K-12 Math and Science Education

K-12 Math and Science Education

Background Information

A February 2006 report from the National Science Board indicated that students in the United States continue to fall behind their international peers in math and science literacy. We have known about this problem for decades, but what new solutions are educators using to try to help American students close the gap?

UC Merced professors are actively involved in some innovative efforts to prepare students for a high-tech future. Foremost among these is the California Science-Math Initiative, which helps university students in math and science prepare to become K-12 teachers.

Associated Faculty

  • Willem Van Breugel (Astronomy - astrobiology, black holes; Physics - high energy physics)
  • Mayya Tokman (Applied Math; numerical methods; plasma modeling; computational biology; K-12 math and science education)
  • Maria Pallavicini (Stem cell research; cancer and leukemia; tissue transplants)
  • Arnold Kim (Math and biology; biomedical sciences; K-12 and college math education)
  • Martha H. Conklin (Water quality; K-12 environmental science education)
  • David Ardell (Genomics, computational biology, evolution; gene expression related to growth, disease, stress and aging)
  • Kevin Mitchell (physics, chaos, fractals; K-12 math and science education)
  • Yarrow Dunham (prejudice, stereotyping, social groups and children, developmental psychology)

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