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TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING

Improving Teacher Performance and Student Achievement with the Texas Regional Collaboratives

Presented byCarol L. Fletcher & Joel Blasingame

CAST 2004Corpus Christi, Texas

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In the Service of Texas Science Teachers

Who We Are

Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching program is an award-winning statewide network of K-16 partnerships that provide sustained and high intensity professional development to K-12 teachers of science across the state. This infrastructure of over 22 institutions of higher education collaborating with education service centers, school districts, and business partners has an 13-year track record of designing and implementing exemplary science professional development using research-based instructional models, materials, and best practices.

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Activities

Professional Development Programs provide an average of 105 contact hours of TEKS-based professional development through Instructional Teams to 25 teachers of science per region to prepare and support them to become Science Teacher Mentors (STMs) serving other teachers at the campus, district, and regional levels.

Professional Development Academies (PDAs) are provided to Instructional Teams that consist of professors of Science and Science Education, Science Specialists and Master Teachers. PDAs focus on the elements of science education reform in Texas. PDAs enhance the knowledge and skills necessary to develop, sustain, and facilitate high quality Professional Development Programs.

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Site LocationsUT-Pan American/Edinburg

UT-Brownsville

Texas A&M/Corpus Christi

Rice University/Houston

Galveston County/UTMB/Galveston College

Region VII/Kilgore

Texas A&M-Texarkana

Region VIII/Mount Pleasant

Region IX/Wichita Falls

UT-Dallas

North Central TX College/Gainesville

UT-Arlington

University of North Texas/Denton

Region XII/Waco

Region XIII/Austin

Region XIV/Abilene

Region XVI/Amarillo

Region XVII/Lubbock

Our Lady of the Lake/San Antonio.

Statewide Geographic Distribution

Austin

Amarillo

Lubbock

Abilene

DentonDallas

Texarkana

KilgoreWaco

Houston

Galveston

Corpus Christi

Brownsville

Edinburg

San Antonio

GainesvilleWichita Falls

Arlington

Mt. Pleasant

Geographic Distribution

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Site LocationsUT-Pan American/Edinburg

UT-Brownsville

Texas A&M/Corpus Christi

Rice University/Houston

Galveston County/UTMB/Galveston College

Region VII/Kilgore

Texas A&M-Texarkana

Region VIII/Mount Pleasant

Region IX/Wichita Falls

UT-Dallas

North Central TX College/Gainesville

UT-Arlington

University of North Texas/Denton

Region XII/Waco

Region XIII/Austin

Region XIV/Abilene

Region XVI/Amarillo

Region XVII/Lubbock

Our Lady of the Lake/San Antonio

Statewide Geographic Distribution - Expanding Our Reach

Austin

Amarillo

Lubbock

Abilene

DentonDallas

Texarkana

KilgoreWaco

Houston

Galveston

Corpus Christi

Brownsville

Edinburg

San Antonio

GainesvilleWichita Falls

Arlington

Mt. Pleasant

Geographic Distribution

Proposed new Collaborative sites

El Paso

Victoria

College Station

San Angelo

Midland/Odessa

Beaumont

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Multiplier Effect

20 Regional

Collaboratives

585 Teacher Leaders

High Intensity Professional Development

2,067 TeachersMentoring and Professional Development Outreach

Students Impacted = 220,116

Data compiled from September 2002 - May 2004

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Statewide Impact

341 School Districts Served

723 Campuses Served

2,652 Teachers Served*

220,116 Students Served

Data compiled from September 2002 - May 2004

*585 Teacher Leaders + 2,067 Outreach Teachers = 2,652 total teachers

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2001 - 2004 County Distribution

Campuses Served in

137 Texas Counties

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Poverty Levels of Participant Schools

18.4%

29.2%25.4% 27.1%

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20%

30%

40%

50%

Low Poverty

Under 35%

Medium Poverty

35% - 50%

Poverty Levels for public schools are determined by the percentage of students who receive free or reduced lunches.

High Poverty

50% - 75%

Very High Poverty

Above 75%

Percentages based on 713 teachers that provided campus poverty level data from September 2002 - May 2004

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Title I Status of Participating Campuses

Percentage of Campuses Eligible for Title I Funding

Title I

Not Title I 76%

24%

Based on 692 Teachers reporting campus Title I status from September 2002 - May 2004

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Teacher Demographics - Teaching Level

Data based on 771 teachers for funding period September 2002 - May 2004

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Ethnicity of Students Served by Collaborative Teachers

African American

Asian American

Caucasian

Hispanic

Native American

Other

9.8%

1.6%

51.5%

34.6%

2.3%0.2%

Based on actual classroom data reported by 621 teachers from September 2002 - May 2004.

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Impact on Teachers: Science Content Knowledge

Tests

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80

100

Mean scores

Texas Regional Collaboratives Overall Gains in Teacher Science Knowledge 2002-2003

Pretests

Posttests

Data represents combined mean scores of 12 different assessments, 8 Regional Collaborative Sites, and approximately 250 teachers.

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Impact on Instructional Team Members

Bridging II TAKS training significantly improved the statewide leadership capacity for delivering professional development to science teachers in Bridging II TAKS Module 2: Using Tools to Explore Matter. Instructional Team Members (ITMs).

37 ITMs participated in three days of professional development on Bridging II TAKS to enhance their ability to deliver professional development to science teachers in the field.

ITMs rated their degree of preparation to deliver the Bridging II TAKS module in a 19-item pre and post-survey. Statistically significant improvements were noted.

2.7

3.7

1

2

3

4

Mean Rating

ITM Bridging II TAKS Preparation (2004)

Pre-survey Post-survey

Response Categories1 = Not Adequately Prepared

2 = Somewhat Prepared3 = Fairly Well Prepared4 = Very Well Prepared

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Impact on Science Teacher Mentors

Thirty-two contact hours of Bridging II TAKS training were provided statewide to 389 Science Teacher Mentors (STMs).

STMs rated their degree of preparation to deliver the Bridging II TAKS module to their colleagues in the field in a 19-item pre and post-survey. Statistically significant improvements were noted.

STMs completed the training significantly more prepared to share the professional development provided through the Bridging II TAKS module with their fellow classroom teachers.

1.7

3.2

1

2

3

4

Mean Rating

STM Bridging II TAKS Preparation (2004)

Pre-survey Post-survey

Response Categories1 = Not Adequately Prepared

2 = Somewhat Prepared3 = Fairly Well Prepared4 = Very Well Prepared

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District Average

Collaborative Average

1997-1998 Data Before Collaborative Activities

1998-1999 Data After Collaborative Activities

81.0 81.177.0

87.185.6

93.1

Rice University Regional Collaborative 1998-1999 Average Scores

Eighth Grade TAAS Science Test Results

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Rice University Regional Collaborative Comparison of Collaborative Science Teacher Mentors to Non-collaborative Science Teachers Shown are test scores for pre- & post-science content tests (TIMSS test, TAAS tests, and primary grade science content tests as grade appropriate) of students having participant and non-participant teachers. Differences in student performance between the two groups are highly significant statistically. Also shown is the average percent improvement in student scores for the two groups.

Student Achievement—Collaborative Vs. Non-Collaborative Teachers

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11%

53.551.5

63.3

52.2

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Eighth Grade Science TAAS Scores1996-2000

1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000

East Texas Regional Collaborative

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74.5%

78.7%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Met Standard

Elementary Science TAKS Comparison (2003)

State

TRC Campuses withGrade 5 TRC Teacher(N = 106)

Student Achievement on TAKS

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Student Achievement on TAKS: Region VII Collaborative

0%

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90%

Met Standard Commended

Region VII Collaborative Elementary Science TAKS (2003)

STATE

Region VII

Region VII CollaborativeMembers

Region VII CollaborativeMembers that are Grade 5Teachers

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Student Achievement on TAKS: Region VIII Collaborative

74.5% 75.8%78.9%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

% Meeting Standard

Met Standard

Region VIII Elementary Science TAKS (2003)

STATE

Region VIII

Region VIIICollaborative Grade5 Campuses

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Student Achievement on TAKS: Region XII Collaborative

59.6%

64.7%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

% Meeting Standard

Grade 11

Region 12 Exit Science TAKS (2003)

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