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Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Physical Science: Integrating STEM Approaches

Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Physical Science: Integrating STEM Approaches PISA 2. Edward Whittaker, Beth McGrath, Barbara Mammen & Augusto Macalalag Jr. Stevens Institute of Technology Michael Amendola Morris School District. K-12 Partners. Bayonne Board of Education

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Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Physical Science: Integrating STEM Approaches

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  1. Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Physical Science: Integrating STEM Approaches PISA2 Edward Whittaker, Beth McGrath, Barbara Mammen & Augusto Macalalag Jr. Stevens Institute of Technology Michael Amendola Morris School District

  2. K-12 Partners • Bayonne Board of Education • Camden City Public Schools • Hoboken Public Schools • Jersey City Public Schools • Lakewood School District • Margate City School District • Morris School District • Mustard Seed School (private) • Princeton Regional Schools • Red Bank Borough Public Schools • Saddle Brook School District • West New York School District

  3. K-12 Partners

  4. IHE & Other Partners • Stevens Institute of Technology • Columbia University/Teachers College • National Science Resources Center • NJ Department of Education • Education Development Center (Evaluator) • St. Peter’s College

  5. PISA2 Theoretical Framework The Engagement-Capacity-Continuity Trilogy was developed as a model to describe the separate but necessary and interdependent factors essential for students to advance in the sciences and quantitative disciplines Jolly, Campbell & Perlman, 2004

  6. Engagement Course Content Ready, Set, Science! (2008) Understanding scientific explanations Generating scientific evidence Reflecting on scientific knowledge Participating productively in science

  7. Capacity Five New Courses Fundamental Principles of Physical Science Fundamental Principles of Earth Science Energy Production & Consumption Understanding Global Change Engineering Solutions to the Challenges of Energy & Global Change As each course builds successively deeper, broader content knowledge for teachers, PISA2 will build teachers’ capacity to master more complex concepts.

  8. Continuity PISA2 will develop capacity to enable partner schools’ continuity to make available well-prepared teachers and research-based curricula. Science Scope & Sequence Workshops- NJDOE Leadership Development & Organizational Capacity Building-NSRC Evidence-Based Curricular Selection NJDOE, NSRC

  9. PISA2 Goals • To enhance teachers’ content knowledge in science & engineering (S&E) and cultivate positive attitudes & beliefs towards teaching S&E • To increase students’ content knowledge and experiences in S&E • To promote students’ 21st centuryskills • To institutionalize new graduate programs in STEM education and impact undergraduate teaching & learning • To increase the number of teachers with elementary endorsement in science • To build leadership and capacity in partner school districts

  10. Growth Model

  11. Evaluation Questions • Does scientific inquiry (SI) & engineering design process (EDP) contribute to an increase in teachers’ content knowledge of science & engineering? • Does the use of SI & EDP contribute to an increase in students’ content knowledge of science & engineering? • Do students improve their 21st century skills as a result of the program? • To what extent did the teachers’ beliefs & attitudes towards teaching science & engineering change over time? • To what extent did the program promote an increase in collaboration & shared vision among partners?

  12. Research Questions • 1. What are the teachers’ conceptions of the 21st Century Skills as they apply to teaching and learning? • To what extent do they change over time as a result of the instructional interventions? • 2. What immediate and contextual factors limit or facilitate a teacher’s success in changing classroom practice?

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