CSMP

Click here for a download link of the First Glance 2009 Full Report pdf.

SRI Reports Results of Case Study of CFLP, Palo Alto USD & STARTALK: click here for Executive Summary

Click here for a download link of the First Glance 2009 Full Report pdf.

SRI Reports Results of Case Study of CFLP, Palo Alto USD & STARTALK: click here for Executive Summary

William A. Firestone and James R. Pennell, "Designing State-Sponsored Teacher Networks: A Comparison of Two Cases," American Educational Research Journal 1997, 34, 237

SRI Evaluation of CSMP 2005 Executive Summary

SRI Report 2005 Evaluation of CSP

Equity and Access program

SRI International, “California Foreign Language Program,” Evaluation of California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP): Case Study Report, August 31, 2009, pp. 5-14.

SRI International evaluated a partnership between the California Foreign Language Project (CFLP) at Stanford University and the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) to implement a federal STARTALK grant for Mandarin.  To meet the need for student programs and teacher development in the Mandarin language, CFLP Stanford designed a three-part program: an immersion program beginning with a cohort of kindergarteners; a research-based curriculum featuring immersion, technology, and summer intensive instruction designed to prepare high-school students to pass the AP test in Mandarin, and a professional development institute to help individuals who want to become teachers of Mandarin begin the teaching credentialing process.  All of these programs address national and local critical needs for the teaching of Mandarin.  All are still in the early phases, but participants are on track to complete the AP exam or apply to teacher credential programs.  The national STARTALK program has been highly enthusiastic about the CFLP/PAUSD collaboration, holding it up as an “exemplary” model for other grant-seekers.  SRI noted that CFLP faced significant challenges in the varied needs of participants, as well as the intensity of material to master & the brevity of time in the program, which meant that some needs were not met.  SRI concluded that the Mandarin program was successful because CFLP had “substantial capacity that it was able to leverage,” such as its depth of experience in second-language acquisition, professional development, research-based learning, and networking expertise.

High Quality Professional Development:
An Investigation of the Supports for and Barriers to
Professional Development in Arts Education

Vicki R. Lind
University of California, Los Angeles

Citation: Lind, Vicki. (2007). High quality professional development: An investigation of the supports for and barriers to professional development in arts education. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 8(2) . Retrieved [date] from http://ijea.asu.edu/v8n2/.

Abstract
This study focused on a model of professional development designed to support and encourage arts educators to increase their understanding of student learning in the arts, broaden their knowledge of the Visual and Performing Arts Standards, build upon their repertoire of teaching methods and assessment strategies, and improve leadership skills. Data included 300 hours of observation, focus group and individual interviews, written responses to reflective prompts, unit plans, video and audio tapes, and samples of student work collected over a two year period. Findings indicated that working collaboratively, focusing on student learning, and identifying and planning curriculum around issues central to the discipline positively impacted teachers work. The issue of time constraints was consistently identified as a barrier to professional growth.

Frontloading Language for English Learners: A study in progress on the effect of teacher professional development on student success in reading

The North Bay Mathematics Project (NBMP) uses the lesson study process as a cornerstone for our professional development work.  It allows us to implement in our classrooms the pedagogy and content learned in adult settings.  Through Lesson Study, NBMP provides teachers with the time and support they need to study how to meet the educational needs of all our students.