Bringing K-12 STEM Education To Scale For Google

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October 20, 2009

Implications For Computer Science Leaders

On the TIMSS exam, the United States scores in the middle of industrialized nations.

On the PISA exam, the United States scores at the middle of industrialized nations.

NAEP science performance is low, particular for students in urban areas.

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

• 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

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Skills Concepts Problem Solving

1996 and 1997 cohorts had traditional curriculum

1998 - 2000 cohorts had Everyday Mathematics.

Some large districts begin to see results…

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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

In-School Supports

Teacher CapacityInstructional

Excellence

Research and Evaluation

TimelyAssessment

In-School Supports

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

Apr 30

Mar 30

Jun, Aug

May 15

May 30

Mar 31

StatusStatus OwnerOwner

Principal, Dept Chairs

Principal

Principal, Programmer

Programmer

Principal

Principal, Tech Co

Principal

Yellow

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

Meghan Tallent-Bennis

Reggie W

Meghan T-B

Rukiya C-J, Judson Roberts

Rukiya C-J

Yellow

School Name:

Grade levels:

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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

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

May 23

Ongoing

Aug 22

May 30

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

Principals, Lead Teach

Yellow

HST interactionHST interaction

Rukiya C-J, Judson R

Rukiya C-J, IDS Partners

Rukiya C-J

Rukiya C-J, TechXL

Rukiya C-J, E-learning, IDSs

Rukiya C-J

Kathleen H, IDS partners

Kathleen H

Karen B, IDS partners

Meghan T-B, REA

Yellow

School Name:

Grade levels:

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7. Teachers need to know their subjects well.

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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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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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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

Central Office

Principals

Teachers

Students

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4. Leadership is different for different subjects...

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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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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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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.

TimelyAssessment

In-School Supports

Excellence

Research and

Evaluation

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1. This work demands humility.

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Thank you!

michael.lach@gmail.com

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