Foundations for Success: The Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel
The Panel presented their final report to President Bush and Secretary of Education Spellings on March 13, 2008. The Report contains 45 recommendations and findings. Included are recommendations for curricula, teacher training, parents, and others. Specific recommendations for parents are included in "Counting on Excellence: How Parents Can Help Their Children Learn Mathematics."
NPR on Education: Controversial Math Method Infiltrates L.A. Schools
Click here to listen to NPR's Mandelit del Barco's report on Singapore Math. From Thursday, March 13, 2008. (This is an MP3 audio file.)
WDEL Interview with Past Board President Dr. Stephen Schwartz
Click here to listen to DFSME Board President Dr. Stephen Schwartz discuss STEM education in Delaware with WDEL's Allan Loudell. From April 14, 2008. (This is an MP3 audio file.)
Quality Counts 2007
From Cradle to Career: Connecting American Education from Birth through Adulthood: Delaware is the state- focused analysis by Education Week in which Delaware's attempts to define student readiness to succeed are examined. The K - 12 Achievement Indicatorsdocument provides NAEP scores plus information on the poverty gap and on graduation rates across the country in an easy-to-read chart that ranks states and indicates whether each states' scores have changed and to what extent. DFSME suggests that readers be aware that some of the performance indicators may be outcomes whereas others are true indicators of the education environment. That difference may be important in understanding Delaware's relative standing.
Tough Choices or Tough Times
The National Center on Education and the Economy's report of the new commission on the skills of the American workforce discusses the education deficit and its effects on the American workforce and economy. This executive summary provides an overview of the problems and proposed solutions.
Singapore Math Study
The American Institutes for Research's U.S. Dept. of Education supported study, entitled "What the United States Can Learn from Singapore's World-Class Mathematics System (and what Singapore can learn from the United States): An Exploratory Study" examines the system that Singapore has developed to teach mathematics, and that makes it the highest-ranking country in student mathematics achievement in the world.
Rising Above the Gathering Storm
The National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy's report on what it will take for the U.S. to "successfully compete, prosper, and be secure in the global community."
Tapping America's Potential
The Business Roundtable's report on what is needed in order to "double the number of science, technnology, engineering, and mathematics graduates with bachelor's degrees by 2015."
To view the Vision 2015 report, click here.
A Decade of Standards-based Reform and Achievement
A decade of standards-based reform and achievement, a study by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, examines the relationships between policy changes, standards-based reform, and advances in student achievement. To view the detailed report, please click on the link below:
NSF Study Examines Math and Science Teacher Professional Development
Horizon Research Inc. conducted a 10-year study examining 88 math and science projects under the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Local Systemic Change Initiatives through Teacher Enhancement (LSC). The study's findings indicate that 30 hours of professional development has significant positive impact on teaching practices. The study has major implications for future teacher training and can provide districts with information about effective teacher professional development, program design, implementation of programs, and more. To read more about the study, click on the link below.
Delaware LSCI
This report to the NSF describes the results of the Delaware Local Systemic Change Initiative (LSCI) . The objective of the Delaware LSCI is to build capacity at the school, district, and state level to ensure that all children in grades K-8 have the opportunity to obtain the skills and knowledge needed to meet the expectations of the Delaware Science Standards. To view the final report and figures, please click on the links below.
Testimony of Dr. Jack Collette to the National Science Board
According to Gerry Wheeler, head of NSTA, four key strategies must be "considered in any roadmap to real success for K-16 STEM. They are the four S's: Scalability, Sustainability, Success Indicators, and Science Content." Dr. Collette's testimony to the NSB demonstrates that Delaware's Local Systemic Change Initiative (LSCI) addresses each key strategy and discusses role that the Science Board and the National Science Foundation can play in addressing the challenges we face in improving STEM education.
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