AAAS Conference on Policy & Student Learning:
What Textbooks, Assessment,
and Professional Development
Can Contribute
May 15–17, 2002
American Association for
the Advancement of Science
Washington, D.C.
View the conference report by Andrew Porter
Related Documents:
Michigan’s Science Education Reform Efforts
Theron Blakeslee, Michigan Department of Education Science Specialist
from 1989 to 2000
The Impact of Two Standards-Based Mathematics Curricula
on Student Achievement in Massachusetts (PDF,
130KB)
Julie E. Riordan and Pendred E. Noyce, The Noyce Foundation
Reprinted with permission from Journal for Research
in Mathematics Education, copyright 2001 by the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics. All rights reserved.
Presentation Slides:
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- Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
Jo Ellen Roseman, Project 2061
[HTML
| PDF (1.48 MB)]
- Keynote Address
David K. Cohen, University of Michigan
[HTML | PDF
(88 KB)]
- Improving Student Science Achievement in El Centro
Olga Amaral, San Diego State University
[HTML
| PDF (6.06 MB)]
- Improving Student Math Achievement in Baltimore
Andrea Bowden and Melva Greene, Baltimore City Public School System; Patricia
Campbell, University of Maryland
[HTML
| PDF (219 KB)]
- Improving Student Mathematics Achievement in Pittsburgh
Diane Briars, Pittsburgh Public Schools
[HTML
| PDF (1.15 MB)]
- How Well Do Assessment Items Align with Standards?
Leah Bricker, Project 2061
[HTML
| PDF (451 KB)]
- How Well Do Science Activities Align with Content Standards?
Ann Caldwell, Project 2061
[HTML
| PDF (84 KB)]
- How Well Do Mathematics Activities Align with Content
Standards?
Linda Hackett, Project 2061
[HTML
| PDF (138 KB)]
- Considering the Alignment among National and State Science
and Mathematics Standards
Lori Kurth and Kathleen Morris, Project 2061
[HTML
Section 1 | PDF Section 1 (109 KB)]
[HTML
Section 2 | PDF Section 2 (145
KB)]
[HTML
Section 3 | PDF Section 3 (221
KB)]
- A Publisher's Perspective
Virginia Malone, Harcourt
[HTML
| PDF (120 KB)]
- Assessment Alignment Issues: The Case of South Carolina
David Potter, South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
[HTML
| PDF (175 KB)]
- Developing Assessment In-House
Edward Smith, Michigan State University
[HTML
| PDF (198 KB)]
