Resumen de Integrating science, mathematics and technology in middle grades

Pradeep Dass, Eugene Moore

• Since science significantly involves inquiry, school science learning experiences must include inquiry as an integral component. Project SMILE (Science and Mathematics Integration for Literacy Enhancement) involved teachers in professional learning and classroom implementation over a period of two academic years, with the explicit goal of enhancing teachers' ability to foster more authentic scientific inquiry in their classes. Project SMILE aimed to engage teachers in integrative instructional approaches that combine technology tools (such as the InspireData software) with pedagogies addressing real-world applications. We demonstrate that empowering teachers to create their own instructional resources results in better engagement of students in "doing" science.