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MSP: Project Pathways Courses
Project Pathways (MSP) - Funded by NSF for $12.5M
A five-year project in which ASU faculty are partnering with school districts in Chandler, Tolleson, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale and Superior. The Maricopa Community College District and Intel are collaborating in Project Pathways. The project is producing a research-based and tested model for enhancing instruction of mathematics and science in grades 9-12. While the Teacher Professional Continuum project focuses on mathematics, the MSP investigates how best to support integrated instruction of mathematics, science, and engineering design. ASU faculty has developed four mathematics/science graduate courses for delivery at school sites, and is leading the teachers in companion professional learning communities. In these communities, teachers work with faculty support to explore research-based methods of improving instruction. A statewide conference for high school guidance counselors, teachers and administrators in 2006 share strategies for encouraging all students to take challenging math and science courses and to consider science-based careers. The MSP is intensively researching means of deepening teachers' understanding of mathematical and science concepts, improving their skill in exploring mathematics in science contexts, building their skill in using mathematics in scientific investigations, and shifting classroom practice to inquiry and project-based methods. Pathways graduate research assistants participate in collecting and analyzing data, thus preparing new faculty for careers in math and science education research. The project also aims to increase high school student achievement, narrow the majority/minority achievement gap, encourage students to take challenging courses, and upgrade the pass rates in ASU's introductory calculus, physics, and biology courses.
PI: Marilyn Carlson.
Co-PIs: Veronica Burrows, Michael Oehrtman, Melinda Romero, Eugenia Echols.
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