematics and Computer Science Connections: A Cross-Curricular Approach
Kimberly Evagelatos Beck; Jessica F. Shumway; Umar Shehzad; Jody Clarke-Midura; Mimi Recker
International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, v12 n1 p85-98 2024
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.
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2031382; 2031404