The project is offering a one and one half day working conference for 40 attendees at the National Science Foundation in June, 2012. Participants address opportunities and challenges for the mathematical sciences (including computational and statistical sciences) communities to engage in and to strengthen their participation in STEM educational reform efforts, in general, and modeling across the curriculum, in particular. Through the engagement of the various mathematical sciences components, the workshop contributes to the development of an effective model for engaging not only collaboration within NSF but also with SIAM and its community (including business and industry), allowing all to collaborate in the realm of education with those who have experience in teacher professional development. This workshop clarifies the details for developing, advancing and implementing an agenda focused on mathematical modeling across the curriculum, contributes to the ongoing effort to promote broader participation of the mathematical sciences communities, and facilitates the exchange of best practices and strategies between NSF program officers and workshop participants.
Under this grant, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ( SIAM) convened the SIAM -NSF Workshop, Modeling across the Curriculum, on August 30-31, 2012. The goal of the project was to develop a set of recommendations for the STEM education community, broadly interpreted, on the design and incorporation of mathematical and computational modeling in STEM curricula. The workshop participants developed three key recommendations Expand modeling in K-12, Develop model-based undergraduate curricula Develop a repository of materials for all aspects and levels of math modeling instruction, learning and understanding. The report has implications for several other activities. PIC Math (Preparation for Careers in Industry), a joint MAA/SIAM program, helps make faculty and their students more aware of non-academic careers in applied mathematics. TPSE Math (Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics), founded by some of the contributors to Math 2025, emphasizes the importance of modeling and applications to a relevant undergraduate experience. The final version of the report was published by SIAM both in print and as a downloadable PDF at www.siam.org/reports/modeling_12.pdf In addition to the project report, participants in the workshop developed a handbook for mathematical modeling intended for high school teachers and junior and senior students. Math Modeling: Getting Started & Getting Solutions Bliss K M, Fowler K R, Galluzzo B J Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA 2014 PDFs of the book are available for free download at http://m3challenge.siam.org/about/mm/.
