bringing k-12 stem education to scale for google
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Bringing K-12 STEM Education To Scale For GoogleTRANSCRIPT
October 20, 2009
Implications For Computer Science Leaders
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On the TIMSS exam, the United States scores in the middle of industrialized nations.
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On the PISA exam, the United States scores at the middle of industrialized nations.
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NAEP science performance is low, particular for students in urban areas.
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National Defense Education Act of 1958
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Findings and Declaration of Policy
Sec. 101. The Congress hereby finds and declares that the security of the Nation requires the fullest development of the mental resources and technical skills of its young men and women. The present emergency demands that additional and more adequate educational opportunities be made available. The defense of this Nation depends upon the mastery of modern techniques developed from complex scientific principles. It depends as well upon the discovery and development of new principles, new techniques, and new knowledge.
$6 Billion
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• Focused on large-scale change in STEM education.
• $310 million from FY91 to FY99.
• Statewide initiatives in 1991.
• Urban initiatives in 1994.
• Rural initiatives in 1995.
NSF Systemic Initiatives
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NSF Systemic Initiatives
News of the WeekNSF REAUTHORIZATION:
Closed Ethics Case
Sparks Dueling BillsJeffrey Mervis
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Pittsburg: District-Wide ResultsGrade 4 New Standards Mathematics Reference Exam
1996 - 2000Percentage of Students Who Met or Exceeded the Standard
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Skills Concepts Problem Solving
1996 and 1997 cohorts had traditional curriculum
1998 - 2000 cohorts had Everyday Mathematics.
Some large districts begin to see results…
Arne
CMSI
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ISAT composite scores have increased steadily since 2001
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ISAT composite scores show CPS is closing the gap with the state…
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…yet achievement gaps by race and gender persist.
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High school PSAE scores are largely flat…
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…and the percent of students scoring 20+ on ACT is essentially flat as well
Core Curricular Reforms
Talent Attraction and Development
Instructional Excellence
Expanded Options and Opportunities
CoreStrategies
Supporting Strategies
High QualityMaterials
TimelyAssessment
Data
In-School Supports
Teacher CapacityInstructional
Excellence
Research and Evaluation
High QualityMaterials
TimelyAssessment
Data
In-School Supports
Teacher CapacityInstructional
Excellence
Research and Evaluation
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Rapid scale up to 500 K-8 schools and 100 high schools.
K-8 MathematicsHS Mathematics and
Science
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For K-8 mathematics, implementing schools improve faster.
K-5 Mathematics 6-8 Mathematics
CMSI Implementing SchoolsNon CMSI Schools
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For HS reading, mathematics, and science, implementing schools improve faster.
David Letterman
Guy Kawasaki
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10. Curriculum and instruction matters most.
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10. Curriculum and instruction matters most.
TEACHER STUDENT
CONTENT
Source: Richard Elmore, et. al., Instructional Rounds In Education: A Network Approach To Improving Teaching and Learning, 2009
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10. Curriculum and instruction matters most.Source: Gover Whithurst, Don’t Forget Curriculum, http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/1014_curriculum_whitehurst.aspx
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9. Change is a process that must be managed…
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9. Change is a process that must be managed…
Source: Jeanie Daniel Duck, The Change Monster: The Human Forces that Fuel or Foil Corporate Transformation and Change , 2002
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8. …and change management requires robust evaluation data.
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8. …and change management requires robust evaluation data.
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Individual school checklists highlight milestones, owners (I) Sample: Individual school readiness check-in, Spring-Summer ‘08
MilestoneMilestone
School Specific / Principal Leadership Support
Finalize IDS curriculum selections
Include IDS in SIPAA Budget Planning
Received IDS-HST team visit (implementation)
Designated reliable "2nd" for IDS communications
New IDS schools meet with IDS Partner team
Master Schedule/Programming
Programmer attends info/training session
Programmer submits 9th grade schedules
Programmer submits master schedule
Master schedule is audited (includes course codes,
course teams, student schedules, teacher schedules,
and special populations)
Staffing
Lead teacher identified per IDS
Overtime indicators established for designated teachers
(summer work)
All IDS teaching positions staffed in schools
Technology & Materials:
Technology (equipment & infrastructure) audit completed
IDS materials & tech coordinator identified and
communicated to HST
Due dateDue date
Mar 1
TBD
Apr 30
Apr 30
Jun 1
Mar 30
TBD
Jun 1
Jun, Aug
May 15
May 30
Jul 1
Mar 31
Mar 31
StatusStatus OwnerOwner
Principal, Dept Chairs
Principal
Principal
Principal
Principal
Principal, Programmer
Programmer
Principal, Programmer
Principal, Programmer
Principal
Principal
Principal, Programmer
Principal, Tech Co
Principal
Green
Done
Red
Green
Green
Green
Green
Yellow
Green
Green
Green
Green
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HST interactionHST interaction
ILC, IDS Partners, Karen Boran
Reggie Williams, Rukiya C-J
Karen B, Rukiya C-J
Karen B
IDS Partners
Kathleen Hayes, Karen B
Kathleen H
Kathleen H
Kathleen H
Meghan Tallent-Bennis
Reggie W
Meghan T-B
Rukiya C-J, Judson Roberts
Rukiya C-J
Yellow
Green
School Name:
Grade levels:
IDSs:
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Individual school checklists highlight milestones, owners (II) Sample: Individual school readiness check-in, Spring-Summer ‘08
MilestoneMilestone
Technology/Materials (cont)
Technology plan (purchasing, lab locations, infrastructure
needs) confirmed
Materials (curriculum) audit completed
All tech issues (infrastructure) surfaced by audit scheduled
for resolution
School has tech management process (receiving, storage,
deploying)
School has materials management process (receiving,
storage, deploying)
All current IDS teacher laptops are returned for cleanup
Teacher technology training
Technology & materials delivery schedule received
Technology & materials deployed and set up in classroom
PD
Optional Early PD requests submitted
Summer/school year PD calendar received
June "IDS Kick-Off" info received
IDS schools meet/connect with IDS Team
Assessment
Principals receive assessment calendar for school year
Due dateDue date
Apr 20
Apr 30
Apr 30
Apr 30
May 23
TBD
Ongoing
Aug 1
Aug 22
Apr 1
May 1
May 1
May 30
TBD
StatusStatus OwnerOwner
Principal, Tech Co
Lead Teachers
Principal, Tech Co
Tech Co, Bus. Mgr
Bus. Mgr,Operations
Principal, Tech Co
Principals, Lead Teach
IDS Mat/Tech Co,
Principal, Building Ops
Principal, Lead Teach,
Tech Co
Lead Teach, Principals
Lead Teach, Principals
Lead Teach, Principals
Lead Teach, Principals
Principals, Lead Teach
Green
Done
Red
Green
Green
Yellow
Green
Green
Green
Yellow
Green
Green
Green
1a
HST interactionHST interaction
Rukiya C-J, Judson R
Rukiya C-J, IDS Partners
Rukiya C-J
Rukiya C-J
Rukiya C-J
Rukiya C-J, TechXL
Rukiya C-J, E-learning, IDSs
Rukiya C-J
Rukiya C-J
Kathleen H, IDS partners
Kathleen H, IDS partners
Kathleen H
Karen B, IDS partners
Meghan T-B, REA
Yellow
School Name:
Grade levels:
IDSs:
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7. Teachers need to know their subjects well.
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7. Teachers need to know their subjects well.
What would be a good story or model to help students solve a problem like?
1 ¾ ÷ ½ =US teachers: 43% computed correctly
4% created model
Chinese teachers: 100% computed correctly90% created model
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7. Teachers need to know their subjects well.
What would be a good story or model to help students solve a problem like?
1 ¾ ÷ ½ =US teachers: 43% computed correctly
4% created model
Chinese teachers: 100% computed correctly90% created model
Source: Liping Ma, Knowing and teaching elementary mathematics: Teachers' understanding of fundamental mathematics in China and the United States , Educational Studies In Mathematics, 42(1), April 2000
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6. Teachers shouldn’t create their own instructional materials.
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6. Teachers shouldn’t create their own instructional materials.
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6. Teachers shouldn’t create their own instructional materials.
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6. Teachers shouldn’t create their own instructional materials.
Source: Iris Weiss, et. Al., NSF Systemic Initiative Capstone Study, http://www.pdmathsci.net/
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5. Good assessments are rare.
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5. Good assessments are rare.
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5. Good assessments are rare and hard to use.
Lead teachers
AIO
Central Office
Principals
Teachers
Students
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4. Leadership is different for different subjects...
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4. Leadership is different for different subjects...
Source: Education Insights Reality Check 2006
“Despite forceful calls from business leaders and policymakers to upgrade math and science education, most superintendents (59%) and principals (66%) say this is not a serious problem in their local schools.”
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4. Leadership is different for different subjects...
Source: James Spillane, Primary School Leadership Practice: How The Subject Matters, School Leadership & Management 25(4): 383-97.
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3. …but school principals don’t lead by themselves.
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3. …but school principals don’t lead by themselves.
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3. …but school principals don’t lead by themselves.
Source: James Spillane, Distributed Leadership project
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2. It’s all about coherence.
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2. It’s all about coherence.
High QualityMaterials
TimelyAssessment
Data
In-School Supports
Teacher CapacityInstructional
Excellence
Research and
Evaluation
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1. This work demands humility.
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1. This work demands humility.
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1. This work demands humility.
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1. This work demands humility.
Thank you!