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NOAA-NSTA Partnership
e-Professional Development Model
Zipporah Miller
703-312-9235
Al Byers
703-312-9294
A Critical Piece of the Solution
• Scalable• Sustainable• Individualized• On-Demand e-PD• With Accountability
The NSTALearning Center
The Research:Increased Content Knowledge Matters
A significant, positive correlation exists betweenstudent achievement and teachers’ content knowledge
(subject matter AND pedagogical content knowledge).
Aaronson, Barrow and Sander, 2003; Cochran-Smith and Zeichner, 2005; Darling-Hammond and Bransford, 2005; Goldhaber, 2002; Goldhaber and Brewer, 1998; Goldhaber and Brewer, 2000; Jepsen, 2004; Kane, Rockoff and Staiger, 2006; Ma, 1999; Monk, 1994; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005; Rockoff 2004; Sanders and Rivers, 1996; Shulman, 1986, 1987; Wenglinsky, 2002; Wilson, Floden and Ferrini-Mundy, 2001
What we know—Local Systemic Core Evaluation:K-8 Weaknesses (75,000 data points -10 year longitudinal NSF study)
Teachers of Science with less than 16 hours of PD in last 3 years:
– What % at K-4 level? 76%– What % at 5-8 level? 57%– What % at 9-12 level? 32%
Current Landscape: Bridging Gap between Research and Practice in PD
Research calls for 50-80 hours over course of year to make substantive change in practice. Obvious need for scalable on-line supplemental solution to augment face-to-face experiences within school setting
Banilower, E.R., Heck, D. J., & Weiss, I.R. (2007); Garet, M. Porter, A., Desimone, L., Birman, B., & Yoon, K. (2001); Yoon, K.S. Duncan, T.. Lee, S.W., & Shapley, K. (2008)\;Supovitz, J.A. & Turner, H.M., 2000)
• Science Objects: 1-2 hour online interactive contentmodules using inquiry and simulations
• SciPacks: 10 hour online interactive mini-course that includesobjects, pedagogical implications, unlimited email content support andfinal assessment opportunity with certificate for CEU’s or grad credit
• SciGuides: Thematically aligned, vetted web-based resourcesfor classroom use―lesson plans with samples of student work andinteractive simulations from Science Objects
• Web Seminars: Live interactive seminars featuring NOAAscientists and education specialists, archived and converted intoenhanced video podcasts for asynchronous on-demand review
NOAA sponsored e-PD Resources
3-5 Science Objects
Content MentorUnlimited Email Support
PedagogicalImplications
Assessment and Certification
NSTA SciPack
Scaling Up ImplementationOver 33,000 Individual accounts with over 190,000 resources added tousers “My Library”
• West Virginia Department of Education• New Hampshire Department of Education• Hawaii Department of Education• Vermont Department of Education• Nebraska Department of Education• Cincinnati Public Schools, OH• Louisville County Public Schools, Louisville, KY• Gwinnett and Forsyth County Public Schools, Atlanta, GA• Lincoln County Public Schools, NE• LASER Alliance, Mountain to Harbor Alliance, WA• Oregon Science Teachers Association• Florida Science Teachers Association• Zero-G Flight Initiative• Twin Harbors Science Consortium• Petaluma City Schools, Petaluma, CA• Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, FL• Texas Education Service Center, University of Texas, Texas
A&M, Texas Centers for Excellence in Science and Mathematics (36 centers across Texas)
• PRISM Grant Program, MT• MSP Elementary Science Coaching, CT• University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD• Atlanta Public Schools System, Atlanta, GA (in process)
Over 60 unique deployments across State/District Partnershipsas of April 2009
• 36 TRC’s provide f2f PD forteachers with minimal preparationin science;
• 25-100 teachers per TRC then go back to share within their school;
• PD Plan & Portfolio and SciPacks required as part of 105 hrs/year.
Deployment: Leverage Statewide Systemic SystemTexas Regional Collaboratives forExcellence in Science and Mathematics: East Texas STEM Center housed
at the University of Texas at Tyler is using the NSTA Learning Center to support science teacher professional development in rural schools throughout the state of Texas. Teachers in rural schools typically teach multiple preparations of science and in some cases may be the only science teacher in the school. Science teachers in these isolated settings need timely access to professional development and the NSTA Learning Center provides access to high quality PD throughout the state of Texas
Dr. Mike OdellProfessor, STEM EducationUniversity of Texas
Account usage overview as of5/13/09
Weather and Climate SciPack: Example Pre/PostAssessment Data ― Significant Documented Improvement
Pre/postAssessmentScores in District/State deployments
• Which resources are added and shared across libraries• Frequency of usage and percentage of completion• Assessment Pass/Fail Data for Every SciPack
Additional Data Tracked for Administrators:
Quasi-Experimental Efficacy Study with SciPacksThree District Pilot Results(Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC; Omaha District, NE; Everett District, WA)
Participant Feedback: Confidence in teaching subject matter:– 7%: Very Confident Before completing F&M SciPack– 60%: Very Confident After completing F&M SciPack98%: Found SciPack content relevant to their needs
96%: Would recommend SciPack to their colleagues
98%: Found interactive simulations worthwhile to their learning
Pre/Post Assessment and Final Assessment Results– Horizon Research Instrument:
Positive significant gains in learning between pre/post test
– Final Assessment: 92% passed the final assessment
Evaluation of Online, On-Demand Science Professional Development Material Involving Two Different Implementation Models, JSOT, Vol. 17, N. 1, Feb 2008
Top 12 Most Emailed Science Objects (viral word of mouth):
NOAA Science Objects hold 4 of the top 12 spotsas of 5/13/09 across all 60 free Science Objects:
• Oceans Effect on Weather & Climate: Global Circulation Patterns
• Oceans Effect on Weather & Climate: Global Climate Patterns
• Oceans Effect on Weather & Climate: Global Precipitation and Energy
• Coral Reef Ecosystems: The Living Reef
• Scaleable and Sustainable
• Large number ofhigh quality on-demand Resources byLearner Preference
• Free Tools to Plan, Execute and Document Growth
• State and District Deployments Advancing Rapidly supportingLocal Face-to-FacePD Initiatives
The NSTALearning Center
http://learningcenter.nsta.org
