1. 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

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