Helping districts respond to new science assessments--A partnership model for integrating technology, professional development and curriculum planning

该项目将研究教师、学校和学区如何使用证据来规划他们的科学课程，以应对新的评估，即州科学考试如何要求学生学习主题和设计调查。将建立各种专业发展形式的伙伴关系，提供指导课程定制的证据。该项目将包括一项关于学校如何纳入循证规划的调查，方法是对比两个纳入了标准一致的技术增强的调查项目的学区。目标是了解教师、学校和学区如何规划项目，以及如何通过指定教师如何将学习技术添加到他们的科学课程中来将这些项目转移到新的学区。这项研究将包括了解技术材料如何改善学生的成绩，它们是否为有风险的学生提供优势，以及它们是否改进了影响州科学评估表现的课程材料。

The project will study how teachers, schools, and districts use evidence to plan their science curriculum in response to new assessments in the context of how state science tests require students to learn topics and design investigations. Partnerships of forms of professional development will be established that produce evidence to guide curriculum customization. The project will include an investigation of how schools incorporate evidence-based planning by contrasting two districts that have incorporated standards-aligned technology-enhanced inquiry projects. The objective is to learn how teachers, schools, and districts plan programs and how they can be transferred to new districts by specifying how teachers add learning technology to their science curriculum. The study will include understanding how technology materials improve student outcomes, whether they offer advantages for students at risk, and whether they improve curriculum materials that impact performance on state science assessments.