About SSMA

Mission Statement

The School Science and Mathematics Association strives to be an inclusive professional community bringing together researchers and teachers to promote research, scholarship, and practice to improve school science and mathematics and to advance the integration of school science and mathematics.

SSMA's mission may best be described in terms of three strands of content focus relating to three target audiences. These are the issues relating to teacher education, research, and K-12 teachers and are outlined in the following list:

• Teacher Education
• Issues related to the Preparation and Enhancement of Teachers
• Research Research into Practice/Practice into Research
• Target Audience
• Higher Education Faculty
• K-16 School Leaders
• K-16 Classroom Teachers

Goals

Four goals define the activities and products of the School Science and Mathematics Association:

1. Building and sustaining a community of teachers, researchers, scientists, and mathematicians
2. Advancing knowledge through research in science and mathematics education and their integration
3. Informing practice through the dissemination of scholarly works in and across science and mathematics
4. Influencing policy in science and mathematics education at local, state, and national levels