Commentary: A Framework for Supporting Learning and Teaching About Mathematical and Scientific Models

This article presents a framework for thinking about the use of models and model-based curriculum in the K-12 settings. In doing so, it draws from the word of two colleagues, Leona Schauble and Richard Lehrer, as well as research we conducted together while I was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin and my subsequent work at The University of Texas. This article also proposes that it may be time to look at modeling as a tool that requires both scientific and mathematical reasoning to fully leverage the power of sophisticated thinking by both students and teachers.