A telecommunications project to empower Kansas elementary/middle level teachers as change agents for integrated science and mathematics education

School Science and Mathematics, Feb 1998 by Slater, Timothy F, Coltharp, Hazel, Scott, Steven A

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Author Note: Timothy F. Slater, Dept. of Physics, Montana State University; Hazel Coltharp, Dept. of Mathematics, Pittsburg State University; Steven A. Scott, Dept. of Special Services & Administration, Pittsburg State University.

Timothy Slater was the Director of the Pittsburg State University Science Education Center during this project. Readers who desire a more detailed evaluation report are encouraged to contact the authors. This work, Project Connections: Connecting Math and Science Curricula Through Problem Solving, was funded by a three year Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Act Grant Program (Dr. John Welsh, Coordinator) through the Kansas Board of Regents with significant contributions by Pittsburg (KS) State University (Dr. Orville Brill, Arts and Sciences Dean), Southeast Kansas Education Service Center (Carol Woolbright, Telecommunications Coordinator), and the eight Unified School Districts of Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Girard, Northeast, Riverton, Southeast, and Uniontown. The six-member project leadership team consisted of the three authors; Pebble Holt-Richwine, Summer-Workshops Manager; Joyce Rose, Project Accountant; and Graduate Research Assistants: Amy Allen (Year 1), Barry Smith, (Year 2), and Kristina Lee (Year 3). The authors express sincere appreciation for the generous contributions of these agencies and persons.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Timothy F. Slater, Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717. Electronic mail may be sent via Internet to tslater@physics.montana.edu.