Professional Development for Mathematics and Science Teachers

LSC Reports

Lessons Learned

• The LSC Capstone Report: Lessons from a Decade of Mathematics and Science Reform (December 2006)

• Progress and Pitfalls: A Cross-Site Look at Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement (February 2003)
• The Role of Instructional Materials in Professional Development: Lessons Learned from the LSC Community (May 2002)
• What Have We Learned? Local Systemic Change Initiatives Share Lessons From The Field (July 2000)

• Lessons Learned Papers Written by LSC PIs (July 2005)

Annual Evaluation Reports

• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, 2003-06 Cross-Site Report (August 2006)
• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, Year Eight Cross-Site Report (March 2003)
• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, Year Five Cross-Site Report (October 2000)
• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, Year Four Cross-Site Report (December 1999)
• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, Year Nine Cross-Site Report (August 2004)
• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, Year Seven Cross-Site Report (March 2002)
• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, Year Six Cross-Site Report (May 2001)
• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, Year Three Cross-Site Report (December 1998)
• Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement, Year Two Cross-Site Report (October 1977)

Student Achievement

• A Summary of Project Efforts to Examine the Impact of the LSC on Student Achievement (October 2000)
• National Science Foundation Local Systemic Change: Evaluation of Data Collection and Analysis for Cohort 1-4 Projects on Student Achievement (November 2002)
• Preliminary Meta-Analysis for Local Systemic Change Student Outcome Studies (December 2005)
• Results of the 2001-2002 Study of the Impact of the Local Systemic Change Initiative on Student Achievement in Science (December 2002)
• Results of the 2002-03 Study of the Impact of the Local Systemic Change Initiative on Student Achievement in Science (June 2004)
• Results of the 2003-04 Study of the Impact of the Local Systemic Change Initiative on Student Achievement in Science (December 2004)

Technical

• A Study of the Predictive Validity of the LSC Classroom Observation Protocol (April 2005)
• Analysis of the Psychometric Structure of the LSC Surveys (December 1998)
• Does Teacher Content Preparation Moderate the Impacts of Professional Development?: A Longitudinal Analysis of LSC Teacher Questionnaire Data (December 2005)
• LSC Classroom Observation Study: An Analysis of Data Collected Between 1998 and 2003 (June 2004)
• LSC Principal Questionnaire Study: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Data Collected Between 1997 and 2003 (June 2004)
• LSC Principal Questionnaire Study: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data Collected Between 1997 and 2003 (October 2004)
• LSC Project Ratings Study: An Analysis of Data Collected Between 1997 and 2003 (November 2004)
• LSC Teacher Interview Study: An Analysis of Data Collected between 1999 and 2003 (June 2004)
• LSC Teacher Questionnaire Study: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data Collected Between 1997 and 2003 (June 2004)
• LSC Teacher Questionnaire Study: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data Collected Between 1997 and 2006 (December 2006)
• LSC Teacher Questionnaire Study: Indicators of Systemic Change - A Longitudinal Analysis of Data Collected Between 1997 and 2003 (June 2004)
• LSC Teacher Questionnaire Study: Indicators of Systemic Change A Longitudinal Analysis of Data Collected Between 1997 and 2006 (December 2006)
• Local Systemic Change: Comparison of Teachers' and Principals' Perceptions of Factors Influencing Instruction (June 2004)
• Professional Development Observation Study (June 2004)
• Structural Equation Models for LSC Teacher Questionnaire and Classroom Observation Data (June 2004)
• Test-Retest Reliability of the Local Systemic Change Teacher Questionnaire (November 2003)
• Validity and Reliability Information for the LSC Classroom Observation Protocol (March 2000)

• Findings
• Reports
• Articles
• Presentations
• Related Resources
• Public Release Data

Material on this website is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under contract numbers RED-9255369 and REC-9912485. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.