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Pathways to School Improvement consists of three essays (including case descriptions from schools and districts) addressing critical issues in professional development.
The Center for Education and Equity in Mathematics, Science and Technology
The Condition of Education, 1997 This National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) extensive report gathers and publishes information (incl. statistics) on the status and progress of U.S. education.
IRI/Skylight: Research-Based Educator Training Programs and Materials
The Learning Exchange FAQ's for the Training and Development Community
The NSF Directory of 1997 Summer Opportunities in Teacher Enhancement. This booklet lists all teacher enhancement projects, their location, and their target audience.
NSF Fastlane Project. The NSF FastLane project is designed to provide an interactive electronic interface to NSF's external community. There are many functions included in the FastLane project that are designed to be used by our Principal Investigators (PI's).
Professional Development Opportunities in Science Teaching , a directory of in-service science, technology and mathematics enrichment programs for teachers in the New York City region, compiled by The New York Academy of Sciences.
Scientific Work Experience Programs , Scientific Work Experience Programs for Teachers (SWEPTs) provide K-14 teachers with paid summer fellowship opportunities in workplace and research settings.
Short-Term Professional Development Programs will assist schools and teachers in evaluating short-term professional development activities and planning more effective interventions.
Summer Technology Learning for Educators Is your school district, university, or other organization offering a course, institute, or seminar this summer to help teachers integrate technology into instruction? If so, you may want to promote it via this site. Simply fill out the form to add your development opportunity to the site.
Systemic Reform
The California Science Project expands and improves the quality of science education through ongoing support and development of teacher leadership, with emphasis on equity for our diverse population.
NSF - Local Systemic Change Through Teacher Enhancement in Mathematics Grades 7-12. The National Science Foundation (NSF) encourages school systems, with their college/university partners, to initiate systemic efforts that will result in grades 7-12 teachers making significant progress towards reaching national goals for the teaching of mathematics.
NSF K-12 Systemic Initiative Information on available technical assistance services and staff, plus links. Or go straight to here for a complete listing of web sites for all state, urban, and rural Systemic Change Projects.
The National Science Foundation's Systemic Initiatives. The Division of Educational Systemic Reform Directorate for Education and Human Resources Another NSF site devoted to information about and links to Systemic Initiatives. Includes NSF's Guiding Principle of Systemic Initiatives and Overview of Systemic Approach.
Pathways to School Improvement Go here for a discussion of systemic change in education.. This document argues that systemic change is change that occurs in all aspects and levels of the educational process and that affects all of the people included in this process--students, teachers, parents, administrators, and community members. It is a dynamic process that requires constant communication and evaluation and has implications for curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development.
US Department of Education Publications The U.S. Department of Education publishes a wealth of information for teachers, administrators, policy makers, researchers, parents, students, and others with a stake in education. You will find many of these publications on this WWW Server. Or go directly here to see articles on Systemic Reform.
TIMSS and Student Outcomes
Full Report: "A Study of US Twelfth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context" Report issued by the US Dept. of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics regarding the intial findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
Reactions to 12th Grade TIMSS:
"Improving Mathematics in Middle School: Lessons from TIMSS & Related Research," a report written by University of Pittsburgh professor of mathematics education & cognitive studies Edward Silver, was released last week. It recommends that the U.S...
In the Education Week on the Web Archives, look here for The Splintered Curriculum by Richard Shavelson. Shavelson argues in his commentary that while National Standards are a step in the right direction, the recent TIMMS study shows that the U.S. lacks a coherent vision of what students should know and be able to do.
TIMSS International Database - The TIMSS database contains a myriad of educational variables collected in more than 40 countries, including achievement results for Population 1 and Population 2 students, teachers, and principals (Population 3 information will be available in June 1998). The site includes: Programs, Data Almanacs, Codebooks, Test-Curriculum Matching Analysis Files, a User Guide, and Data Files.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Third International Mathematics and Science Study - . TIMSS - is a study of classrooms across the country and around the world. It is the largest international comparative study of educational achievement to date.
U.S. National Research Center for the TIMSS at the College of Education Michigan State University The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)-- the largest, most comprehensive and most reliable international comparison of education ever undertaken --measured the math and science knowledge of half a million eighth-grade students from 41 nations. How did we do?
U.S. Mathematics Teachers Respond to the Third International Mathematics and Science Study: Grade 4 Results
NPR interviews William Schmidt, a profesor at Michigan State University and the executive director of the Third International Mathematics and Science Association's national research center. (Real Audio format)
Phi Delta Kappan Articles on TIMSS - the September issue of Phi Delta Kappan contains four TIMSS-related articles, two of which are available online:
TIMSS International Study Center at Boston College. With 45 countries participating, five grades assessed in two school subjects, and approximately one million students tested in 31 languages, the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the largest and most ambitious study of educational achievement ever undertaken. TIMSS includes more countries, more students in more grade levels, and more ambitious aims for subject matter coverage and valid testing approaches than any previous international comparative study in education.
Educational Organizations
American Education Research Association (AERA)
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
The National Institute for Science Education (NISE)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Community Colleges
American Association of School Administrators
American Federation of Teachers
Mathematical Association of America
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Governors' Association
National Science Teachers Association
Proposal Development and New Directions
The Condition of Education, 1997 This National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report gathers and publishes information (incl. statistics) on the status and progress of U.S. education.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Here you can find our latest request for proposals and some choice tips on how to write and apply for one. Includes a useful section called: Basic Elements of Grant Writing.
Educational Systemic ChangeThe programs of this Division incorporate a range of strategies that, taken together, result in a coordinated approach to the improvement of mathematics and science education.
FEDIX Opportunity Alert : free on-line e-mail service delivering you targeted research and education funding opportunities within your area(s) of interest.
Funding Sources for Science and Mathematics Education
NSF to adopt new merit review criteria The National Science Board (NSB)has approved new criteria for evaluating funding proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The board, which is the governing body of the NSF, took the action at its March 28 meeting.
"Prospective New Awardee Guide" To increase awardees' familiarity with Federal and NSF requirements, a "Prospective New Awardee Guide" is now available. The guide is divided into four sections:
Horizon Research: Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement Initiative
Standards and Frameworks
AAAS Project 2061: Science Literacy for a Changing Future from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Project 2061 is dedicated to reforming K-12 science education nationwide. This Web site describes Project 2061 and its tools, and provides access to resources that can help anyone in their work to reform the curriculum. It provides a description of Science for All Americans and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Information is given on ordering printed versions of these publications.
Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education, Second Edition This is of interest to many K-12 and higher education faculty, as well as others concerned with assessing student knowledge. Standards and Benchmarks databases can be browsed and searched, and the standards are connected to subject area Internet resources.
Developing Educational Standards An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks documents and critiques compiled by the Putnam Valley Schools, Putnam Valley, NY. Includes links to all state curriculum frameworks and standards.
GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT Provides the full text of the GOALS 2000 Act which intends to; improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for education reform; promote the research, consensus building, and systemic changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities and high levels of educational achievement for all students; provide a framework for reauthorization of all Federal education programs; and promote the development and adoption of a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifications.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics In 1986, the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics established the Commission on Standards for School Mathematics as one means to help improve the quality of school mathematics. This document, which is the product of the commission's efforts, contains a set of standards for mathematics curricula in North American schools (K-12) and for evaluating the quality of both the curriculum and student achievement. As school staffs, school districts, states, provinces, and other groups propose solutions to curricular problems and evaluation questions, these standards should be used as criteria against which their ideas can be judged. On-line documentation is divided into chapter sections. The Curriculum Standards are divided into 3 main sections by grade: K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Introductory materials and a section on Next Steps are also available.
National Science Education Standards Full text of the national science standards provided on-line by the National Academy Press. The on-line document is divided into sections, which correspond to chapters in the printed book version.
Study of State Frameworks and Standards in Mathematics and Science. Conducted by Council of Chief State School Officers in 1996 with the assistance of Policy Studies Associates. Three reports resulting from this study are now available.
Electronic Communities
The Center for Precollegiate Education and Training - The TRUE program offers middle and high school science, mathematics and technology teachers from across America the opportunity to update their content knowledge by participating in research on the campus of one of the nation's leading research universities.
Other Teacher Enhancement Websites
C3P Comprehensive Conceptual Curriculum for Physics
Center for Urban Science Education Reform
CNIDR (Presidential Awardees in Communication Using the Internet)
Cross-Curricular Systems Thinking and Dynamics Using STELLA (CC-STADUS)
Enhancing the teaching of project-based science.
Great Ideas in Science Consortium
Orange County Science, Technology and Society Network
Planning for the [Educational] Center for Teacher Education
Planning Project for Statewide Improvement of Elementary Science in Tennessee
Project SEEDS: Science Education Enhancing the Development of Skills, K-6
Project TTEC: Teachers, Technology & Environmental Concerns
Summer Institute for Massachusetts Science Teachers (PALMS)
Supercomputing Teacher Enhancement Program
Teacher Research Update Experience (TRUE)
The Annenberg/CPB Math & Science Project
TOPS: Teachers + Occidental = Partnership in Science